The Special One

King Jose,the special one, the only one, led his Roma side to a 1-0 home win over Bayer Leverkusen in the first leg of the Europa League, The conference league winners were at home to an Alonso Leverkusen side, and twenty-year-old Bove only goal proved Jose's trust in youths as his Roma side continued to defy all odds.

In the other game, Juventus were held to a 1-1 draw with Europa kings Sevilla at Turin, a last-minute Gatti equalizer gave Juventus a crucial draw as they head into the second leg with all to play.

In the conference league, Basel had a shock 2-1 win against Italian side ACF Fiorentin, they came from behind to take the lead after the first leg, and West Ham came from behind to avoid an upset against Minnows Az 2-1 in the semi-final first leg encounter, West Ham have struggled in the Premier League this season but have continued their unbeatable form in Europe.