The Barcelona team made an important step towards the Champions League semifinals after defeating Roma with 4:1 in the first round of Camp Nou. The guests from Rome played well and could claim the referees as well as themselves. Twice the referee did not point out the white point in favor of the `wolves` for violations against Edin Dzeko and Lorenzo Pellegrini, while Daniele de Rossi and Kostas Manolas scored goals that facilitated the Catalonians` task before the rematch in Rome on 10 April.
The Catalans opened in the 38th minute when Daniele de Rossi scored an own goal. The 55th Barca doubles with a new own goal made by Kostas Manolas. Four minutes later, defender Gerard Piquemade the score classic. Ten minutes before the end Edin Dzeko returned the intrigue for a short while, but Luis Suarez quickly returned the three-goal advance for the Catalonians, which seemed quite solid and could prove decisive for their top four.
The guests started aggressively, the first opportunity was opened to Diego Perrotti, but Jordi Alba coped with the danger. Barcelona regained its initiative and in the seventh minute Luis Suarez scored the ball into Alison`s net, but the attack was not respected due to the Uruguay`s ambush.
There was a dangerous attack on Roma, and Edin Dzeko was knocked down in the penalty area, but there was no response from the judge. In the 11th minute Lionel Messi tried his shot, firing from a long distance, but Allison was in his place. Gradually, Barca increased his pressure, and a series of mistakes in the Roma defense in the 18th minute after a corner kick resulted in Ivan Rakitic who hit the bar.
In the 27th minute Barcelona came to a great opportunity after a break from Suarez on the right, who with a diagonal shot tried to surprise Allison, but the Brazilian guard of Roma saved. Against the attack, Alessandro Florenzi did not do well with the attack after he was well placed in the penalty area. That was the 38th minute when Daniele de Rossi scored an own goal in another Barcelona attack. The experienced defender attempted to cross Iniesta to Messi, but the ball weighed fell into his own door. The second part started in front of the Barcelona door, but Florenzi missed. There was a dangerous situation in the front door of Roma after a guilty mistake by Alison, but the Catalans also failed to take advantage. So it came to the 55th minute when Barcelona doubled its lead. After a corner kick from the left, the ball was directed to the door from Rakitic, where Manollas sent her to his own net. Just four minutes later, the last hope of Roma in this match analyzed by contact messi is gone. Leo Messi found Luis Suarez on the right, who shot diagonally, goalkeeper Alisson reflected the shot, but the ball fell into the ce nter of the attack, central defender Gerard Pique, who sent her to the net for 3:0.
The third goal at the Roma door brought comfort in the ranks of the Catalonians and they played more freely. In the 66th minute Leo Messi tried to surprise Alison with a long shot, but the ball did not find the goal.
In the 77th minute, Roma failed to take advantage of their best chance. Ter Stegen was wrong, but then?
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