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Leverkusen return from 2-goal behind to draw Roma and reach UEL final
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The German club continued to be undefeated in all tournaments.

Bayer Leverkusen and AS Roma finished 2-2 at BayArena as the Wolves had a 2-goal lead in the 66th minute, but Xabi’s side again avoided defeat with a tying goal in the 97th minute, and Leverkusen continues to be unbeaten in all tournaments and will play in the Europa League final against Atalanta.

Bayer now holds the new outright European record for the longest-ever undefeated run, which now stands at a phenomenal 49 matches in all tournaments.

Leandro Paredes gave the lead for the Wolves near the end of the 1st half after he converted a penalty, as the Italian side receiver another penalty in the 66th minute which Paredes converted successfully to tie the aggregate score after AS Roma lost the 1st leg 2-0 at Olimpico.

However, a huge mistake after a corner led to Gianluca Mancini’s own goal in the 82nd minute, which meant that Leverkusen would advance to the final. The Wolves tried to score and tie the aggregate score again but failed, and Josip Stanisic netted in the 97th minute after Granit Xhaka’s to secure the German team spot at the final of the Europa League and for the phenomenal unbeaten run to continue.