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Semi-Final Liveblog: Roma-B Leverkusen, Marseille-Atalanta, Fiorentina-Brugge

Byfbadmin

May 2, 2024 21:05

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22:08 That’s all for the Liveblog

A win, a draw and a defeat. That’ll do.

22:04 Fiorentina 3-2 Club Brugge

 

22:04 Marseille 1-1 Atalanta

 

22:03 Roma 0-2 Bayer Leverkusen

 

22:01 FT: Aston Villa 2-4 Olympiacos

22:00 FT: Fiorentina 3-2 Club Brugge

Phew!

21:57 FT: Roma 0-2 Bayer Leverkusen

21:55 Fiorentina 3-2 Club Brugge!

M’Bala Nzola! A General Chaos goal! Ball floated over the top, Barak header down charged down, first attempt from Nzola hits the upright, it comes back to him and he sweeps in the second from six yards!

21:54 Noooo, Abraham!

That was a goal, it had to be a goal! The Leverkusen keeper fumbles a cross, it is back into the path of Abraham, who nods over from a yard!

21:50 FT: Marseille 1-1 Atalanta

A very good result for La Dea.

21:49 Bayer Leverkusen close

Svilar did well to rush out and put Stanisic off.

21:49 Atalanta chance!

Aaargh! Miranchuk strike looks like it’s going in, then it just bends outwards at the end and skims the upright!

21:48 Aston Villa miss a penalty!

Douglas Luiz fires it off target!

21:46 Oh dear

Bonaventura cross and a truly awful Belotti header…

21:45 El Shaarawy attempt

Charged down by Tah, but not handball, it was across his crotch…

21:44 Roma chance

Pellegrini sends Azmoun through the middle, Hincapie does just enough to put him off and the finish is scuffed into the goalkeeper’s arms.

21:42 Marseille pouring forward

OM know they have to make the most of home advantage, winning corners and pumping crosses into the box, Scalvini and Djimsiti with important clearances.

21:41 Andrich goal

 

21:37 Brugge goal

 

21:36 Musso risk

Musso made a mess of playing out from the back, was fortunate that Moumbagna slipped.

21:35 Cards

Spinazzola and Xhaka booked for that scuffle.

21:34 Roma 0-2 Bayer Leverkusen: Robert Andrich

A big scuffle also breaks out, but it was a screamer from distance into the far top corner, not much Svilar could do about that.

21:33 Fiorentina close

Corner comes out to Bonaventura, chest and volley deflected wide off Ranieri.

21:32 Aston Villa 2-4 Olympiacos

Hezze aided by a big deflection to wrongfoot Olsen.

21:30 Marseille hit the crossbar!

Ounahi just came on moments ago, he gathers from Aubameyang, is leaning back a little from the edge of the area and his shot hits the crossbar!

21:27 Fiorentina 2-2 Club Brugge: Igor Thiago

Fiorentina concede against 10 men. That’s very Fiorentina. Looooooooong ball, Thiago lets it bounce, shrugs off Ranieri and places the angled drive into the far bottom corner.

21:25 Club Brugge red card!

There is confusion here. The referee clearly showed a yellow, followed by a red to Onyedika. But we didn’t see him getting booked earlier. And neither did he, because he was very confused and insisted it was the first booking.

21:24 Wide open in Marseille

As you’d expect, really. Lookman solo run, cut inside and shoots wide from a tricky angle. Harit shot deflected off Scalvini for a corner.

21:22 Marseille goal disallowed

Sarr tap-in after Musso save, but it was Luis Henrique offside in the build-up.

21:21 Roma sub

Karsdorp replaced by Angelino, to the sound of some jeers…

21:20 Aston Villa 2-3 Olympiacos

El Kaabi completes his hat-trick on a penalty after Douglas Luiz handball.

21:19 Fiorentina sub

Sottil’s shoulder was too painful, he is replaced by Kouame, who then heads over from a worked corner.

21:18 Atalanta sub

Lookman replaces Scamacca, clearly looking for pace now.

21:16 Aston Villa 2-2 Olympiacos

Moussa Diaby completes the comeback from the tightest of angles.

