MATCH | EUROPA CONFERENCE LEAGUE | SEMI FINAL | 2nd LEG
Match Report
AS Roma 1 (2) - 0 (1) Leicester City
Match reaction by Brain Langston follows the second leg
So cities Europa conference cup ambitions are over for this year.
This game was not necessarily one game too far, even though we are out, this game was decided on two instances, a forth minute penalty not giving for Leicester , when VAR should have over turned an awful refereeing decision, and then the winning goal, from another set piece that Abrahams buried with a towering header and yes far too easy.
Hindsight is a wonderful thing, but I do think Brendan missed a trick tonight and not starting with a front two and having a go from the off.
The first half was pretty even, but you have to say city in the final third again were not at the level needed, and this is not just tonight, but most of this season.
The game had , what turned out to be a ridiculous decision against them, even with VAR, when Evans was clearly pulled to the ground and nothing given.
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Match reaction by Brain Langston follows the second leg
So cities Europa conference cup ambitions are over for this year.
This game was not necessarily one game too far, even though we are out, this game was decided on two instances, a forth minute penalty not giving for Leicester , when VAR should have over turned an awful refereeing decision, and then the winning goal, from another set piece that Abrahams buried with a towering header and yes far too easy.
Hindsight is a wonderful thing, but I do think Brendan missed a trick tonight and not starting with a front two and having a go from the off.
The first half was pretty even, but you have to say city in the final third again were not at the level needed, and this is not just tonight, but most of this season.
The game had , what turned out to be a ridiculous decision against them, even with VAR, when Evans was clearly pulled to the ground and nothing given.
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City struggled going forward, with a strong and really well organised Roma outfit, and a typical Jose set up team.
With Maddison the only player for city, looking dangerous, it was no surprise that Lookman and Barnes were substituted for Amartay and iheanacho.
City did look better second half, and possession was greater but at times the play was far too slow,
Allowing the Roma players time to get back and organised.
City did have a few shots in the 2nd half from evañs, Maddison , JJ , buts nothing concrete and on target till iheanacho had a shot from the edge of the box which was comfortably saved by the Roma keeper.
So the cup run is over, and no short break to Tirana.
On paper, this was a difficult game and that was truer than you can imagine, when a little more experienced paid dividends for Roma.
I hope that we can now lift our heads and get ready for Everton on Sunday and put a little run together .
My MOM today was Maddison,
With Maddison the only player for city, looking dangerous, it was no surprise that Lookman and Barnes were substituted for Amartay and iheanacho.
City did look better second half, and possession was greater but at times the play was far too slow,
Allowing the Roma players time to get back and organised.
City did have a few shots in the 2nd half from evañs, Maddison , JJ , buts nothing concrete and on target till iheanacho had a shot from the edge of the box which was comfortably saved by the Roma keeper.
So the cup run is over, and no short break to Tirana.
On paper, this was a difficult game and that was truer than you can imagine, when a little more experienced paid dividends for Roma.
I hope that we can now lift our heads and get ready for Everton on Sunday and put a little run together .
My MOM today was Maddison,
Leicester City lost the Semi Final 2-1 on aggregate to AS Roma managed by Jose Mourinho. However this is the furthest Leicester City have ever reached in a European Competition, their previous best being the Quarter Final of The Champions League in the 2016/17 season.
EUROPA CONFERENCE LEAGUE
Semi Finals
Semi-final first legs take place on 28 April | Semi-final second legs take place on 05 May
Quarter Finals
Ricardo Pereira scored a late winner as Leicester City produced a superb comeback to beat PSV Eindhoven in the Europa Conference League and reach the club's first European semi-final. After a goalless first leg at King Power Stadium, Eran Zahavi pounced on a mistake by Youri Tielemans to open the scoring but James Maddison levelled with 13 minutes remaining.
Round of 16 draw
Leicester City vs Randers
Leicester City (ENG) UEFA ranking: 77 How they qualified: third in UEFA Europa League Group C (W2 D2 L2 F12 A11) Last season: UEFA Europa League round of 32 (L 2-0agg vs Slavia Praha) UEFA Cup/Europa League best: round of 32 (2020/21) Randers (DEN) UEFA ranking: 205 How they qualified: Group D runners-up (W1 D4 L1 F9 A9) Last season: did not feature in UEFA club competition UEFA Cup/Europa League best: UEFA Europa Conference League knockout round play-offs (2021/22) |
When is the Europa Conference League last 16 draw?
