Stunning second-leg comeback sends Roma to the semi-final
Kostas Manolas capped a sensational Roma comeback as the Italian side shocked Barcelona 3-0 in Tuesday's Champions League quarter-final second leg to progress on away goals after the tie finished 4-4 on aggregate.
Edin Dzeko's early goal at the Stadio Olimpico gave Roma hope of overturning a 4-1 deficit from the first leg before Daniele de Rossi converted a 58th-minute penalty.
SIAMO IN SEMIFINALE DI @ChampionsLeague!
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SIAMO PASSATI NOI! NOI! NOOOOOOOOI!
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NOI SIAMO LA... ROMA! LA... ROMA! LA... ROMA! #RomaBarca 3⃣-0⃣ (4⃣-4⃣)#ASRoma #UCL pic.twitter.com/qjQBdmAJfU
Greece international Manolas completed an improbable turnaround eight minutes from time by glancing in a header from a corner.