Roma dreaming of Champions League final after magical comeback against Barcelona
Italian side seal dramatic 3-0 win against Spanish giants in Rome to overturn 4-1 first-leg deficit and put their name in semi-finals draw
Roma have their sights on Kiev and the Champions League final after completing a miracle comeback against Barcelona to overhaul a three-goal first-leg deficit and take their place in the competition’s last four.
The Italian capital came alive after a magical night at the Stadio Olimpico in which Roma – fourth in Serie A and fresh from being booed off in a 2-0 defeat against Fiorentina at the weekend – swept Lionel Messi and Co aside in front of a crowd that roared itself hoarse.
Trailing 4-1 after last week’s quarter-final, first leg at the Camp Nou, Edin Dzeko, Daniele De Rossi and Kostas Manolas all scored to take them through to the semi-finals on away goals against all the odds.
“Perhaps the greatest night in Roma’s history,” was how daily Il Fatto Quotidiano described the result on Twitter.
Car horns blared and fans poured into the streets across the Eternal City as supporters hailed an incredible result for a success-starved club.