The UEFA Europa Conference League round of 16 draw takes place at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, on Friday 25 February 2022. The ceremony begins at 13:00 CET.
Which teams are in the Europa Conference League last 16 draw?
The draw features 16 teams:
The UEFA Europa Conference League round of 16 draw takes place at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, on Friday 25 February 2022. The ceremony begins at 13:00 CET.
Which teams are in the Europa Conference League last 16 draw?
The draw features 16 teams:
- Eight winners from the UEFA Europa Conference League group stage (seeded teams).
- Eight winners from the UEFA Europa Conference League knockout round play-offs (unseeded teams).
Seeded teams
AZ Alkmaar (NED) | Basel (SUI) | Copenhagen (DEN) | Feyenoord (NED) | Gent (BEL) | LASK (AUT) | Rennes (FRA) | Roma (ITA)
Unseeded teams
Bodø/Glimt (NOR) | Leicester City (ENG) | Marseille (FRA) | PAOK (GRE) | Partizan (SRB) | PSV Eindhoven (NED) | Slavia Praha (CZE) | Vitesse (NED)
AZ Alkmaar (NED) | Basel (SUI) | Copenhagen (DEN) | Feyenoord (NED) | Gent (BEL) | LASK (AUT) | Rennes (FRA) | Roma (ITA)
Unseeded teams
Bodø/Glimt (NOR) | Leicester City (ENG) | Marseille (FRA) | PAOK (GRE) | Partizan (SRB) | PSV Eindhoven (NED) | Slavia Praha (CZE) | Vitesse (NED)
- Can teams from the same country face each other in Europa Conference League last 16?No side can face another team from the same national association.
- Is the Europa Conference League last 16 over two legs?Ties take place over two legs, with seeded teams at home in the second legs.
- When is the Europa Conference League round of 16?The first legs are scheduled for 10 March, with the second legs a week later.
- What happens next?The eight winners of the round of 16 qualify for the quarter-finals.
Leicester fail to qualify for the Europa League knock out phase after losing 3-2 at Napoli.
Leicester are eliminated from Europa League after defeat in Naples.
Foxes drop into the Europa Conference League after Legia Warsaw miss stoppage-time penalty in a 1-0 defeat to Spartak Moscow in groups other fixture
Leicester are out of the Europa League after losing 3-2 at Napoli.
Leicester are eliminated from Europa League after defeat in Naples.
Foxes drop into the Europa Conference League after Legia Warsaw miss stoppage-time penalty in a 1-0 defeat to Spartak Moscow in groups other fixture
Leicester are out of the Europa League after losing 3-2 at Napoli.
What is the UEFA Europa Conference League knockout round play-off stage?
The eight UEFA Europa Conference League group winners have advanced straight to the round of 16, but for the runners-up there is another hurdle to negotiate. They have gone into the knockout round play-offs, where they are joined by the eight sides who finished third in their UEFA Europa League groups.
The knockout round play-off stage ties take place on 17 and 24 February, with the winners advancing to March's round of 16.
The following sides await them there: AZ Alkmaar (NED), Basel (SUI), Copenhagen (DEN), Gent (BEL), Feyenoord (NED), LASK (AUT), Rennes (FRA), Roma (ITA)
The eight UEFA Europa Conference League group winners have advanced straight to the round of 16, but for the runners-up there is another hurdle to negotiate. They have gone into the knockout round play-offs, where they are joined by the eight sides who finished third in their UEFA Europa League groups.
The knockout round play-off stage ties take place on 17 and 24 February, with the winners advancing to March's round of 16.
The following sides await them there: AZ Alkmaar (NED), Basel (SUI), Copenhagen (DEN), Gent (BEL), Feyenoord (NED), LASK (AUT), Rennes (FRA), Roma (ITA)
EUROPA LEAGUE
Groups 2021/22
New in 2021/22, group winners will progress straight to the Round of 16 stage. In another change, runners-up now go into the knockout round play-offs, where they will tackle the third-placed UEFA Champions League teams for places in the Round of 16.
Third-placed sides, on the other hand, will enter the UEFA Europa Conference League knockout round play-offs.
Third-placed sides, on the other hand, will enter the UEFA Europa Conference League knockout round play-offs.