Conference League

Nicolò Zaniolo scored in the first half as Roma beat Feyenoord 1-0 to win the inaugural edition of the third-tier Europa Conference League.

“In matches like these you’ve got to defend until the last second.” “It definitely won’t be the only trophy.” Zaniolo’s goal started with a ball over the top from center back Gianluca Mancini that Zaniolo controlled with his chest. I’ve been at Roma for 11 months and I realized the moment I arrived what it meant — that they were waiting for this.” Three Italian fans and two Dutch supporters were also injured. Two separate groups of Dutch and Italian fans clashed with police on Tuesday in the city, injuring 19 officers and five Albanian civilians.

It's Roma's first European trophy since winning the 1961 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup — a tournament considered to be the precursor to the UEFA Cup and Europa League.

Zaniolo’s goal started with a ball over the top from center back Gianluca Mancini that Zaniolo controlled with his chest. Three Italian fans and two Dutch supporters were also injured. Two separate groups of Dutch and Italian fans clashed with police on Tuesday in the city, injuring 19 officers and five Albanian civilians.

Roma won their first major European title in more than 60 years as Nicolo Zaniolo's first-half goal earned the Italians a 1-0 victory over Feyenoord ...

“One thing I said when I came here was I was going to help the team get to the final and one day I want to win a trophy. Three Italian fans and two Dutch supporters were also injured. Two separate groups of Dutch and Italian fans clashed with police in the city, injuring 19 officers and five Albanian civilians. You could see, strikers running back, everybody defending and we knew we had to win.” Now we have to celebrate and then start again, which is always difficult after a great victory, but a real team wins, celebrates and starts again,” the Roma captain Lorenzo Pellegrini told Sky Sport Italia. We have worked hard all year.

Jose Mourinho proved he still has the nous to lift European silverware as Roma beat Feyenoord in the Europa Conference League final. Nicolo Zaniolo, Tammy ...

Italy’s subsequent shock elimination in the playoffs for Qatar 2022 means he will have to wait even longer to shine on the biggest stage with his country. At 24, there is no need to gamble a career on a sharp upward trajectory in the transfer market. At the end of one such foot race with Marcos Senesi, he beat his chest and fired up the Roma support, who roared back in approval. But the open spaces offered to wingbacks Rick Karsdorp and Nicola Zalewski were a puzzle the Eredivisie side never truly solved in the first half. Feyenoord looked to attack in a narrow 4-3-3, with Arsenal loanee Reiss Nelson to the fore in the early exchanges. Once upon a time, Mourinho was the coach in his early forties taking a young team swaggering into European finals.

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He is both a serial winner and an expert in dealing with pressure at the highest level. Mourinho fields three at the back, two attacking wing-backs, solid midfielders and two dynamic players behind the lone striker, Tammy Abraham. Roma love to attack at pace, getting the ball forward with as few touches as possible. Their resilience came to the fore in the showpiece as they repelled a determined Feyenoord in the second half to make history by scooping the club's first European silverware.

Nicolò Zaniolo made the difference as Roma clinched their first major UEFA club competition title by winning the 2021/22 UEFA Europa Conference League.

The Giallorossi lifted the trophy as Mourinho once again delivered in a final and became the first coach to win the Europa Conference League, the Europa League and the Champions League. In the second half, we had more possession and opportunities. Chris Smalling, Roma defender: "We knew how much it would mean to everyone in Rome and you can see how together we are until the end. We struggled in the second half; our opponents played well and they forced us to make defensive changes." Arne Slot, Feyenoord coach: "I told the players during the break what they had to do better. Roma won their first ever UEFA trophy, the first ever edition of the Europa Conference League, and did so by taking their best chance, holding firm at the back and keeping that vital clean sheet. Rui Patrício made a magnificent save in the second half which made a big difference in the game. Let's be honest, they were the better team, but Feyenoord had a decent campaign. However, as Feyenoord piled on the pressure, a now compact Roma side dropped deep. How different things may have been if they'd managed to play with such intensity before the break as well. Roma made the first meaningful advance, but Nicolò Zaniolo's outstretched leg was a whisker away from a cute Lorenzo Pellegrini through ball. It was a cagey opening in Tirana, as both sides cautiously probed and looked to test their opponents' mettle.

Mourinho, who had previously won the Champions League, Europa League and the UEFA Cup, completed a unique European trophy haul as Roma beat Feyenoord 1-0 in ...

It's a bit of cliche, but it was 20 years ago that we last played in a European final. That sounds nice, but it is true. It makes me feel a little old, but it's nice for my career." "This is terrible. I belong to all those clubs because we had these moments together." That is five European finals at Porto, Internazionale, Manchester United and Roma since 2003 that Mourinho has coached in and five times he has taken home the trophy.

Nicolo Zaniolo won Roma their first ever major European trophy on Wednesday with the only goal in a 1-0 win over Feyenoord in the inaugural Europa ...

The goal made Zaniolo the first Italian to score in a European final since Filippo Inzaghi in 2007 as well as a confirmed hero for Roma fans. For 1970 European champions Feyenoord it was their first ever defeat in a European final as well as being the first loss in the competition for Arne Slot’s team. Italy international Zaniolo struck with a well-taken finish in the 32nd minute to earn Roma their first trophy of any kind since 2008 and cap a successful first season for coach Jose Mourinho in Rome.

Jose Mourinho's Roma win first major European title in more than 60 years with 1-0 victory over Feyenoord in Tirana.

It’s especially terrible that we can’t take the cup to Rotterdam.” “We put the pressure on them and then you saw they had trouble dealing with us. I’ve been at Roma for 11 months and I realised the moment I arrived what it meant – that they were waiting for this.”

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Latest updates from Tirana as the Dutch and Italian giants battle for the inaugral Conference League trophy.

