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Barcelona did nothing to cause Roma problems, says Florenzi

Barcelona did nothing to cause Roma problems, says Florenzi

UEFA, La Liga
Alessandro Florenzi believes Barcelona were tactically outclassed by Roma and performed "perfectly" as they were able to pull off one of the Champions League's greatest comebacks to reach the semi-finals with a 3-0 win. Barca went into Tuesday's quarter-final second leg with a 4-1 lead, making them massive favourites to progress semis. But things did not go according to plan for Ernesto Valverde's men, as Edin Dzeko got a sixth-minute opener, before Daniele De Rossi made it 2-0 from the penalty spot just before the 60th minute. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); And with Barca trying to get their grip, Kostas Manolas got the crucial goal eight minutes from time with an header, Roma then went through with an away goal they got in the first-leg. "To be h...
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