In Rome, Barca unbuilt in 90 mins

ROME, April 11

AS Roma pulled off one of the great Champions League comebacks by knocking Barcelona out with a remarkable 3-0 win in their quarterfinal second leg on Tuesday, overcoming a 1-4 deficit from the first game to reach the last-4 on away goals.

Roma’s Kostas Manolas headed the decisive third goal in the 82nd minute, putting the Italians in the semifinals for the first time since they reached the European Cup final in 1984 and making amends for his own goal in the first leg at the Nou Camp.

Roma forward Edin Dzeko had opened the scoring when he beat the offside trap and latched onto a perfectly weighted through ball from Daniele De Rossi to score in the sixth minute, lifting the hopes of the boisterous home fans in the Olympic Stadium.

Captain De Rossi converted a penalty in the 58th for the hosts after Dzeko was fouled by Gerard Pique, giving Roma a deserved second goal after Dzeko and his Czech strike partner Patrik Schick missed two clear chances each before the break.

Barca fielded the team that thrashed Roma in the first leg but the five-time European champions barely got a foothold in the game. Ernesto Valverde’s side were swamped by Roma’s high pressing and struggled to get hold of the ball as they were bullied in the air. — Reuters

Champions League

Results (qfinals)

Man City 1-2 Liverpool

Jesus 2 Salah 56

Firmino 77

Liverpool win 5-1 on aggregate

Roma 3-0 Barcelona

Dzeko 6

De Rossi 58(P)

Manolas 82

Agg: 4-4 (Roma win on away goals)