21:16 Roma chance!

Dybala corner, Cristante header at the near post flicks it on beyond Smalling at the far post!

21:15 Fiorentina chance!

Sottil still getting treatment, 10-man Fiorentina almost score with Belotti header on the Biraghi free kick fingertipped over the bar!

21:13 Oof

Sottil bundled over on the counter, lands very badly on his shoulder, not helped by Skoras then falling on top of him.

21:12 Marseille push

Musso half-punches a corner, Mbemba diving header doesn’t make the most of it.

21:12 Fiorentina threaten

Belotti cross just over the head of Bonaventura at the back post.

21:11 Leverkusen chance

Leverkusen corner, Hincapie fouled Paredes, which allowed him to have a free header at the back post, but he couldn’t get to it anyway.

21:09 2nd half kicks off: Fiorentina 2-1 Club Brugge

21:08 Koopmeiners effort

Pau Lopez does well to smother the Koopmeiners snapshot.

21:05 2nd half kicks off: Roma 0-1 Bayer Leverkusen

No changes.

21:04 Musso save

Pau Lopez long ball bounces, Aubameyang effort smothered by Musso.

21:02 2nd half kicks off: Olympique Marseille 1-1 Atalanta

20:50 Half-Time: Fiorentina 2-1 Club Brugge

Sottil and Belotti on target around the Vanaken penalty.

20:49 Half-Time: Roma 0-1 Bayer Leverkusen

20:48 General Chaos!

Roma corner, Xhaka defensive header into his goalkeeper’s arms from a risky position, Leverkusen then counter in numbers, again several shots are charged down!

20:47 Half-Time: Marseille 1-1 Atalanta

Brave Musso goalkeeping to smother at the feet of Aubameyang, who had turned Zappacosta inside out.

20:46 Aston Villa 1-2 Olympiacos

Ollie Watkins on the Bailey through ball.

20:46 Fiorentina close

Beltran nods the Sottil cross inches off target!

20:44 Roma chance!

That’s better! Pellegrini right-foot curler from the edge of the area SKIMS the far post!

20:43 Leverkusen chance

Andrich screamer from distance, Svilar palms it away with frankly more difficulty than that warranted.

20:41 Marseille miss!

PHEW. Atalanta had a long attacking phase, Ederson tried to head it before Scamacca, this allowed Marseille to counter two against two, Aubameyang has to score, but he drills it across the face of goal and wide!!!

20:40 Wirtz wide

Roma really just want to get to half-time right now. Wirtz strike from distance flashes wide.

20:37 Fiorentina 2-1 Club Brugge: Andrea Belotti!

Bonaventura scorcher, the goalkeeper parries with his chest more than arm, Belotti gathers from 12 yards and fires into the bottom corner!

20:36 Leverkusen chance

Roma are really struggling, that goal massively shook them. Frimpong is again the player in the right position and turns wide!

20:36 OM pressure

Zappacosta failed to make the most of a promising Atalanta move, then OM had a series of corners, Aubameyang effort charged down.

20:35 Wirtz goal

 

20:34 Kolasinac update

Atalanta medics say it’s a left thigh flexor issue.

20:33 Leverkusen chance

Roma shaken. Pellegrini booked for stopping a dangerous attack, Bayer then swarm all over them again, Svilar fumbles, but eventually holds the Wirtz strike.

20:30 Roma 0-1 Bayer Leverkusen: Florian Wirtz

Rick Kardsorp. That was bad. So very, very bad. Shocking back-pass – not even a pass, he sort of breathed on it – stolen by Grimaldo and rolled across for the simplest Wirtz tap-in.

20:29 Aston Villa 0-2 Olympiacos

El Kaabi again, offside trap fails again.

20:28 Dybala over

Dybala free kick over from distance.

20:27 Mbemba goal

 

20:25 Leverkusen chance!

Oof. Frimpong runs onto a through ball from Wirtz, Svilar rushes out and does just enough, as he hits the side-netting!

20:24 Fiorentina chance

Nico Gonzalez blasts over the bar from a promising position!

20:23 Lukaku off the crossbar!

