José Mourinho recovers the injured en masse: Dybala, Smalling, El Shaarawy and Celik participated in the finishing session on the eve of Bayer Leverkusen. All present at the appeal just over 24 hours from the return semi-final against the Germans, it is not a guarantee that they will start as starters but a step forward towards recovery. The only absentees are Kumbulla, Llorente and Karsdorp.
Mourinho, therefore, breathes a sigh of relief even if in all probability he will not be able to use Dybala from the start.
The Argentine is following a recovery program which includes training in groups alternating with therapies, he will leave for Germany but will not be employed as a starter. Similar speech also for Smalling and El Shaarawy both stopped by muscle problems in recent weeks. The English centre-back could be employed directly on Monday with Salernitana and rested on the bench tomorrow. The defense, therefore, will be made up of Mancini, Cristante and Ibanez, in midfield Bove, Matic and Pellegrini with Zalewski and Spinazzola on the flanks, Wijnaldum and Abraham in the attacking frontline.
Bayer Leverkusen-Roma, the probable formations
Bayer Leverkusen (5-3-2): 1 Hradecky; 12 Tapsobah, 3 Hincapié, 4 Tah, 30 Frimpong, 10 Demirbay; 25 Palacios, 5 Bakker, 19 Diaby; 23 Hlozek, 27 Wirtz
A disp.: 36 Lomb, 41 Neutgens, 9 Azmoun, 11 Amiri, 17 Hudson-Odoi, 21 Adli, 24 Fosu-Mensah, 32 Azhil
All.: Xabi Alonso
Roma (3-5-1-1): 1 Rui Patricio; 23 Mancini, 4 Cristante, 3 Ibañez; 59 Zalewski, 52 Bove, 8 Matic, 7 Pellegrini; 37 Spinazzola; 25 Wijnaldum; 9 Abraham
A disp.: 63 Boer, 99 Svilar, 20 Camara, 58 Missori, 68 Tahirovic, 73 Faticanti, 11 Belotti
All.: Jose Mourinho
Date and time: Thursday 18 May at 21
Stadio: BayArena
Where to see it: Sky Sport Uno, Sky Sport 252, Dazn and free-to-air on Rai 1
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