Match Result Barcelona vs AS Roma: Score 4-1
Match Result Barcelona vs AS
Roma: Score 4-1
The first leg match of the
Champions League quarter-finals 2017/18 brought Barcelona against AS Roma. The
match was held at Camp Nou on Thursday (05/04).
Rome proved itself as a tough
opponent to be conquered. Although not parking the bus, Rome can stop Barca
attacks systematically. But two goals by suicide, each by Daniele De Rossi and
Kostas Manolas make the hard work of Rome vanished. Gerard Pique also scored,
as did Luis Suarez. Roma can only reply one through Edin Dzeko.
Rome shows an organized game.
Not attacking off as they usually demonstrate, Roma's priority is to stop Barça
attack efforts before reaching their defense.
Roma impose a fight going on in
midfield so their back line is relatively safe from danger. The controversy
occurred when Edin Dzeko was pushed from behind by Semedo and fell into the
penalty box. But the referee did not see any violations.
The slick game of Rome was
finally tarnished when Daniele De Rossi misjudged the ball for Lionel Messi.
Efforts de Rossi to secure the goal even fruitful own goal because the ball
slid into the bottom corner of his own net in the 38th minute.
A minute later, Lorenzo Pellegrini violated Samuel Umtiti on the edge of
the penalty box. But the referee argued that the offense took place outside the
box and only gave away a free kick. The first half was closed with the score
1-0.
In the second half, Roma again
suffered an own goal. Kostas Manolas twice wrong anticipate Barca cross.
Manolas's first clearance attempt hit the post, the ball rebound hit his leg
again, and this time fruitful own goal scored during the second half walked ten
minutes.
Four minutes later, Barca added another
advantage over Gerard Pique's close-range goal. Luis Suarez fired a shot that
could be denied Alisson but the ball rebound struck Pique to change the score
to 3-0.
Edin Dzeko opened Roma's hopes
through his goal in the 80th minute. Receiving a mature pass from Diego
Perotti, Dzeko scored with a directional shot from close range in the 80th
minute.
Barcelona secured their big win with goals
scored by Luis Suarez in the 87th minute. Utilizing Manolas elementary error,
Suarez grabbed the ball to score to end the game with a score of 4-1. Both
teams will still play in the second leg at the Olimpico Roma next week.
The composition of Barcelona
players: Marc-André ter Stegen, Samuel Umtiti, Gerard Piqué, Jordi Alba, Nélson
Semedo, Ivan Rakitic, Sergio Busquets (Paulinho), Andrés Iniesta (Denis
Suárez), Sergi Roberto (André Gomes), Luis Suárez, Lionel Messi .
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