Huge chance for Roma! Dybala corner is over-hit, Paredes acrobatically hooks it back over himself for Lukaku’s header, but it thumps the frame of the goal!

20:21 Roma attack

Stanisic error risks an own goal, but El Shaarawy was offside anyway.

20:20 Marseille 1-1 Atalanta: Chancel Mbemba

That’s a very odd goal. Corner taken short, comes to Mbemba outside the box, he has far too much time and space, but still the inside right strike bounces off the inside of the far top corner and ricochets in.

20:19 Scamacca goal

 

20:19 Sottil goal

 

20:18 Aston Villa 0-1 Olympiacos

Ayoub El Kaabi springs the offside trap.

20:17 Kolasinac substituted

Kolasinac hurt himself landing when leaping to nod a cross off the head of his opponent. Landed badly, Pasalic comes on, so De Roon drops into defence.

20:16 Fiorentina 1-1 Club Brugge: Hans Vanacken penalty

Delicate dink.

20:15 Penalty for Club Brugge

It was straight at him, but they’re always going to give that.

20:14 VAR!

That’s not a good sign…

20:13 Fiorentina risk

General Chaos in the Viola box, shot parried by Terracciano, Ranieri holds his arms out of the way as it hits his ribs, but then it is kicked up by Thiago onto Biraghi’s arm.

20:12 Dybala attempt

Snapshot from distance, well smothered by the Bayer goalkeeper.

20:10 Marseille 0-1 Atalanta: Gianluca Scamacca!

Springs the offside trap on a Koopmeiners through ball, takes a touch and drills right-footed into the far bottom corner! The Velodrome was SILENCED.

20:09 Bayer attack

Series of shots charged down after a swarming attack.

20:08 Fiorentina chance

Another good move down the left with Sottil, Biraghi pulls back from the by-line, but Nico Gonzalez balloons it first-time into the sky!

20:07 Xhaka over

Bayer Leverkusen attempt from Granit Xhaka, but well over.

20:07 Flares not helping

Visibility in the Stadio Olimpico is poor due to the red and yellow flares let off before the game…

20:04 Fiorentina 1-0 Club Brugge: Riccardo Sottil!

The perfect start, especially as his Dad is in the stands! Very similar to a goal he scored the other day in Serie A, cuts inside from the left, right-foot curler into the far top corner!

20:03 Stadio Olimpico

 

20:02 We have kick-off in Roma vs. Bayer Leverkusen

The club anthem took ages…

20:01 Brugge attempt

Opening minute, Thiago has a go from distance, but it’s over the bar.

20:00 We have kick-off in Fiorentina vs. Club Brugge

20:00 We have kick-off in Marseille vs. Atalanta!

19:58 Roma vs. Bayer Leverkusen line-ups

Roma: Svilar; Karsdorp, Mancini, Smalling, Spinazzola; Cristante, Paredes, Pellegrini; Dybala, Lukaku, El Shaarawy

Bayer Leverkusen: Kovar; Stanisic, Tah, Rapsoba; Frimpong, Andrich, Xhaka, Hincapié; Wirtz, Adli, Grimaldo

Ref: Letexier (FRA)

19:57 Fiorentina vs. Club Brugge line-ups

Fiorentina: Terracciano; Dodo, Ranieri, Martinez Quarta, Biraghi; Bonaventura, Arthur; Nico Gonzalez, Beltran, Sottil; Belotti

Club Brugge: Jackers; Sabbe, Spileers, Mechele, Meijer; Skoras, Odoi, Onyedika, Jutgia; Vanaken; Thiago

Ref: Oliver (ENG)

19:57 Marseille vs. Atalanta line-ups

Olympique Marseille: Pau Lopez; Clauss, Mbemba, Balerdi, Murillo; Harit, Veretout, Kondogbia; Sarr, Aubameyang, Luis Henrique

Atalanta: Musso; Scalvini, Djimsiti, Kolasinac; Zappacosta, De Roon, Ederson, Ruggeri; Koopmeiners; De Ketelaere, Scamacca

Ref: Siebert (GER)

19:55 Here we go

Out come the teams in FOUR semi-finals. We’ll keep you up to date on the goals from Aston Villa-Olympiacos too.

