this, after youssef en nesyri had put the visitors ahead in the 26th minute. sevilla, who knocked out manchester united in the quarter finals, have won the europa league a record six times, most recently in 2020. i m optimistic for the second leg, because this team has shown during the whole season they are able to surmount difficulties. i think the lads deserve this draw, and above all, the chance to play in the finals, so i am happy for them. was they did tonight, they are a truly great team. in the other tie, edoardo bove fired roma to a win over bayer leverkusen in their semi final first leg match. he scored the only goal of the game in the 63rd minute at the stadio olimpico, allowing jose mourinho s side to take a slender lead into next week s second leg in germany. the win gives mourinho the chance to reach his second european final in as many years as roma coach after winning the europa conference league last season. semifinals are never emotionally easy. they are neve
good afternoon. the bbc has cancelled two of its football shows, football focus and final score, after a number of presenters and pundits refused to take part, as controversy continues over the corporation s decision to take gary lineker off match of the day. the presenter will not be hosting the programme tonight after criticising the government s language about migrants on social media. former bbc director general greg dyke said the corporation had made a mistake and undermined its own credibility. last night the bbc said that gary lineker would be stepping back until there is an agreed and clear position on his use of social media. our media correspondent david sillito reports. when gary lineker left home this morning, it wasn t his normal saturday schedule. morning, it wasn t his normal saturday schedule. morning, it wasn t his normal saturda schedule. . ., ., , saturday schedule. have you had any discussions. saturday schedule. have you had any discussions. the satu
semifinals are never emotionally easy. they are never easy. it is impossible to think of a bigger final score, impossible to think of a bigger finalscore, because impossible to think of a bigger final score, because the teams are really level. we didn t concede much, we controlled pretty well their counterattack. that s a fantastic aspect of the way they play, and we scored a goal. it gave us the small advantage. to the europa conference league now where west ham s dreams of a first major trophy since 1980 are still alive as they came from behind to secure a narrow semi final first leg win over az alkmaar. the dutch side looked on course for an upset, after tijjani reijnders had the visitors ahead just before the break. but the london side were better in the second half, equalising through a said benrahma penalty and then seeing michail antonio snatch a 76th minute winner. i usually believe we will get big resilience here. i think we have it through the club and through the team. and
our correspondent, damian grammaticas, is in front of the bbc headquarters outside the building here in central london. match of the day will have no presenters, no pundits, possibly no players talking to it, no commentators. the schedules are in disarray, aren t they? because other programmes have come off there as well. yes. they? because other programmes have come off there as well. come off there as well. yes, so riaht come off there as well. yes, so right now come off there as well. yes, so right now what come off there as well. yes, so right now what should - come off there as well. yes, so right now what should have - come off there as well. yes, so l right now what should have been come off there as well. yes, so - right now what should have been on air wasn t, so there you had football focus which should have been mid day, replaced by bargain hunt. finalscore been mid day, replaced by bargain hunt. final score programme bringing all the results in later in the afternoon,
together, that is how you get the final score. together, that is how you get the finalscore. park together, that is how you get the final score. park is traditional swimming pool stuff that started in the 1970s. three 45 seconds runs, only the best of which counts. 24 only the best of which counts. 2a competitors into the heats, it counterfeit. it is shaping up to be an exciting event. thank you for sharing those insights with as. one of the most poignant moments in last nights opening ceremony was the moment s silence that commemorated the 11 israeli athletes killed by palestinian gunmen at the munich olympics in 1972. it was the first time