Newly crowned German Bundesliga champions, Bayer Leverkusen remain on course for a historic treble this season after beating Italian side A.S Roma 2-0 at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome on Thursday in the first leg of the Europa League semi final.
The win extended Bayer Leverkusen’s unbeaten run to 47 matches in all competitions this season.
Goals in each half from Florian Wirtz and Robert Andrich ensured victory for Xabi Alonso’s men in the Italian capital and gave the Bundesliga champions a great chance of reaching the final in Dublin later this month.
Leverkusen will meet either Atalanta or Marseille in Ireland if they hold out against Roma in Germany next week.
In the other Europa League semi final matches on Thursday, Olympique Marseille were held to a 1-1 home draw by Atalanta.
Gianluca Scamacca put the visitors ahead after 11 minutes with his 16th goal in all competitions this season, while Chancel Mbemba equalised for Marseille nine minutes later with a superb long-range strike that hit the post and went into the net following a corner.