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José Mourinho on his way to the title in the third European competition
Photo: ALBERTO LINGRIA / REUTERS
AS Roma and Feyenoord Rotterdam have reached the final in the new European Cup competition Conference League.
Star coach José Mourinho won with Roma against England's former champions Leicester City 1-0 (1-0).
It was 1-1 in the first leg.
Union Berlin's group-winner Feyenoord drew 0-0 at Olympique Marseille in the second leg of the semi-finals, the Dutchmen had won the first duel 3-2.
The final will take place on May 25th in the Albanian capital of Tirana.
In Rome, Tammy Abraham (11th) scored the goal of the day with his ninth goal in the Conference League.
Mourinho can thus win a third European competition after his triumphs in the Champions League (2004 with FC Porto and 2010 with Inter Milan) and in the Europa League (2003 with Porto and 2017 with Manchester United).
The people of Rotterdam, who had won both matches against Union in the group phase (3:1 and 2:1), fought for the draw with a lot of passion.
Feyenoord is hoping for the first European Cup victory since the Uefa Cup triumph against Borussia Dortmund 20 years ago.
The Conference League has its premiere this season as the third European Cup competition behind the Champions League and the Europa League.
Union had taken the only spot for the Bundesliga.
However, after successfully qualifying for the group stage before the knockout rounds, the Berliners were eliminated in third place in Group E behind Rotterdam and Slavia Prague.
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