Tight conference league race
Feyenoord and Rome are trembling in the final
5/5/2022 11:56 p.m
In the newly created European Conference League, two traditional clubs, AS Roma and Feyenoord Rotterdam, are playing for the premiere title. Both semi-finals are on a knife’s edge until the last minute. In the end, a goal decides.
AS Roma and Feyenoord Rotterdam have reached the final in the new European Cup competition Conference League. Star coach Jose Mourinho won with Rome against England’s former champions Leicester City 1-0 (1-0), in the first leg there was a 1-1. Union Berlin’s group-winner Feyenoord drew 0-0 at Olympique Marseille in the second leg of the semi-finals, the Netherlands had won the first duel 3-2. The final will take place on May 25 in the Albanian capital of Tirana.
Tammy Abraham (11th) scored the goal of the day in Rome with his ninth goal in the Conference League. Mourinho can thus win a third European competition after his triumphs in the Champions League (2004 with FC Porto and 2010 with Inter Milan) and in the Europa League (2003 with Porto and 2017 with Manchester United).
The people of Rotterdam, who had won both matches against Union in the group phase (3:1 and 2:1), fought for the valuable draw with a lot of passion. Feyenoord is hoping for the first European Cup victory since the UEFA Cup triumph against Borussia Dortmund 20 years ago. The game was overshadowed by scenes of violence: fans of both teams had fought street battles around the game. Also with the police. Serious riots broke out.
The Conference League has its premiere this season as the third European Cup competition behind the Champions League and the Europa League. Berlin had taken the only spot for the Bundesliga. However, after successfully qualifying for the group stage, the Köpenickers were eliminated before the knockout rounds as third in Group E behind Rotterdam and Slavia Prague.