![]() ![]() Good on crosses and clearances but couldn't get near Dzeko all night and gave away a dangerous free kick, for which he was rightly booked.ĭF Virgil van Dijk, 7 - A mostly calm display, but he has lapsed into the Liverpool habit of continually searching for a killer pass when quiet, methodical possession could have thwarted the Italians' comeback. Roma focussed most of their pressure on his side of the pitch, and with support from midfield he just about managed to do his job.ĭF Dejan Lovren, 6 - Not a great clearance for Roma's first, but he was unlucky to hit James Milner in the face with his clearance for an own goal. Lucky not to concede a penalty, too.ĭF Trent Alexander-Arnold, 7 - Early nerves were understandable but kept his head and passed well throughout, always supporting his forwards. Poor effort for the hosts' second, when he palmed a shot straight to danger man Edin Dzeko, but other saves were needed. GK Loris Karius, 7 - Catching was mostly excellent, and considering Roma put in plenty of crosses, it needed to be. Players introduced after 70 minutes get no rating) Very few teams could go through after conceding six goals, but Liverpool managed it because few teams can handle this exceptional attack. It's almost as though retaining possession is just too boring for them and a Roma side not on their level were allowed to come back into it.ħ - The team, for better or worse, is what it is and where it is thanks to Jurgen Klopp. Once again defence and game management emerged as the Reds' only real weaknesses. They did excellently to pick off Roma when the home side had to push forward and easily got the goals they needed to make the result secure - but only just. Throughout the tie, two iffy penalties and an own goal made it closer than it really was. Liverpool reached their first Champions League final in 11 years, but once again made it far harder than it needed to be in a 7-6 aggregate win over Roma after falling 4-2 in the Stadio Olimpico on Wednesday. Liverpool's Mohamed Salah gripped by homecoming nerves in Champions League semifinal You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browser ![]()
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