Roma club achieved a difficult victory over its German guest Bayer Leverkusen (1-0) in the match that took place between them on Thursday evening, in the first leg of the semi-finals of the European Football League.
The Italian capital team, "Wolves", owes credit for its victory to the young midfielder Eduardo Bovi, who scored his only winning goal at the 63rd minute of the meeting hosted by the Olympic Stadium.
And the Roma team will need to qualify for the “Europa League” final only for a draw and with any result, when it visits Bayer Leverkusen, in the return match next Thursday, at its “Bay Arena” stadium.
The qualifier from this confrontation will play, in the final of the European Football League, with the winner of the confrontation between the other Italian team, Juventus and Seville, Spain, who drew (1-1) at the Allianz Stadium in Turin, Italy.
The nominated goals for the best award in the Champions League : UEFA
The European Football Association “UEFA” revealed the nominated goals for the Best Goal Award, in the first leg of the semi-finals of the Champions League, “Champions League” for the season (2022-2023).
And the official account of “UEFA” on “Twitter” published a video clip of the four goals scored in the two semi-final matches of the “Champions League” to choose the best among them.
Belgian star Kevin Dean Bruin, Manchester City player, scored a wonderful goal against Real Madrid (1-1) at the “Santiago Bernabeu” stadium in the capital, Madrid, with a powerful “missile” shot creeping from outside the penalty area.
De Bruyne's goal came in response to the beautiful goal scored by Brazilian Vinicius Junior, the winger of Real Madrid, against the English team, and in a similar way from the same place, with a powerful shot as well, but at a greater height.
The Italian “derby” between the two poles of the football city of Milan, Milan “The Rossoneri” and Inter Milan, “The Nerazzurri”, witnessed the latter’s victory with two wonderful goals without a response. ) respectively, from the time of the meeting that took place at the “Giuseppe Meazza” stadium, on the outskirts of San Siro in Milan.
Argentine coach Diaz comments on the upcoming final and the news of his compatriot : In Press Conference
Argentine coach Ramon Diaz, coach of Al-Hilal Club, confirmed that Al-Zaeem will fight to win the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Cup against Al-Wahda, indicating that the administration will spare no effort to support the team and its success.
Al-Hilal Club is preparing to face Al-Wehda team tomorrow, Friday, at King Abdullah Sports City Stadium in Jeddah, in the final of the 48th edition of the King’s Cup football competition.
Diaz said in the press conference: "We strived hard to reach the final match for the most expensive cups, and we all know the importance of the championship and we will fight tomorrow for it."
And about the news circulating about the signing of his compatriot, the star Lionel Messi, the striker of the French team Paris Saint-Germain, the Argentine coach said: “I hear and see like you, currently we have an important tournament.”
He added, "I believe that the administration will spare no effort to support the team and its success, and will take whatever it deems appropriate for the benefit of the leader."
Diaz said: “I am happy to be at the helm of the coaching staff. We have gone through a difficult season, and reaching more than one final is not easy. All the teams we played against play defensively except for Real Madrid, and we are working on finding solutions in order to win any match.” ".
Regarding the impact of the absence of the duo, Salem Al-Dosari and Salman Al-Faraj, he said: "We have a number of distinguished players who can compensate for the absence of the duo, such as Carrillo, Atif and Kino."
Ramon Diaz concluded his remarks, saying: "We are happy to play the final and the return of foreign players, and we want to bring joy and pleasure to the hearts of our fans, and we have a distinguished group of players."
It is noteworthy that Al-Hilal Club failed to defend the AFC Champions League title, after losing to the Japanese club Urawa Red Diamonds (0-1) in the return match that brought them together on Saturday, May 6, at the “Saitama 2002” stadium, after a draw. Back with a goal for the same Saturday evening, April 29, at King Fahd International Stadium.