Bayer Leverkusen vs Roma prediction, odds and preview

Bayer Leverkusen will face AS Roma in the second leg of the UEFA Europa League semi-finals, hoping to overcome the deficit from the first leg and advance to the competition’s final.

The German team is currently in dismal form, having gone winless in their last four matches across all competitions. Xabi Alonso’s men were defeated 1-0 in the first leg, and they will need to significantly improve in order to qualify for the championship.

Meanwhile, Roma have been far from their best in their recent games. Their 1-0 victory over the German club in the opening leg was their sole win in the previous six competitive games. Roma have been fairly disappointing on the road this season, winning just eight games.

Jose Mourinho is a seasoned fighter who understands how to grind out important results when it counts. Roma will be expected to grind out a win here and secure a place in the Europa League finals.

Since exiting the Champions League last autumn, Leverkusen have defeated Monaco, Ferencvaros, and Union Saint-Gilloise to reach this stage of Europe’s second-tier competition, and they will undoubtedly feel their deficit can be overcome, clinching their first UEFA final since 2002.