Werkself entered the game having won the first leg 2–0, and controlled proceedings for most of the first 45 minutes. Adam Hlozek and Exequiel Palacio tested Roma goalkeeper Miles Swiller from distance, with Palacios hitting the woodwork on the half-hour mark.
Leverkusen remained on the front foot but neither Jonas Hofmann nor Amin Edel could beat Swiller from promising positions as the match progressed.
However, the opener came at the other end as Jonathan Tah fouled Sarada Azmoun inside the box, giving Leandro Paredes the chance to score a subsequent penalty to halve the deficit to 2–1 just before the break. .
After the restart, both sides exchanged attacks, with Adli firing a shot just wide of the target, while Leverkusen keeper Matej Kovar rejected efforts from Azmoun and Stephan E Shaarawi.Leverkusen remained dangerous but Hofmann could not beat Swiller with time on the hour mark.
Things went from bad to worse in the 66th minute when the visitors equalized after Paredes converted a penalty.
Leverkusen made it 2-1 thanks to a great assist from Gianluca Mancini, who headed Alejandro Grimaldo's corner into his own net on 83 minutes.
The hosts did not finish the scoring as substitute Josip Stanisic made it 2–2 in the seventh minute of injury time, extending Leverkusen's unbeaten run to a new European record of 49 games.
The newly-crowned Bundesliga champions have a chance to clinch the treble this season as they face Atalanta in the final on May 22 before taking on Kaiserslautern in the German Cup final."It was a great and special night that we will always remember. It was a nail-biting finish. We once again showed our mentality and fought late. We should have scored in the first half but now we can just enjoy the moment." Will take." Leverkusen coach Xabi Alonso.Veteran midfielder Granit Xhaka commented, "Booking a final at the right time is always very special. We will give everything to bring the Europa League trophy to Leverkusen."
Leverkusen remained on the front foot but neither Jonas Hofmann nor Amin Edel could beat Swiller from promising positions as the match progressed.
However, the opener came at the other end as Jonathan Tah fouled Sarada Azmoun inside the box, giving Leandro Paredes the chance to score a subsequent penalty to halve the deficit to 2–1 just before the break. .
After the restart, both sides exchanged attacks, with Adli firing a shot just wide of the target, while Leverkusen keeper Matej Kovar rejected efforts from Azmoun and Stephan E Shaarawi.Leverkusen remained dangerous but Hofmann could not beat Swiller with time on the hour mark.
Things went from bad to worse in the 66th minute when the visitors equalized after Paredes converted a penalty.
Leverkusen made it 2-1 thanks to a great assist from Gianluca Mancini, who headed Alejandro Grimaldo's corner into his own net on 83 minutes.
The hosts did not finish the scoring as substitute Josip Stanisic made it 2–2 in the seventh minute of injury time, extending Leverkusen's unbeaten run to a new European record of 49 games.
The newly-crowned Bundesliga champions have a chance to clinch the treble this season as they face Atalanta in the final on May 22 before taking on Kaiserslautern in the German Cup final."It was a great and special night that we will always remember. It was a nail-biting finish. We once again showed our mentality and fought late. We should have scored in the first half but now we can just enjoy the moment." Will take." Leverkusen coach Xabi Alonso.Veteran midfielder Granit Xhaka commented, "Booking a final at the right time is always very special. We will give everything to bring the Europa League trophy to Leverkusen."
