Bayer Leverkusen vs AS Roma: Live streaming, TV channel, lineups & preview

Unbeaten Leverkusen host Italian giants Roma in bid to reach Europa League final

Bayer Leverkusen vs AS Roma kicks off at 2pm ET / 7pm BST on Thursday, May 5

Bayer Leverkusen will be looking to extend their unbeaten run to 48 matches when they host AS Roma in the second leg of their Europa League semi-final on Thursday.

The Bundesliga side claimed a 2-0 victory at Roma in the first leg, thanks to goals from Florian Wirtz and Robert Andrich.

Roma will need to score at least twice in Leverkusen to have any chance of reaching the final, but they will be without suspended midfielder Bryan Cristante.

Leverkusen, meanwhile, will be without injured defender Edmond Tapsoba.

Here is everything you need to know ahead of the game:

How to watch Bayer Leverkusen vs AS Roma

In the US, the match will be streamed live on Paramount+. In the UK, it will be shown live on BT Sport 2.

Kick-off time

The match kicks off at 2pm ET / 7pm BST on Thursday, May 5.

Lineups

Bayer Leverkusen: Hradecky; Frimpong, Tah, Hincapie, Bakker; Demirbay, Aranguiz, Wirtz; Diaby, Schick, Adli

AS Roma: Patricio; Mancini, Smalling, Ibanez; Karsdorp, Pellegrini, Mkhitaryan, Zalewski; Zaniolo, Abraham, El Shaarawy

Preview

Bayer Leverkusen are unbeaten in all competitions since December 2021, and they will be confident of reaching the Europa League final for the first time since 2002.

Roma, meanwhile, have won just one of their last five matches in all competitions, and they will need to produce a much-improved performance if they are to have any chance of overturning the deficit from the first leg.

The match is likely to be a close and entertaining affair, with both teams having plenty of attacking quality.

Conclusion

Bayer Leverkusen will be looking to make it 48 matches unbeaten when they host AS Roma in the second leg of their Europa League semi-final on Thursday.

The Bundesliga side claimed a 2-0 victory at Roma in the first leg, and they will be confident of reaching the final.

Roma, meanwhile, will need to score at least twice in Leverkusen to have any chance of reaching the final, but they will be without suspended midfielder Bryan Cristante.

The match is likely to be a close and entertaining affair, with both teams having plenty of attacking quality.