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Roma v AC Milan - Live Europa League updates as Mancini and Dybala strike before Celik sees red for hosts

Europa League / Quarter-final
Stadio Olimpico / 18.04.2024
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Aggregate score 3-1
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Alasdair Mackenzie

Updated 18/04/2024 at 21:36 GMT


22:35
GOOD NIGHT
That's all for tonight's live blog. Thanks for following along with us this evening and we'll catch you soon for more live action.
The full report is below complete with talking point, player ratings and more. See you next time.
22:26
LEVERKUSEN DOWN WEST HAM
Here's how Roma's next opponents made it through...
22:16
ROMA ON A ROLL
22:09
WATCH - DYBALA STUNNER DOUBLES ROMA LEAD
22:02
ROMA SET UP LEVERKUSEN REMATCH
Roma roared into the Europa League semi-finals with a 2-1 win against Serie A rivals AC Milan in the Eternal City after an eventful clash where the hosts scored twice and had a man sent off before half-time.
A week on from his match-winning goal in the first leg, centre-back Gianluca Mancini was again the unlikely goalscoring hero as he tapped in the opener inside 12 minutes, before Paulo Dybala doubled the hosts’ lead with a sumptuous curling finish.
Daniele De Rossi, who signed a contract extension to remain Roma coach next season earlier on Thursday, looked on course for a dream day, only for a rash Zeki Celik challenge on Rafael Leao to leave his side down to 10 men with an hour still to play.
However, for all their possession and attacking territory, Milan struggled to break down a resilient Roma defence, coming closest when Ruben Loftus-Cheek rattled the bar while the numbers were still even until a late Matteo Gabbia header proved to be a consolation.
Next up for the Giallorossi is a semi-final clash with newly-crowned Bundesliga champions Bayer Leverkusen in a repeat of last season’s competition – when the Italians won 1-0 on aggregate.
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22:00
FULL TIME: ROMA 2-1 MILAN (3-1 AGG.)
Roma are through to the Europa League semi-finals for the second year running!
There they will meet a familiar foe, the very same side they knocked out at that stage last season - newly-crowned Bundesliga champions Bayer Leverkusen...
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Image credit: Getty Images

92'
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RED CARD REDUCED TO YELLOW
Hernandez is shown a straight red for kicking out at El Shaarawy in quite a similar challenge to the one that saw Celik walk. But VAR intervenes and it's reduced to a yellow.
T. Hernandez
Yellow card
T. Hernandez
AC Milan
AC Milan
Yellow Cards1
Fouls3
Wide1
Free Kicks2
90'
FIVE ADDED MINUTES
To the despair of the home crowd!
89'
CHUKWUEZE GOES CLOSE!
Milan believe! Chukwueze hits a curler from the edge of the area and Svilar flies to his right to palm it away.
85'
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GOAL! ROMA 2-1 MILA N (GABBIA)
Well now, they've got one back at the death! Leao's curling delivery from the left wing is nodded home by Gabbia and Milan have five minutes plus added time to get another two...
M. Gabbia
Goal
M. Gabbia
AC Milan
AC Milan
Goals1
On target1
Yellow Cards1
Fouls5
85'
REIJNDERS TAKES AIM
But his shot flies narrowly over.
82'
SANCHES ON FOR PELLEGRINI
R. Sanches
On
R. Sanches
AS Roma
AS Roma
L. Pellegrini
Off
L. Pellegrini
AS Roma
AS Roma
Fouls against1
Hit Post / Hit Bar1
Wide1
Free Kicks5
82'
ANGELINO REPLACES BOVE
Angeliño
On
Angeliño
AS Roma
AS Roma
E. Bove
Off
E. Bove
AS Roma
AS Roma
Fouls1
Fouls against3
80'
JOVIC BOOKED
L. Jovic
Yellow card
L. Jovic
AC Milan
AC Milan
On target1
Blocked Shots1
Yellow Cards1
Fouls1
80'
PELLEGRINI SAVES ROMA
Another promising opening comes and goes as a cut-back looks set to find Chukwueze, only for Pellegrini to get back superbly and make the interception.
76'
MILAN RUNNING OUT OF TIME
They aren't any closer to breaching the red wall.
72'
BACKS TO THE WALL
Roma are dropping deeper and deeper, but the red wall is coping admirably in defence, blocking everything a white-shirted opponent can throw at them. It's like the old days with Mourinho!
69'
FLORENZI ON FOR PULISIC
A. Florenzi
On
A. Florenzi
AC Milan
AC Milan
Y. Musah
Off
Y. Musah
AC Milan
AC Milan
Blocked Shots1
Wide1
Offsides1
69'
PUNCHY CHANGES FROM PIOLI
Leao is off, Okafor replacing him.
N. Okafor
On
N. Okafor
AC Milan
AC Milan
C. Pulisic
Off
C. Pulisic
AC Milan
AC Milan
Blocked Shots1
Fouls2
Wide2
Corners7
67'
BAD MISS FROM ABRAHAM
Oh Tammy...that's a bad miss from the Englishman, who is six yards out but can only scoop a finish over the bar. Roma should have this tie dead and buried by now.