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.
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 honest, we never really felt it was at risk tonight, as Barcelona did nothing to cause us problems,” Florenzi told Mediaset Premium.
“We played perfectly and performed right from the start to the last minute.
“Tactically, we were a level above them. If Barcelona can’t play the ball to feet and pass it around comfortably, they really struggle.
“At half-time, the coach (Eusebio Di Francesco) said to keep doing what we were doing and to stay calm – we knew we could create something magical here.
“Gradually it happened and we secured a result that will go down in Roma’s history.”
