Goal

List of goalscorers

M. Salah
35'
1 - 0
M. Salah
45'
2 - 0
Sadio Mané
56'
3 - 0
Roberto Firmino
61'
4 - 0
Roberto Firmino
69'
5 - 0
5 - 1
81'
E. Džeko
5 - 2
85'
D. Perotti
Press

Match report in news

  • 94'
    FT: Liverpool 5-2 Roma. What a game of football! A brace each from Mo Salah and Roberto Firmino along with a goal from Sadio Mane looked to have Liverpool in cruise control, but the visitors will take heart from their two late goals ahead of next week's second leg.
Substitution

Substitution

at Liverpool
  • 93'
    Firmino makes way for Ragnar Kalvan for Liverpool.
  • 90'
    4 minutes added on.
  • 90'
    Nainggolan's effort is deflected behind for a corner.
  • 89'
    Perotti's deliver from the left is poor and Karius claims.
Card

Yellow card

a Roma
  • 88'
    Fazio is booked and he's not happy about it.
Penalty scored
Goaaaaal from a penalty!
de Roma en el 85'
  • 85'
    GOAL! ROMA! PEROTTI! Perotti steps up and sends Karius the wrong way, lifting the ball into the top corner. Hope for the visitors.
  • 85'
    PENALTY! ROMA! Milner blocks Nainggolan's effort from the edge of the box with his hand and the referee immediately points to the spot.
  • 84'
    Dzeko fires tamely into the arms of Karius from the edge of the box.
  • 82'
    Robertson crosses low from the left but Wijnaldum somehow fails to make contact and it deflects behind of Kolarov.
Goal
Goaaaaaal!
de Roma en el 81'
  • 81'
    GOAL! ROMA! DZEKO! The Bosnian peels off Lovren, who misjudges the flight of Nainggolan's ball, before controlling on his chest and slotting past Karius at his near post.
  • 75'
    Ings replaces Salah for Liverpool, it's fair to say his work is done.
Card

Yellow card

a Liverpool
  • 74'
    Dejan Lovren goes into the book for a crunching challenge on Strootman.
  • 73'
    Schick meet's Perotti's cross from the left with a good header, but KArius dives low to his left to keep it out.
  • 71'
    Schick blocks Van Dijk's clearance just wide of the far post on the edge of the box. Asider from Kolarov hitting the bar, that is the closest the visitors have come.
Goal
Goaaaaaal!
de Liverpool en el 69'
  • 69'
    GOAL! LIVERPOOL! FIRMINO! The Brazilian meets a corner from the right to head beyond Alisson and into the far corner.
Substitution

Substitution

at Roma
  • 67'
    File this one under shutting the stable door after the horse has bolted. Gonalons and Perotti replace De Rossi and Jesus for Roma.
Goal
Goaaaaaal!
de Liverpool en el 61'
  • 61'
    GOAL! LIVERPOOL! FIRMINO! More magic from Mo Salah! A shake of the hips sees him slip past Jesus, before he squares for Firmino to turn home into an empty net from close range. What a performance! What a night! What a player Mo Salah is!
  • 60'
    Alisson makes a vital stop to deny Robertson after he powered a low effort at goal following good work from Mane down the left.
  • 59'
    Kolarov feeds Schick and he tries to dig an effort out but it drops well wide of the near post.
  • 58'
    Alexander-Arnold blazes well wide from range.
Goal
Goaaaaaal!
de Liverpool en el 56'
  • 56'
    GOAL! LIVERPOOL! MANE! Horrible, horrible defending. Salah is put in all alone down the right with a simple ball over the top form Milner and he advances before squaring for Mane to slide the ball home from eight yards. So, so easy!
  • 53'
    Careful! Fazio almost presents the ball straight to Salah as last man but the Egyptian's touch lets him down.
  • 51'
    Lovren appears to touch the ball with his arm as he slides in on Nainggolan inside the box but the appeals are muted and the Croat gets away with it.
  • 50'
    Will Liverpool ease off in this second half as they did against Manchester City? Or will they go for the throat?
  • 48'
    Alexander-Arnold takes it but the wall does its job.
  • 47'
    Strootman is penalised for handball and Liverpool have a free-kick quite central 30 yards out.
  • 46'
    Liverpool get us back underway here. Patrik Schick is on for Cengiz Under at the break for the visitors.
  • 45'
    HT: Liverpool 2-0 Roma. It's been the Mo Salah show so far with the Liverpool star bagging two wonderful goals to put his side firmly in the driving seat here.
  • 45'
    2 minutes added on.
Goal
Goaaaaaal!
de Liverpool en el 45'
  • 45'
    GOAL! LIVERPOOL! SALAH! The Egyptian touches a clearance into the path of Firmino before continuing his run. Firmino returns the favour, setting Salah clear and he dinks the ball over the onrushing Alisson and into the far corner. Wow.
  • 44'
    68% of the possession in the last 15 minutes for the hosts.
  • 43'
    Firmino's effort from the edge of the box is deflected wide for a corner.
  • 40'
    Wijnaldum powers a low drive towards the far corner after being picked out by a long ball over the top but Alisson makes the save and Roma hack the ball clear. Liverpool need another whilst they're on top here.
  • 40'
    Good defending from Florenzi as he denies Mane after he looked to be through.
Card

