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CSKA Moscow 1 – 1 AS Roma
93′ Vasily Berezoutski 43′ Francesco Totti
AS Roma battling in Russia for a spot in the Champions League qualification and will now wait until Matchday 6. CSKA Moscow and Roma ending with a 1-1 draw having both 5 points. Game is valid for the UEFA Champions League Group Stage, Group E, Matchday 5. AS Roma have not win an away game
Highlight of the match is the historical fame for AS Roma Captain Francesco Totti
What a way to celebrate for Totti! It is precisely the Captain to open the score in the 43rd minute via a right footed shot free kick defeating CSKA Moscow goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev in the top left corner to give the lead to the Roman gladiators.
Photo: facebook.com/officialasroma
AS Roma goalkeeper De Sanctis saving the headed shot by midfielder Alan Dzagoev in the 81st minute in the center. The assist by defender Vassili Berezoutski with a cross.
AS Roma coach Rudi Garcia making the first substitution in the 77th minute by replacing forward Gervinho with forward Juan Iturbe.
Chances for Roma in the 79th minute with forward Adem Ljajic challenging CSKA Moscow goalkeeper with a left footed shot, though it is saved!!!! Great input for Iturbe providing the assist.
CSKA Moscow making a substitution in the 81st minute replacing midfielder Ahmed Musa with midfielder Zoran Tosic.
Second substitution for the Roman gladiators is in the 81st minute replacing midfielder Radja Nainggolan with midfielder Kevin Strootman.
Roma making the last substitution trying to refresh the midfield by replacing forward Adem Ljajic to bring midfielder Miralem Pjanic in the 87th minute.
What a luck!!!! Roma conceding a goal in the 93rd minute, just about 12 seconds before ending the game. Unbelievable. It is a the goal by defender Vasily Berezoutski defeating AS Roma goalkeeper Morgan De Sanctis with a left wing cross to the far post.
- Champions League Group E Standing up to Matchday 5 sees Bayern Munich in the first position with 12 points, AS Roma in the second position with 5 points, Manchester City in the third position with 4 points, and CSKA Moscow in the fourth position with 5 points.
Home | Away | Total | |||||||||||||
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UEFA Champions League Group Stage Group E Standing after Matchday 5 Tuesday 25 November 2014 |
P | W | D | L | W | D | L | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | Pts | |
1 | FC Bayern München | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 12 |
2 | AS Roma | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 12 | -4 | 5 |
2 | Manchester City FC | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 5 |
2 | PFC CSKA Moskva | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | -4 | 5 |
Here is CSKA MOSCOW official starting lineup by coach Leonid Slutsky:
CSKA Moscow (4-1-4-1): Akinfeev, Mário Fernandes, Ignashevich, Berezutski, Schennikov, Dzagoev, Cauņa, Eremenko, Natcho, Musa, Doumbia .
Here is AS ROMA official starting lineup by coach Rudi Garcia.
AS Roma (4-3-3): De Sanctis, Astori, Holebas, Manolas, Nainggolan, De Rossi, Keita, Florenzi, Ljajić, Totti, Gervinho.
This is AS ROMA group photo of the official starting lineup against CSKA Moscow
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Photo: facebook.com/officialasroma
Roma players celebrating after the goal by Francesco Totti
Photo: facebook.com/officialasroma
Photos of the game CSKA Moscow vs AS Roma courtesy of asroma.it
The iconic Roman figure…. Captain Francesco Totti
- AS Roma midfieler Kevin Strootman playing the last 7 minutes of the game after replacing midfielder Radja Nainggolan in the 83rd minute.
AS Roma midfielder Daniele De Rossi blocking the action by CSKA Moscow midfielder Roman Eremenko
AS Roma goalkeeper Morgan De Sanctis making a save…
UEFA Champions League
Group Stage Group E, Matchday 5
CSKA Moscow – AS Roma
Tuesday 25 November 2014
Arena Khimki
Moscow, Russia
18:00 local time
Referee | Felix Brych (GER) |
Assistant referee | Mark Borsch (GER) , Stefan Lupp (GER) |
Additional assistant referee | Bastian Dankert (GER) , Marco Fritz (GER) |
Fourth official | Marco Achmüller (GER) |
UEFA Delegate | Pavel Kolev (BUL) |
UEFA Referee observer | Murat Ilgaz (TUR) |
Goals:
Official formations – lineups:
CSKA Moscow (4-1-4-1): Akinfeev, Mário Fernandes, Ignashevich, Berezutski, Schennikov, Dzagoev, Cauņa, Eremenko, Natcho, Musa, Doumbia .
Subs.: Chepchugov, Nababkin, Chernov, Tošić, Efremov, Milanov, Vitinho.
Coach. Leonid Slutsky
Roma (4-3-3): De Sanctis, Astori, Holebas, Manolas, Nainggolan, De Rossi, Keita, Florenzi, Ljajić, Totti, Gervinho.
Subs.: Skorupski, Cole, Somma, Strootman, Pjanić, Iturbe, Destro.
Coach. Rudi García