Across the previous seven meetings between Bayer Leverkusen and Roma, both sides have shared two victories apiece (three draws). However, Leverkusen’s victory in the first leg was the first time a meeting between these two sides had been won by the away side (2-0).

Roma haven’t won on any of their last six away trips to face German sides in European competition (D2 L4), and have netted just six goals combined across those games. Their last such victory dates back to December 2000, a 3-0 win over Hamburger SV in the UEFA Cup (last 32, second leg).

Bayer Leverkusen are looking to qualify for their third final in major European competition, after previously doing so in the 1987-88 UEFA Cup and 2001-02 UEFA Champions League.

Roma could become just the third side to reach the final in consecutive UEFA Europa League tournaments, after Benfica (2012-13 and 2013-14) and Sevilla (2013-14, 2014-15 and 2015-16).

Bayer Leverkusen boss Xabi Alonso could become the sixth different Spanish manager to reach a UEFA Europa League final, with five already being the most from any nation (Sánchez Flores, Benítez, Emery, Lopetegui and Mendilibar). Indeed, nine of the previous 14 finals in this competition have featured a Spanish coach in charge of one of the teams.

With nine wins from their 11 games in the UEFA Europa League this season (D2), Bayer Leverkusen’s win percentage (82%) is the highest of any side to play 10+ games in a single campaign since Atlético de Madrid in 2011-12 (87% - 13/15), who would go on to lift the trophy that year.

Bayer Leverkusen’s Florian Wirtz has created the most chances from open play (28) in the UEFA Europa League this season. Indeed, this is the most by a player aged 21 or under in a single campaign in the competition since being rebranded in 2009-10.

Romelu Lukaku has netted seven goals in 12 games in the UEFA Europa League this season, the second-most of any player after Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (10). However, Lukaku is currently on a run of three games without a goal in the competition, with this his longest run of starts within the same campaign without scoring since 2010-11 with Anderlecht (4).