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Roma have reached the semi-finals of a major European competition for the fourth time in a row, a thing previously only achieved by Real Madrid. It's highly possible the Italians will focus on defending and let the Leverkusen take over the game. As a result, a similar tough struggle could develop as in the Bayer's quarter-final first leg against West Ham United a few weeks ago. Whether there will be many or few goals depends on the goalkeeper's form on the day and also on the luck or bad luck of the the guests attack. It became much more difficult for Leverkusen to win games in the second half of the season. But even if there was only a draw against Stuttgart last Saturday, they are still usually the better team in terms of play. Since the upcoming game against the Roma is much more important than the recent 2-2 draw against the Swabians in the Bundesliga season that has already been decided, we should expect a significant increase in the performance again on Thursday. Especially since they seem to save their best performances for this competition. Bayer Leverkusen has remained unbeaten in all of it's 10 Europa League games this season.