Real Madrid 1 - 2 Roma

Julio Baptista saw his deflected free-kick expertly turned away by Doni, while Roma’s Aquilani was desperately unlucky to see his brilliant drive come back off the bar. Real, needing a goal to stay alive in the competition, and saw Baptista’s curlng free-kick strike the bar just after the break, and Doni saved well from Diarra. But Roma, playing on the counter, showed their own threat when sub-Vucinic struck the bar. The drama then began to unfold as Real lost Pepe for a second bookable offense and a shell-shocked Real defence stood statuesque as Tonetto’s cross was buried by Rodrigo Taddei. Madrid hit back minutes later when Robinho fed Raul and the captain steered the ball home. But Roma killed the game late on through Vucinic’s close-range header.

Tags : Uefa Champions League Group of 16, UCL highlight

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