José Mourinho’s Roma survive Bayer Leverkusen onslaught to reach final | Europa League

José Mourinho will have a chance to claim a sixth European trophy after Roma reached the Europa League final by holding Bayer Leverkusen to a 0-0 draw.

Roma went through 1-0 on aggregate after winning the first leg of the semi-final at home.

The visitors were on the backfoot for the entire game and had to survive intense pressure from the Germans, who missed a host of chances. Leverkusen forward Moussa Diaby hit the crossbar early and Roma goalkeeper Rui Patrício was busy at times but Roma’s defence held firm.

Mourinho is looking for back-to-back European titles with Roma after winning…

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