Start your Independent Premium subscription today. Roma vs Feyenoord Roma vs Feyenoord Roma vs Feyenoord Follow the Europa Conference League final match action and updates below: The final itself is being held in Tirana, Albania, with Roma getting past the likes of Bodo/Glimt, Vitesse and Leicester en route.

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AS Roma: While this is Roma's third appearance in a major UEFA final, and first for 31 years, it is Mourinho's fifth. AS Roma are set to face Feyenoord in Tirana for the first ever UEFA Conference League final Wednesday, the last act of the brand new third European competition that was launched this season. While Roma have lost twice in the UEFA Europa Conference League, both away to Norwegian side Bodø/Glimt, Feyenoord are undefeated since the start of the group stage.

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On loan from Genk, Cyriel Dessers is the top scorer in the competition with 10 goals and will play up front for the Dutch side. Elsewhere in the Roma midfield, Bryan Cristante could start in place of Jordan Veretout. Henrikh Mkhitaryan is also available for selection following his recovery from a hamstring injury he suffered against Leicester. For me, no matter how the final ends, this is a positive season for us.” Tonight’s finallists have played 36 matches between them in the competition thus far and tonight either Jose Mourinho or the considerably less famous Arne Slot will mastermind victory for their side in the first ever final. Not long now: Referee Istvan Kovacs and his team of match officials lead the players of both teams out on to the pitch in Tirana and they loine up ahead of the last of the pre-match formalities. The players of Roma wear red shirts, shorts and socks. It’s the team’s moment, not the moment of an individual. 17 min: Roma substitution: Having struggled to be fit for this game, Henrikh Mkhitaryan is sitting on the floor, hands on his knees and shaking his head. But we mainly have to focus on his team, the tactics and the different ways they play. It goes out for a throw-in near the halfway line. He tries to pick out Lorenzo Pellegrini with a ball in behind the Feyenoord defence but it’s intercepted. 9 min: Good work from Feyenoord’s Luis Sinisterrra (kind of the Latin for left-handed) down the left flank.

The Conference League tournament was designed to give smaller teams a chance to play continental soccer deeper into the European season.

“The idea behind the UEFA Conference League is to have more matches for more clubs, with more associations represented in the group stages. “If this trend continues, we might need to think about going to bigger stadiums in the future,” Ceferin said. “We didn’t expect such a significant interest in the UEFA Conference League in 2020 when we decided on the final host.

The UEFA Europa Conference League doesn't matter? Try telling Jose Mourinho that as Roma prepare to face Feyenoord tonight.

The after-dinner circuit and plenty of punditry opportunities await! Obviously. It’s just a shame only 20,000 can pack the National Arena, with Jose quite rightly saying both fans would have been capable of filling the Bernabeu. "When you arrive at a final after a season of work, the work is done. Knowing the qualities we have, knowing the limitations we have. "The 'Special One' story is an old story,” he added. Tammy Abraham insists it is no “little cup”, and clearly Mourinho is eager to write another chapter in his managerial career book.

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Over the years, we have spoiled the Champions League so much with the toughest teams on the Old Continent that it is hard to look at the group stage of the European Conference League in any way other than the Soft Pie Cup. The Israeli-Finnish, Estonian-Cypriot, Norwegian-Bulgarian or Czech-Romanian battles will not be a magnet for the slipper-clad Sunday fan. Finally, for the totally weak – to complete the World Cup adventure. In the end, however, Lisa fought hard for promotion to the Conference League Final, seeing it as an opportunity to salvage an overall bad season. In addition, there is the participant in the group stage LE and LKE quarter-finals – PSV (17.5 points) and the participants in the 1/8 LKE finals – AZ Alkmaar and Vitesse Arnhem (14 points each). Effect? Only the English scored better goals in the 2021/22 season than the Dutch. After the final recounts, the Eredivisie has 19.2 points in the national classification. In the meantime, let’s take a look at the Netherlands. Certainly, Ajax (22 points), who raged in the Champions League group stage, performed superbly with the Eredivisie as usual in the European Cups that were about to end, but Feyenoord Rotterdam who reached the Conference League final (28.5 points) showed a draw. And in order to seriously fight the battle for a place in the TOP20 rankings of the UEFA coefficients, our players in the league will have to increase the pace significantly. Norwegian TV2 calculated that only Bodo/Glimt’s bonuses for subsequent promotions in the current version of the Cups contributed to the club’s funds at around €7.5 million. pounds – 23.4. LKE – 15.5. God knows what the gap is between the European League and the Conference League, despite a much smaller slice of the LKE television rights pie. However, compared to the European League, the number three tournament in the prestige hierarchy is not as pale as it might seem. At the time, we were pleased with Legia Warszawa’s position, and were satisfied with the results from Raków Częstochowa or Śląsk Wrocław, but it is now clear that in the current system, our league’s minimum plan should be to have two representatives in the group stage from the Continental Games. From the outset, the primary assumption made by UEFA activists to the public was that the Conference League would be a gateway to the knockout adventure of clubs from leagues with a medium or low national coefficient. Did the creation of a third European Championship, much less popular than the other two, turn out to be a step in the right direction?

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It will be Roma’s first European final since losing the 1991 UEFA Cup trophy to domestic rival Inter Milan. Roma also lost a penalty shootout against Liverpool in the 1984 European Cup final in its home stadium. In his first season at Roma, José Mourinho will be coaching in the fifth European final of his career. UEFA Europa Conference League Final 2022, AS Roma vs Feyenoord Live Score Streaming: The final of the inaugural Europa Conference League features two established clubs, with Roma facing Feyenoord in Albania’s capital Tirana. Up to 100,000 Italian and Dutch supporters are expected in Tirana even though each club has been allocated only 4,000 tickets, sparking concerns about possible fan violence.