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Barcelona 4 – 1 AS Roma 
. 38′ Daniele De Rossi
. 55′ Kostas Manolas
. 59′ Gerard Piqué
. 87′ Luis Suárez 
It is a sad day for Italian football. AS Roma losing the UEFA Champions League Quarterfinals First Leg against Barcelona on Wednesday 4 April 2018 at Camp Nou in Barcelona, Spain. Sadly, it is a painful defeat because there were two own goals and the final result is 4-1 which complicates the qualification. The second leg will be played at the Olimpico di Roma Stadium on Tuesday April 10, 2018.
FT | #BarcaRoma 4⃣-1⃣
Edin Dzeko scores for #ASRoma, but two own goals and strikes from Pique and Suarez confirm a tough away defeat. pic.twitter.com/9b3cpAjOby
— AS Roma English (@ASRomaEN) April 4, 2018
Here is BARCELONA official starting lineup – formation by Coach Valverde:
BARCELONA (4-3-1-2) ter Stegen; Semedo, Piqué, Umtiti, Jordi Alba; Sergi Roberto, Rakitić, Busquets; Iniesta; Messi, Suárez.
Here is AS ROMA official starting lineup – formation by Coach Eusebio Di Francesco:
AS ROMA (4-3-3): Alisson; Bruno Peres, Manolas, Fazio, Kolarov; Pellegrini, De Rossi, Strootman; Florenzi, Džeko, Perotti.
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? Camp Nou!#BarcaRoma #UCL #ASRoma ?? pic.twitter.com/pUx6Jdvat9
— AS Roma (@OfficialASRoma) April 4, 2018
? Camp Nou! ?#ASRoma #BarcaRoma #UCL pic.twitter.com/2Yx1TmXblz
— AS Roma (@OfficialASRoma) April 4, 2018
TEAM NEWS | ? | Here it is, our starting line-up for tonight’s game against @FCBarcelona! Daje! ?#ASRoma #UCL #BarcaRoma pic.twitter.com/fHjBOdZdiJ
— AS Roma English (@ASRomaEN) April 4, 2018
Sergio Busquets & Lionel Messi return for Barcelona; Roma star Alessandro Florenzi starts in an advanced role at the Camp Nou…#UCL pic.twitter.com/z9t4n5Ejbu
— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) April 4, 2018
⏳… #BarcaRoma
??DAJE ROMA! ?❤️#UCL #ASRoma pic.twitter.com/epOaw8Fgap
— AS Roma (@OfficialASRoma) April 4, 2018
A tough night for #ASRoma…
➡️ https://t.co/CnDruGCJWG pic.twitter.com/5qkDY5yjjD
— AS Roma English (@ASRomaEN)
? | The thoughts of @Alissonbecker after tonight’s game…#ASRoma #UCL #BarcaRoma pic.twitter.com/kMnNOhKYUE
— AS Roma English (@ASRomaEN) April 4, 2018
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A tough night, but fantastic support as always. Thanks to all the fans for cheering on the team, both in the stadium and around the world. ? #ASRoma #UCL #BarcaRoma pic.twitter.com/3peuOPBcdy
— AS Roma English (@ASRomaEN) April 4, 2018
? | Edin Dzeko on tonight’s game…#ASRoma #UCL #BarcaRoma pic.twitter.com/NEPF9p7oYz
— AS Roma English (@ASRomaEN) April 4, 2018
2017 – 2018 UEFA Champions League Quarterfinals,
First Leg
Barcelona 4 – 1 AS Roma
Wednesday 4 April 2018
Camp Nou Stadium
Barcelona, Spain
20:45
Referee: Danny Makkelie (NED)
Assistant referees: Mario Diks (NED) and Hessel Steegstra (NED)
Additional assistant referees: Kevin Blom (NED) and Kamphuis Jochem (NED)
Fourth official: Jan de Vries (NED)
Goals: 38′ Daniele De Rossi (own goal), 55′ Kostas Manolas (own goal), 59′ Gerard Piqué (B), 80′ Edin Dzeo (R), 87′ Luis Suárez (B)
Official lineups – formations:
BARCELONA (4-3-1-2) ter Stegen; Semedo, Piqué, Umtiti, Jordi Alba; Sergi Roberto, Rakitić, Busquets; Iniesta; Messi, Suárez.
Subs: Cillessen, D. Suárez, Dembélé, Paulinho, Paco Alcácer, Gómes, Vermaelen.
Coach: Valverde
AS ROMA (4-3-3): Alisson; Bruno Peres, Manolas, Fazio, Kolarov; Pellegrini, De Rossi, Strootman; Florenzi, Džeko, Perotti.
Subs: Skorupski, Juan Jesus, Gonalons, Defrel, Gerson, Schick, El Shaarawy.
Coach: Eusebio Di Francesco.