19:51 Getting ready

 

19:50 Xabi Alonso

 

19:44 De Rossi

 

19:34 Roma-Bayer Leverkusen

 

19:29 Belgians not expecting this rain

 

19:27 Roma warm-ups

 

19:25 Leverkusen choice

Suggestions Boniface and Schick benched in favour of Adli because he has pace and that could cause Smalling problems.

19:24 Giacomo Bonaventura (Fiorentina)

“It’s great to go all the way in a competition and it gives you the kind of excitement that makes you want to play football. We’ll give our best and try to keep it going.”

19:22 Roma warm-up

Roma emerge for their warm-up. Fiorentina probably want to avoid that, as it’s still a thunderstorm there.

19:18 Matteo Ruggeri (Atalanta)

“I don’t think there are favourites. We can have our say, will have the utmost humility and respect, but also try to make the most of our characteristics and qualities. It’s fantastic to be here and see the away section full of our fans, we’ll try to make them as proud as possible.”

19:18 Leonardo Spinazzola (Roma)

“They are very strong, but it is not impossible. They’ve got a lot of enthusiasm and self-esteem, but so do we. So we’ve just got to go hard and if we do that, with the quality we’ve got, we can beat them.”

19:14 Marseille

The atmosphere is LOUD.

19:14 Vincenzo Italiano

 

19:06 Erk

Absolute thunderstorm in Florence…

19:02 Atmosphere

 

18:56 That Bayer Leverkusen shock

Top scorer Victor Boniface on the bench. So is Patrik Schick. Bayer clearly scared here, trying not to lose.

18:55 POLL

 

18:54 Team News

 

18:53 Fiorentina vs. Club Brugge

Fiorentina: Terracciano; Dodo, Ranieri, Martinez Quarta, Biraghi; Bonaventura, Arthur; Nico Gonzalez, Beltran, Sottil; Belotti

Club Brugge: Jackers; Sabbe, Spileers, Mechele, Meijer; Skoras, Odoi, Onyedika, Jutgia; Vanaken; Thiago

Ref: Oliver (ENG)

18:52 Team News

 

18:51 Very surprising picks

 

18:49 Marseille vs. Atalanta

Olympique Marseille: Pau Lopez; Mbemba, Balerdi, Murillo; Clauss, Veretout, Kondogbia, Harit, Luis Henrique; Sarr, Aubameyang

Atalanta: Musso; Scalvini, Djimsiti, Kolasinac; Zappacosta, De Roon, Ederson, Ruggeri; Koopmeiners; De Ketelaere, Scamacca

Ref: Siebert (GER)

18:47 Roma vs. Bayer Leverkusen

Roma: Svilar; Karsdorp, Mancini, Smalling, Spinazzola; Cristante, Paredes, Pellegrini; Dybala, Lukaku, El Shaarawy

Bayer Leverkusen: Kovar; Stanisic, Tah, Rapsoba; Frimpong, Andrich, Xhaka, Hincapié; Wirtz, Adli, Grimaldo

Ref: Letexier (FRA)

18:41 Fiorentina in the house

 

18:38 Scalvini arrives

 

18:27 Roma bus in transit

Crowds lining the streets with flags and flares to usher Roma towards the Stadio Olimpico. And, for some reason, playing Enter Sandman loudly on speakers.

18:04 Fiorentina ready

 

18:03 Roma ready

 

18:03 Atalanta ready

 

All the build-up and action as it happens from the semi-finals, as Roma face unbeaten Bayer Leverkusen and Atalanta visit Olympique Marseille in the Europa League, while Fiorentina play Club Brugge for the Conference League.

They all kick off at 20.00 UK time (19.00 GMT) and are the first leg fixtures.

Bayer Leverkusen have already won the Bundesliga title and are the only side without a single competitive defeat so far this season.

Atalanta eliminated Liverpool in the last round and are now considered favourites against Olympique Marseille.

Fiorentina are unbeaten in the Conference League proper this season, but needed extra time to break 10-man Viktoria Plzen.

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