UEL | Roma 2-1 Athletic Club: Last gasp Shomurodov decisive

Roma really should’ve equalised barely 90 seconds later when Dybala generously laid it off for Baldanzi, but the ex-Empoli midfielder panicked as a defender came sliding in and blasted over the bar.

They did draw level soon after, as Zeki Celik pulled back from the right for Angelino at the far stick, the scuffed finish giving it a little bit of spin to go in off the inside of the upright.

Former Torino player Alex Berenguer came off the bench and failed to take advantage of another defensive mix-up on the Inaki Williams pull-back.

Athletic Club ended the game with 10 men, as Yeray Alvarez received a second yellow card for manhandling Eldor Shomurodov on the counter-attack.

Gianluca Mancini nodded a free kick back to Saelemaekers to test the goalkeeper, then Berchiche made a desperate block on Matias Soule’s finish after a give and go with Saelemaekers.

With the last kick of the game, Roma made the extra man count and take a 2-1 lead to Bilbao for the second leg. Shomurodov sprung the offside trap on the Saelemaekers through ball, turned and drilled into the near bottom corner.

Roma 2-1 Athletic Club

Inaki Williams 50 (A), Angelino 56 (R), Shomurodov 94 (R)

06-03-2025 20:00 1/8 Final Stadio Olimpico

Roma

Athletic 2 - 1

Player statistic

1st half

		19'		Yeray Álvarez
		34'		Mikel Jauregizar
		39'		Maroan Sannadi

2nd half

		50'		Iñaki Williams (Assist: Aitor Paredes)
Angeliño (Assist: Zeki Celik)		56'
Eldor Shomurodov

72'         85'

Yeray Álvarez Eldor Shomurodov (Assist: Alexis Saelemaekers)

90+3'    

Match statistic

59 Possession % 41 12 Total shots 16 5 Shots on target 1 4 Shots off target 11 3 Blocked shots 4 1 Corners 3 1 Offsides 1 12 Fouls 15 Roma Athletic

Starting lineups

99

Mile Svilar Goalkeeper 3

Angeliño Defender Devyne Rensch Defender 60' 5

Evan Ndicka Defender 23

Gianluca Mancini Defender 19

Zeki Celik Defender 4

Bryan Cristante Midfielder 61 Niccolò Pisilli Midfielder 78' 35 Tommaso Baldanzi Midfielder 60' 11

Artem Dovbyk Attacker 71' 21

Paulo Dybala Attacker 71' 13 Julen Agirrezabala Goalkeeper 3

Dani Vivian Defender 23' 18

Óscar de Marcos Defender 5

Yeray Álvarez Defender 17

Yuri Berchiche Defender 16

Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta Midfielder 23 Mikel Jauregizar Midfielder 63' 20 Unai Gómez Midfielder 77' 9

Iñaki Williams Attacker Maroan Sannadi Attacker 63' 10

Nico Williams Attacker

77'

Substitutes

7

Lorenzo Pellegrini Midfielder 15

Mats Hummels Defender

Pierluigi Gollini Goalkeeper

Victor Nelsson Defender 12

Saud Abdulhamid Defender 66 Buba Sangaré Defender 40 Giorgio De Marzi Goalkeeper 92

Stephan El Shaarawy Attacker 60' 56

Alexis Saelemaekers Midfielder 60' 14

Eldor Shomurodov Attacker 71' 18 Matìas Soulé Attacker 71' 17

Manu Koné Midfielder 78' 2

Andoni Gorosabel Defender 1

Unai Simón Goalkeeper 8

Oihan Sancet Midfielder 14

Unai Núñez Defender 32 Adama Boiro Attacker 15

Iñigo Lekue Defender 28 Peio Canales Midfielder 4 Aitor Paredes Defender 23' 24

Beñat Prados Midfielder 63' 12

Gorka Guruzeta Attacker 63' 7

Álex Berenguer Attacker 77' 6

Mikel Vesga Midfielder

77'