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Bayer Leverkusen coach Xabi Alonso says his team deserve all three titles available to them this season after they qualified for the Europa League final by overcoming AS Roma on Thursday.
Bayer Leverkusen staged a remarkable late comeback to move into the Europa League final with a 2-2 draw at home to AS Roma on Thursday as they won 4-2 on aggregate and set the longest unbeaten run in all competitions including European matches.
Bayer Leverkusen will use last campaign's Europa League loss against AS Roma as motivation when they host the Serie A side once again in the second leg of the semi-finals on Thursday, manager Xabi Alonso said on Wednesday.
AS Roma said Serie A's decision to schedule the remaining 18 minutes of their suspended fixture against Udinese for April 25 is unfair as it puts the club at a disadvantage in their Europa League semi-final against Bayer Leverkusen.
"It's helping these kids (players) to grow, to achieve important things," he said. "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.
"I'm not stupid, you know," Mourinho said. "Today, I went to the game with a microphone. I recorded everything. From the moment I left the locker room, to the moment I returned. I protected myself."
That stellar forward line could have been bolstered further by the addition of Paulo Dybala but the Juventus striker opted to join former Inter boss Jose Mourinho at AS Roma.
Mourinho, who took over at Roma in May last year, was in tears as he embraced his coaching staff after the win.
AS Roma coach Eusebio Di Francesco is not contemplating resigning after his team continued their roller-coaster season with a 7-1 defeat at Fiorentina in the Coppa Italia quarter-finals.
Nainggolan ended his international career on Monday after Belgium coach Roberto Martinez left the Roma midfielder out of his squad for next World Cup in Russia.
The UEFA declared on Monday that Liverpool winger Mohamed Salah won the Goal of the Week award in the Champions League semi-finals.
Roma players made a respectful gesture on Monday, as they laid flowers at Anfield Stadium in memory of the Hillsborough victims.
Roma President James Pallota is expected to pay the Italian government a fine for diving into the Piazza del Popolo fountain.
Barcelona hosts AS Roma at Camp Nou Stadium Wednesday night in the first-leg quarter-final of the UEFA Champions League at 8:45 p.m. (CLT).
Roma coach Eusebio Di Francesco said on Friday that Barcelona, his opponent in the quarter-finals of the Champions League, is one of the "best in the world".
AS Roma has several options to strengthen their midfield during the winter transfer period, most notably Real Madrid star Mateo Kovacic.
AS Roma announced on Saturday that the Greek defender, Kostas Manolas, has signed a new contract until June 2022.
Chelsea host AS Roma at Stamford Bridge Stadium in the third game week of the Champions League.
Kijamii are the people behind the Arabic digital content of Bayern Munich, Chelsea, Roma and Arsenal.
AS Roma’s officials sent a replica of veteran player Francesco Totti’s jersey worn in his final match with the club to space on August 1.
