CSKA Sofia vs AS Roma, 2020-21 UEFA Europa League, Group Stage
· UEFA Europa LeagueAbout
CSKA Sofia are hosting AS Roma
at Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria, starting on
. The match is a part of the UEFA Europa League.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Attempt blocked. Georgi Yomov (CSKA Sofia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ali Sowe.
- 2': Corner, CSKA Sofia. Conceded by Juan Jesus.
- 3': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Jurgen Mattheij.
- 3': Attempt blocked. Marash Kumbulla (Roma) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bruno Peres with a cross.
- 3': Attempt blocked. Carles Pérez (Roma) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Juan Jesus.
- 5': Goal! CSKA Sofia 1, Roma 0. Tiago Rodrigues (CSKA Sofia) right footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Younousse Sankharé.
- 8': Attempt blocked. Pedro (Roma) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Borja Mayoral.
- 8': Ali Sowe (CSKA Sofia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 8': Foul by Juan Jesus (Roma).
- 9': Foul by Valentin Ivaylov Antov (CSKA Sofia).
- 9': Pedro (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Corner, CSKA Sofia. Conceded by Marash Kumbulla.
- 18': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Valentin Ivaylov Antov.
- 20': Foul by Petar Zanev (CSKA Sofia).
- 20': Pedro (Roma) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 21': Bradley Mazikou (CSKA Sofia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Foul by Juan Jesus (Roma).
- 22': Goal! CSKA Sofia 1, Roma 1. Tommaso Milanese (Roma) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Borja Mayoral.
- 23': Hand ball by Valentin Ivaylov Antov (CSKA Sofia).
- 24': Borja Mayoral (Roma) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 24': Foul by Jurgen Mattheij (CSKA Sofia).
- 27': Foul by Amadou Diawara (Roma).
- 27': Younousse Sankharé (CSKA Sofia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Attempt missed. Tiago Rodrigues (CSKA Sofia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Amos Youga with a through ball following a fast break.
- 31': Hand ball by Bruno Peres (Roma).
- 32': Hand ball by Georgi Yomov (CSKA Sofia).
- 34': Goal! CSKA Sofia 2, Roma 1. Ali Sowe (CSKA Sofia) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Geferson.
- 36': Bradley Mazikou (CSKA Sofia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 36': Foul by Bruno Peres (Roma).
- 37': Foul by Ali Sowe (CSKA Sofia).
- 37': Juan Jesus (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Foul by Tiago Rodrigues (CSKA Sofia).
- 37': Tommaso Milanese (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Attempt blocked. Younousse Sankharé (CSKA Sofia) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Georgi Yomov with a cross.
- 38': Bruno Peres (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Foul by Younousse Sankharé (CSKA Sofia).
- 40': Attempt blocked. Carles Pérez (Roma) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Amadou Diawara.
- 40': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Amos Youga.
- 42': Foul by Marash Kumbulla (Roma).
- 42': Younousse Sankharé (CSKA Sofia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Jurgen Mattheij.
- 43': Attempt blocked. Juan Jesus (Roma) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Carles Pérez with a cross.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, CSKA Sofia 2, Roma 1.
- 45': Second Half begins CSKA Sofia 2, Roma 1.
- 45': Substitution, Roma. Chris Smalling replaces Marash Kumbulla.
- 47': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Geferson.
- 47': Attempt saved. Juan Jesus (Roma) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Carles Pérez with a cross.
- 50': Foul by Younousse Sankharé (CSKA Sofia).
- 50': Tommaso Milanese (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Attempt blocked. Borja Mayoral (Roma) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Carles Pérez.
- 51': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Jurgen Mattheij.
- 52': Attempt blocked. Chris Smalling (Roma) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bruno Peres with a cross.
- 53': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Jurgen Mattheij.
- 53': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Geferson.
- 54': Attempt blocked. Federico Fazio (Roma) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pedro.
- 54': Attempt saved. Borja Mayoral (Roma) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bruno Peres with a cross.
- 55': Goal! CSKA Sofia 3, Roma 1. Ali Sowe (CSKA Sofia) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
- 57': Borja Mayoral (Roma) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 57': Foul by Petar Zanev (CSKA Sofia).
- 58': Attempt missed. Bruno Peres (Roma) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
- 59': Hand ball by Pedro (Roma).
- 59': Attempt missed. Ali Sowe (CSKA Sofia) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Bradley Mazikou with a cross.