Yellow card

a Liverpool
  • 39'
    Alexander-Arnold is booked for fouling Strootman.
  • 36'
    GOAL! LIVERPOOL! SALAH! Roma are furious after they are not given a foul in the build-up but what a goal! Salah receives the ball out on the right-hand side of the box and proceeds to find the top corner with a kiss off the crossbar for good measure. No celebration from the Egyptian, but Jordan Henderson and Trent Alexander-Arnold's reactions make up for that.
  • 35'
    Firmino cuts in from the right and drills an effort towards the far corner, but Alisson gets there and holds on.
  • 33'
    OFFSIDE! Liverpool have the ball in the net, but it won't count. Robertson crosses from the left and Mane directs it into the far corner on the slide but he was clearly beyond the last defender when the Scot crossed.
  • 30'
    Salah looks to shape one into the far corner after he plays a lovely one-tow with Firmino, but Alisson parries the ball away down to his right.
  • 29'
    ANOTHER CHANCE FOR MANE! Salah plays Firmino in behind and he spins away from his man before squaring for Mane 12 yards out, but he blazes high and wide under little pressure.
  • 28'
    WHAT A CHANCE! Firmino sets Mane racing away and he leaves Manolas for dead. The Senegalese is through on goal but with only Alisson to beat he can only blaze over. You've got to score those!
  • 27'
    Milner's ball to the far post is headed to safety, before Alisson claims a cross from the right.
Card

Yellow card

a Roma
  • 26'
    Juan Jesus gets the first card of the game for a late challenge on Mane. It's probably too far out for a shot though. Milner is over it.
  • 25'
    Henderson makes a good challenge to halt Under on the counter.
  • 20'
    It doesn't look good for the Ox as he is carried out on a stretcher. Fingers crossed that is just a precaution.
  • 18'
    OFF THE BAR! Loris Karius, you lucky man. Kolarov unleashes one from 25 yards and the German appears to have it under control, only to get just a fingertip on the ball. Luckily for Liverpool, the ball rattles the crossbar rather than fnding the roof of the net.
Substitution

Substitution

at Liverpool
  • 18'
    Wijnaldum replaces Oxlade-Chamberlain.
Injury

Injured

en Liverpool
  • 15'
    Oxlade-Chamberlain makes a good challenge on Kolarov but he appears to have hurt his knee in the process. This could be bad news for Liverpool and England.
  • 14'
    A decent move from Roma ends with Kolarov crossing from the left but Karius is up to claim.
  • 11'
    Florenzi drifts in behind Robertson down the right but the ball too him is too long and sails out for a goal kick.
  • 8'
    A cross-cum-shot from Nainggolan from the right harmlessly drifts across the box with no player in a red or white shirt anywhere near it.
  • 8'
    Oxlade-Chamberlain fizzes in a low effort from 25 yards but it is straight at Alisson. Quite an open game already here.
  • 7'
    No such flag problems for the lino on the other side as he penalises Under.
  • 5'
    CHANCE! Salah slips in Firmino but his touch takes him a little wide and he can only slide a low effort across the face of goal. A warning shot from the hosts.
  • 5'
    A brief pause in play as the lino is issued with a new flag.
  • 3'
    Salah gets the better of his man down the right and looks to curl one but it is straight at Alisson. A lively start to this one!
  • 2'
    The first effort of the game comes in from Strootman 25 yards out but Karius safely pouches it.
  • 1'
    An early show of Dzeko's strength as he swats Lovren aside as if here were a fly. That battle could prove key this evening.
  • 1'
    Roma get us underway here!
Start of match

Start of match

  • PRVW
    The players are out on the pitch and we'll be underway shortly!
  • PRVW
    Just five minutes to go until kick-off here! The atmosphere is electric!
  • PRVW
    Warm-ups are underway here:
  • PRVW
    The Roman army of travelling fans believes:
  • PRVW
    Here are Klopp's thoughts on his starting lineup: "We cannot get a result without a good game. It’s a strong [Roma] side. They are playing the same system they played against Barcelona – so [that’s a] big honour! It will be exciting. It’s a really open game with two strong sides. Go through their line-up and it’s a mixture of experience, youth, skills, threat and everything. Go through our line-up and it’s pretty much the same. That’s how a semi-final should be."
  • PRVW
    Jurgen Klopp's message in his program notes reads: "This is our time and our moment if we want to make it so". What an opportunity this is for Liverpool.
  • PRVW
    It's fair to say the home fans will be in fine voice tonight:
  • PRVW
    Will this be one of those famous Anfield European nights?
  • PRVW
    Mo Salah meets up with his former team-mates ahead of this one.
  • PRVW
    Liverpool go with the game side that crushed Manchester City 3-0 at Anfield in the first leg of their quarter-final clash. Are we in for a repeat performance today?
  • PRVW
    Just the one change from Roma then from the side that stunned Barcelona at the Stadio Olimpico, with Cegniz Under coming in for Patrik Schick.
  • PRVW
    Liverpool: Karius; Alexander-Arnold, Lovren, Van Dijk, Robertson; Henderson, Milner, Oxlade-Chamberlain; Salah, Firmino, Mane. Subs: Mignolet, Clyne, Wijnaldum, Klavan, Moreno, Ings, Solanke.
  • PRVW
    Roma: Alisson; Fazio, Manolas, Jesus; Florenzi, De Rossi, Strootman, Kolarov; Under, Nainggolan; Dzeko. Skorupski, Peres, Gonalons, Lo. Pellegrini, Perotti, El Shaarawy, Schick.
Info

Pre-match

24 April 2018, 20:45

Referee: Felix Brych

Stadium: Anfield

  • PRVW
    Hello and welcome! The Champions League is back and we're into the business end of the season now! Only one of these teams will make it through to the final in Kiev, but which will it be?