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Athletic Club convincingly defeated AS Roma in the first leg of the UEFA Europa League Round of 16, played at San Mamés Barria in Bilbao on March 13, 2025. Roma suffered a significant blow early on with Hummels’ red card in the 11th minute, drastically changing the course of the game. Despite this, Athletic dominated possession (71%) and offensive efficiency. Nico Williams opened the scoring in the 45th minute, and Berchiche extended the lead in the 68th. Williams completed his brace in the 82nd minute, virtually sealing the tie. Paredes scored a penalty for Roma in injury time, but it was insufficient to prevent a 3-1 defeat. The match was marked by Athletic’s superiority, boasting 23 shots (8 on target) and high possession, while Roma, playing a man down from a very early stage, looked significantly weakened.
Substitutions athletic club: at minute 46 A. Berenguer came in and U. Gomez went out., at minute 68 I. Lekue came in and A. Paredes went out., at minute 77 G. Guruzeta came in and M. Sannadi went out., at minute 88 B. Prados Diaz came in and I. Ruiz de Galarreta went out., at minute 88 A. Gorosabel came in and I. Williams went out.
Substitutions as roma: at minute 53 M. Soule came in and A. Dovbyk went out., at minute 61 E. Shomurodov came in and P. Dybala went out., at minute 61 N. Pisilli came in and T. Baldanzi went out., at minute 83 S. El Shaarawy came in and D. Rensch went out., at minute 83 A. Saelemaekers came in and B. Cristante went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Athletic Club
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AS Roma
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