
Audio By Carbonatix
Jose Mourinho's Roma reached the Europa League final by holding Bayer Leverkusen to a goalless draw in the second leg of their semi-final tie.
Edoardo Bove's goal gave the Italian side a 1-0 win in the first leg, and that was enough to take them through.
Moussa Diaby struck the crossbar for Xabi Alonso's Leverkusen side in the first half of the second leg, but they could not find the breakthrough.
Roma progress to face Sevilla in the final in Budapest on 31 May.
Mourinho has won all five of his previous five European finals, including last season's Europa Conference League with Roma.
"My concern isn't marking my place in the Roma history books," Mourinho told Sky Sports.
"It's helping these kids [players] to grow and achieve important things.
"It's also helping the Roma fans who have given me so much since day one. It's an immense joy to get to another final."
With a deficit to overturn, Leverkusen were on the front foot early on and Diaby came close to levelling the tie after being sent clear down the right, only for his fierce effort to rattle the bar and bounce clear.
Kerem Demirbay saw his low shot saved by Roma goalkeeper Rui Patricio soon after, while Leverkusen were furious when the referee waved play on when Sardar Azmoun appeared to be pulled down by Bryan Cristante just outside the box with just Patricio to beat.
The home side continued to push forward in the second half with Azmoun dragging a shot just wide, but for all their territorial dominance they struggled to create clear-cut chances.
Instead Roma can look forward to a second European final in as many years having not reached one for 31 years prior to last season.
Latest Stories
-
NAVTRAC launches maiden VIP protection course to strengthen security capacity
2 minutes -
Minority demands AG briefing over Miracles Aboagye’s arrest
2 minutes -
Apaak calls for greater investment in young innovators to drive Ghana’s future
7 minutes -
GNFS intensifies fire safety campaign across Eastern Region
19 minutes -
World Cup 2026: Didi Dramani’s tactical preview of Spain vs France
29 minutes -
Minority demands ministerial briefings on national clean-up exercise and Ghana’s World Cup campaign
29 minutes -
Residents demand immediate closure of Kpone landfill over health and environmental concerns
30 minutes -
‘Explosive diarrhoea’ outbreak remains a mystery as officials struggle to find sources
31 minutes -
Akufo-Addo mourns Yaa Naa Mahama Abukari II, urges peaceful succession in Dagbon
34 minutes -
World Vision Ghana, UNFPA review health facilities readiness in disaster-prone areas
40 minutes -
Two-day clean-up exercise insufficient to address flood crisis – Afenyo-Markin
44 minutes -
Ghana’s aviation sector needs over $1.2bn infrastructure investment to meet future demand – GhIE
58 minutes -
Real interest rates remained positive in April 2026 – BoG
60 minutes -
Guinness Ghana DJ Awards 2026 to officially launch on August 1
1 hour -
PSGH condemns Cape Coast MCE over forced closure of pharmacy during clean-up
1 hour