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39% Ball Possession AS ROMA and 61% Ball Possession REAL MADRID
AS Roma 0 – 2 Real Madrid 
. 57′ Cristiano Ronaldo
. 86′ Jesé
AS Roma losing the Champions League Round of 16 First Leg against Real Madrid at the Olimpico di Roma Stadium.
Real Madrid opening the score in the 57th minute with forward Cristiano Ronaldo defeating AS Roma goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny with a right footed shot int he top right corner. The assist is by defender Marcelo.
Things going bad for Roma. Real Madrid increasing the score in the 86th minute with forward Jesé defeating goalkeeper Szczesny with a right footed shot in the bottom left corner. The assist is by midfielder Luka Modric.
Here is AS ROMA official starting lineup by coach Luciano Spalletti:
AS ROMA (4-2-3-1): Szczęsny; Florenzi, Manolas, Rüdiger, Digne; Vainqueur, Pjanić; Salah, Nainggolan, El Shaarawy; Perotti.
Here is REAL MADRID official starting lineup by coach Zinedine Zidane:
REAL MADRID(4-3-3): Keylor Navas; Carvajal, Varane, Sergio Ramos, Marcelo; Kroos, Modrić, Isco; James Rodríguez, Benzema, Ronaldo.
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Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer of AS ROMA: De Rossi, Pjanic, and Dzeko with 2 goals each
Top scorer of REAL MADRID: Cristiano Ronaldo with 11 goals
| AS ROMA | Goals | Goals | REAL MADRID |
|---|---|---|---|
| De Rossi, Daniele | 2 | 11 | Cristiano Ronaldo |
| Pjanic, Miralem | 2 | 4 | Benzema, Karim |
| Dzeko, Edin | 2 | 1 | Modric, Luka |
| Falque, Iago | 1 | 1 | Nacho |
| Torosidis, Vasilis | 1 | 1 | Kovacic, Mateo |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of AS ROMA: 3 wins
| 12/02/16 | SA | Carpi – Roma | 1:3 | Round 25 | |||
| 07/02/16 | SA | Roma – Sampdoria | 2:1 | Round 24 | |||
| 02/02/16 | SA | Sassuolo – Roma | 0:2 | Round 23 |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of REAL MADRID: 3 wins
| 13/02/16 | PD | Real Madrid – At. Bilbao | 4:2 | Round 24 | |||
| 07/02/16 | PD | Granada – Real Madrid | 1:2 | Round 23 | |||
| 31/01/16 | PD | Real Madrid – Espanyol | 6:0 | Round 22 |
Photo: facebook.com/officialasroma
UEFA Champions League Round of 16
AS Roma 0 – 2 Real Madrid
Wednesday 17 February 2016
Olimpico di Roma Stadium
Rome, Italy
20:45
Referee: Pavel Královec (CZE)
Assistant referees: Roman Slyško (SVK) and Martin Wilczek (CZE)
Fourth official: Tomáš Mokrusch (CZE)
Additional assistant referees: Petr Ardeleanu (CZE) and Michal Paták (CZE)
Goals: 57′ Cristiano Ronaldo (R), 86′ Jesé(R)
Official lineups – formations:
AS ROMA (4-2-3-1): Szczęsny; Florenzi, Manolas, Rüdiger, Digne; Vainqueur, Pjanić; Salah, Nainggolan, El Shaarawy; Perotti.
Subs: De Sanctis, Maicon, Keita, De Rossi, Iago Falque, Džeko, Totti, .
Coach: Spalletti.
REAL MADRID(4-3-3): Keylor Navas; Carvajal, Varane, Sergio Ramos, Marcelo; Kroos, Modrić, Isco; James Rodríguez, Benzema, Ronaldo.
Subs: Casilla, Nacho, Danilo, Casemiro, Kovačić, Vázquez, Jesé Rodríguez.
Coach: Zidane.
Match Stats
| AS Roma | Match Stats | Real Madrid |
| 0 | Goals | 2 |
| 11 (2) | Shots (on goal) | 19 (5) |
| 12 | Fouls | 10 |
| 7 | Corner kicks | 5 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 39% | Ball Possession | 61% |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Saves | 2 |