- 61': Attempt blocked. Borja Mayoral (Roma) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 62': Substitution, Roma. Gonzalo Villar replaces Tommaso Milanese.
- 62': Substitution, Roma. Rick Karsdorp replaces Mory Bamba.
- 63': Substitution, CSKA Sofia. Thibaut Vion replaces Georgi Yomov.
- 63': Substitution, CSKA Sofia. Stefano Beltrame replaces Younousse Sankharé.
- 64': Amadou Diawara (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Foul by Stefano Beltrame (CSKA Sofia).
- 64': Foul by Pedro (Roma).
- 64': Thibaut Vion (CSKA Sofia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Offside, Roma. Amadou Diawara tries a through ball, but Borja Mayoral is caught offside.
- 72': Borja Mayoral (Roma) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 72': Foul by Jurgen Mattheij (CSKA Sofia).
- 73': Attempt blocked. Borja Mayoral (Roma) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Amadou Diawara.
- 73': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Valentin Ivaylov Antov.
- 74': Substitution, CSKA Sofia. Ahmed Yalmazov Ahmedov replaces Ali Sowe.
- 74': Substitution, CSKA Sofia. Plamen Galabov replaces Amos Youga.
- 75': Ahmed Yalmazov Ahmedov (CSKA Sofia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 75': Foul by Bruno Peres (Roma).
- 81': Substitution, CSKA Sofia. Henrique Rafael replaces Tiago Rodrigues.
- 81': Substitution, Roma. Filippo Tripi replaces Bruno Peres.
- 82': Foul by Filippo Tripi (Roma).
- 82': Valentin Ivaylov Antov (CSKA Sofia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 83': Filippo Tripi (Roma) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 84': Foul by Pedro (Roma).
- 84': Henrique Rafael (CSKA Sofia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 87': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Plamen Galabov.
- 89': Foul by Valentin Ivaylov Antov (CSKA Sofia).
- 89': Pedro (Roma) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 89': Valentin Ivaylov Antov (CSKA Sofia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90': Attempt missed. Carles Pérez (Roma) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
- 90': Foul by Juan Jesus (Roma).
- 90': Thibaut Vion (CSKA Sofia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Bradley Mazikou (CSKA Sofia) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ahmed Yalmazov Ahmedov following a set piece situation.
- 90'+3': Attempt saved. Borja Mayoral (Roma) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Juan Jesus with a cross.
- 90'+3': Attempt saved. Carles Pérez (Roma) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, CSKA Sofia 3, Roma 1.
- 0': Match ends, CSKA Sofia 3, Roma 1.
Statistics
 ROMA |
CSKA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 13 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 10 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 0 | Saves | 4 |
| 70.7 | Possession | 29.3 |
| 17 | SHOTS | 8 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 591 | Accurate Passes | 201 |
| 667 | Passes | 273 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 10 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 28 | Crosses | 17 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 53 | Long Balls | 48 |
| 35 | Accurate Long Balls | 17 |
| 0.7 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 10 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 5 | Effective Tackles | 5 |
| 7 | Tackles | 8 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 11 |
| 15 | Effective Clearances | 22 |
| 15 | Clearances | 22 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Europa League
Venue: Vasil Levski National Stadium
Location: Sofia, Bulgaria
Venue: Vasil Levski National Stadium
Location: Sofia, Bulgaria
UEFA Europa League Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lyon | 8 | +13 | 21 |
| 2 | Aston Villa | 8 | +8 | 21 |
| 3 | FC Midtjylland | 8 | +10 | 19 |
| 4 | Real Betis | 8 | +6 | 17 |
Line-Ups
CSKA Sofia (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Busatto (GK) |
| 2 | Jurgen Mattheij |
| 11 | Petar Zanev |
| 26 | Valentin Antov  |
| 3 | Geferson |
| 21 | Amos Youga |
| 20 | Tiago Rodrigues |
| 18 | Bradley Mazikou |
| 30 | Georgi Yomov |
| 13 | Younousse Sankharé |
| 22 | Ali Sowe |
AS Roma (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 63 | Pietro Boer (GK) |
| 24 | Marash Kumbulla |
| 5 | Juan Jesus |
| 20 | Federico Fazio |
| 62 | Tommaso Milanese |
| 42 | Amadou Diawara |
| 67 | Mory Bamba |
| 33 | Bruno Peres |
| 21 | Borja Mayoral |
| 11 | Pedro |
| 31 | Carles Pérez |
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