Athletic vs AS Roma 2024-25 UEFA Europa League, Round of 16
3 - 1
2nd Leg - Athletic Club advance 4-3 on aggregate
Athletic knock out 10-man Roma to reach Europa League quarters
Nico Williams scored twice as Athletic Club advanced to the Europa League quarter-finals with a 3-1 second-leg win over 10-man AS Roma on Thursday and Lazio progressed after a 1-1 home draw with Viktoria Plzen.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 11': Mats Hummels (Roma) is shown the red card.
- 12': Mile Svilar (Roma) is shown the yellow card.
- 45'+3': Goal! Athletic Club 1, Roma 0. Nico Williams (Athletic Club) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner.
- 45': Substitution, Athletic Club. Alex Berenguer replaces Unai Gómez.
- 53': Substitution, Roma. Matías Soulé replaces Artem Dovbyk.
- 60': Devyne Rensch (Roma) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 61': Substitution, Roma. Niccolò Pisilli replaces Tommaso Baldanzi.
- 61': Substitution, Roma. Eldor Shomurodov replaces Paulo Dybala.
- 68': Goal! Athletic Club 2, Roma 0. Yuri Berchiche (Athletic Club) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Unai Núñez with a headed pass following a corner.
- 69': Substitution, Athletic Club. Íñigo Lekue replaces Aitor Paredes.
- 71': Leandro Paredes (Roma) is shown the yellow card.
- 71': Iñaki Williams (Athletic Club) is shown the yellow card.
- 77': Substitution, Athletic Club. Gorka Guruzeta replaces Maroan Sannadi.
- 82': Goal! Athletic Club 3, Roma 0. Nico Williams (Athletic Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Yuri Berchiche.
- 83': Substitution, Roma. Alexis Saelemaekers replaces Bryan Cristante.
- 84': Substitution, Roma. Stephan El Shaarawy replaces Devyne Rensch.
- 88': Substitution, Athletic Club. Beñat Prados replaces Íñigo Ruíz de Galarreta.
- 88': Substitution, Athletic Club. Andoni Gorosabel replaces Iñaki Williams.
- 90'+1': Andoni Gorosabel (Athletic Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+3': Goal! Athletic Club 3, Roma 1. Leandro Paredes (Roma) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 90'+3': Matías Soulé (Roma) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Athletic Club 3, Roma 1.
Game Information
Venue: San Mamés
Location: Bilbao, Spain
Attendance: 50,666
Statistics
ROMA |
ATH![]() |
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|---|---|---|
| 4 | Fouls | 11 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 1 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
| 5 | Saves | 1 |
| 30.2 | Possession | 69.8 |
| 5 | SHOTS | 22 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 8 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 180 | Accurate Passes | 533 |
| 264 | Passes | 586 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 8 |
| 5 | Crosses | 46 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 56 | Long Balls | 35 |
| 16 | Accurate Long Balls | 22 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 17 | Tackles | 11 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 38 | Effective Clearances | 13 |
| 38 | Clearances | 13 |
Athletic Club (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Julen Agirrezabala (GK) |
| 4 | Aitor Paredes |
| 14 | Unai Núñez |
| 17 | Yuri Berchiche |
| 18 | Óscar de Marcos |
| 20 | Unai Gómez |
| 16 | Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta |
| 23 | Mikel Jauregizar |
| 21 | Maroan Sannadi |
| 10 | Nico Williams |
| 9 | Iñaki Williams |
AS Roma (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 99 | Mile Svilar (GK) |
| 15 | Mats Hummels |
| 5 | Evan Ndicka |
| 23 | Gianluca Mancini |
| 16 | Leandro Paredes |
| 4 | Bryan Cristante |
| 3 | Angeliño |
| 2 | Devyne Rensch |
| 11 | Artem Dovbyk |
| 35 | Tommaso Baldanzi |
| 21 | Paulo Dybala |
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