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49% Ball Possesion LIVERPOOL and 51% Ball Possessiion AS ROMA
Liverpool 5 – 2 AS Roma 
35′ Mohamed Salah 81′ Edin Dzeko
45′ Mohamed Salah 85′ Diego Perotti (pen)
56′ Sadio Mané
61′ Roberto Firmino
68′ Roberto Firmino
AS Roma falling at Anfield, but it’s not over. Be Calm. Relax. There is still the second leg at the Olimpico Stadium on Wednesday 2 May. Sadly, Roma lost the first leg in the Champions League Semifinal First Leg on Tuesday 24 April 2018. Liverpool defeated Roma with a 5-2.
The ex Roma payer Mohammed Salah punished his ex-team by scoring two goals. For Roma, forward Edin Dzeko shortening the distance in the 81st minute. The hope for Roma for a turnover is followed in the 85th minute after Diego Perotti converts a penalty for the final 5-2. The penalty is conceded by James Milner after a handball inside the penalty box.
FT | #LFCRoma 5⃣-2⃣
Two late away goals for the Giallorossi at Anfield. pic.twitter.com/Y9IaNYCGyX
— AS Roma English (@ASRomaEN) April 24, 2018
Here is LIVERPOOL official starting lineup – formation by Coach Klopp:
LIVERPOOL (4-3-3): Karius; Alexander-Arnold, Lovren, van Dijk, Robertson; Milner, Henderson, Oxlade-Chamberlain; Salah, Firmino, Mané.
Subs: Mignolet; Clyne, Wijnaldum, Klavan, Moreno, Ings, Solanke.
Coach: Klopp
AS ROMA (3-4-2-1): Alisson; Fazio, Manolas, Juan Jesus; Florenzi, Strootman, De Rossi, Kolarov; Nainggolan, Ünder; Džeko.
Subs: Skorupski; Pellegrini, Perotti, Schick, Gonalons, Peres, El Shaarawy.
Coach: Eusebio Di Francesco
Referee: Brych (GER)
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#ASRoma #UCL #LFCRoma pic.twitter.com/6lX5AWzL6X
— AS Roma English (@ASRomaEN) April 24, 2018
TEAM NEWS | ? | Here it is, our starting line-up for tonight’s @ChampionsLeague semi-final clash against @LFC! DAJE! ?
#ASRoma #UCL #LFCRoma pic.twitter.com/6lX5AWzL6X— AS Roma English (@ASRomaEN) April 24, 2018
TEAM NEWS: Alexander-Arnold, Lovren, Robertson, Oxlade-Chamberlain & Firmino return for Liverpool at Anfield tonight…#UCL pic.twitter.com/Go015wS7E5
— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) April 24, 2018
? | Federico Fazio speaks after tonight’s game…#ASRoma #UCL #LFCRoma pic.twitter.com/8aWpjF6e2R
— AS Roma English (@ASRomaEN) April 24, 2018
2017 – 2018 UEFA Champions League Semifinal,
First Leg
Liverpool 5 – 2 AS Roma
Tuesday 24 April 2018
Anfield
Liverpool, England, UK
20:45
Referee: Felix Brych (GER)
Assistant referees: Mark Borsch (GER) and Stefan Lupp (GER)
Additional assistant referees: Bastian Dankert (GER) and Marco Fritz (GER)
Fourth official: Markus Häcker (GER)
Goals: 35′ Mohamed Salah (L), 45′ Mohamed Salah (L), 56′ Sadio Mané (L), 61′ Roberto Firmino (L), 68′ Roberto Firmino, 81′ Edin Dzeko (R), 85′ Diego Perotti (pen) (R)
Official lineup – formations:
LIVERPOOL (4-3-3): Karius; Alexander-Arnold, Lovren, van Dijk, Robertson; Milner, Henderson, Oxlade-Chamberlain; Salah, Firmino, Mané.
Subs: Mignolet; Clyne, Wijnaldum, Klavan, Moreno, Ings, Solanke.
Coach: Klopp
AS ROMA (3-4-2-1): Alisson; Fazio, Manolas, Juan Jesus; Florenzi, Strootman, De Rossi, Kolarov; Nainggolan, Ünder; Džeko.
Subs: Skorupski; Pellegrini, Perotti, Schick, Gonalons, Peres, El Shaarawy.
Coach: Eusebio Di Francesco
Referee: Brych (GER)