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Evening. I was just thinking, I think it's one of those déjà vu things Or a dream that's tryin' to tell me somethin' Or will I ever stop thinkin' about it I don't know, I doubt it. Three weeks ago, here we were: about to watch Roma pretend they could overturn a three-goal deficit and beat Barcelona. Except we weren't. It sounds ridiculous, but Roma had actually played pretty well in losing the first leg of that tie 4-1, and matched up well with the Spanish champions-elect, as they were then. It felt like it was on. This feels like it's off. Roma defended worse than any side I've ever seen at this stage, and the manner of their collapse was as embarrassing as it was disgraceful. They were entirely incapable of defending the lumped hoof, panicked, and if they'd lost 8-0 could scarcely have complained. It's hard to see how their exceedingly slow defence is containing Liverpool's exceedingly fast attack. Except Barcelona wilted at the Olimpico and they're a better team than Liverpool,

Champions League / Semi-final
Stadio Olimpico / 02.05.2018
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Pete Sharland

Updated 02/05/2018 at 20:42 GMT


21:42
Anyway, that's us - night night!
21:40
It's worth noting the quality of the job Jurgen Klopp has done. He's found his best XI, he's stuck to it, and he could no be wringing a drop more out these players. Madrid will know they're in for a fight.
21:39
I guess it's true that they've only played one decent team to get there, but they've got there nonetheless, and in thrilling memorable style. The final, featuring two teams who attack brilliantly but can't defend, is going to be a belter.
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LIVERPOOL ARE THERE! THEY WILL MEET REAL MADRID IN THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINAL IN KIEV! WHAT A MONSTROUS EFFORT!
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GOAL! Roma 4-2 Liverpool (nainggolan pen) agg 6-7 Nainggolan smashes the penalty high and left; Karius dives the other way.
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PENALTY TO ROMA! A long ball picks out Cengiz, who clips it back inside to himself on the half-volley. The ball hits Klavan's hand, and for some reason the ref deems it a penalty when there was nothing he could do to get out of the way,.
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Final change for Liverpool: Clyne replaces Alexander-Arnold.
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There'll be three minutes of injury-time...
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Solanke kicks the ball away and is booked.
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Never before have 12 goals been scored in a Champions League semi-final; "It's a competition that just gets better and better and better," says "Fletch", who doesn't appear to understand football.
88'
The wya Liverpool defend, it's very hard to see them beating Madrid, but then the way Madrid defend, it's very hard to see them not conceding a couple.
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Off goes Firmino, on comes Solanke.
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GOAL! Roma 3-2 Liverpool (Nainggolan) agg 5-7 Roma move the ball well and it ends up with Kolarov on the left. With everyone expecting a cross, he squares for Nainggolan who allows the ball across his body - almost away from him - before spanking a glorious low shot in off the far post! Roma have four minutes and injury-time to score twice!
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Manolas has lost the head. Robertson fouls Florenzi and Manolas charges thirty yards to impart a punitive shove. Oooooh. Both are booked.
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Has Jordan Henderson touched the ball?
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Jurgen Klopp makes a change: off goes Mane, Liverpool's best player, and on comes Klavan to make a third centre-back. .
80'
Gonalons lifts a ball over the top from centre to left, and Dzeko is in behind Alexander Arnold! But he can't get requisite power into his shot, allowing Karius to smother and Lovren to hump away.
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Lovely pass from Dzeko, on the turn and straight into the box to meet the run of Cengiz who's left Robertson. But he misses with his sweep-finish and Karius collects.
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Kolarov finds space on the left and curls in, but in jumping into it, Antonucci manages to clear the ball out of the box.
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Florenzi scythes into a scissors, crunching Mane from behind. He does well to escape with a yellow card.