Quote from: Velvet78 on May 12, 2023, 11:41:25 PM

Roma have captured an important advantage in the round by getting a 1-0 win over Leverkusen indeed. Bove is a 20-year-old midfielder who was the scorer of that goal in this game as well. This must have been a special moment for him and he scored his 2nd goal in the season by this one as well. This goal is going to be very valuable for Roma in the second leg.

Bove career has been lifted up a lot in a last three seasons. He debuted with Roma three seasons ago but even in the last summer, he was in a deal for a loan but at the end, Mourinho decided to keep Bove in Roma. The rest is history and he has become a new icon in Roma after Francesco Totti and Daniele De Rossi as well as Lorenzo Pellegrini, their current captain.

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Because it is already not easy to eliminate Leverkusen for them. They will need this score advantage in Germany but it feels like this matchup won't end in regular time anyway.

At least with a minimal win at home, Roma will have a little bit easier match in Germany. They will have more reasons to play very defensive against Leverkusen and this approach is very favorite by Mourinho. It will help Roma opens more chances for counter attacking in a second leg but the key for them is keeping their goal is clean in a first half. If they get a conceded goal too early in Germany, they will be under big pressure from Leverkusen.

Quote from: püsür on May 12, 2023, 09:01:03 PM

Juventus seems more favourable in my opinion also in the second match but this is Sevilla, Europa League's magic team, so to speak. They are something else in the EL always, I can't figure out why.

Juventus will have to play with big pressure in a second leg but at least with a very late equalizer in a first leg, they created a better chance for themselves in a second leg. If they had lost in a first leg, they would have been in bigger troubles in a second leg match.

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I want to mention Pogba too. The best midfielder in the world when it's Pogba's day. He is a player who can do anything he wants on the field, but there are very rare matches in his day and he became extremely chronically injured. A career that is a real shame considering the level his career could potentially reach.

Pogba has never reached to his best ability because of his rudeness and arrogance. He made me think of some players like Antonio Cassano, Mario Balotelli who are not professional with their careers and Pogba is stepping in a same way.

A best midfielder should be a player who can bring quality and world-class contribution for his club even he is not in a best day. Pogba is not a player like that and his contribution solely depends on his emotion.