A calamitous night for Roma at the Camp Nou where two own goals – one each from Daniele De Rossi and Kosta Monolas – contributed to a 4-1 surrender in the first leg of the Champions League quarter final against Barcelona.
Here are our player ratings:
ROMA (4-5-1)
Alisson – 5: Fumbled two shots which were pretty much straight at him from Messi and Alba, and maybe could have done better with Suarez’s shot for the third goal. Did not inspire confidence at any stage.
Bruno – 6: Showed plenty of willingness to get forward down the right, especially in the first half, and did well defensively against Alba.
Kostas Manolas – 6: Worked hard to frustrate Suarez and made a great tackle to deny Messi in the first half, and was unfortunate to deflect Rakitic’s cross over his own line for the second goal.
Federico Fazio – 5: Occasionally uncomfortable defending against runners into the box, and didn’t show enough aggression to clear danger inside the area.
Aleksandar Kolarov – 5: Looked vulnerable defensively against Semedo, and was booked for a cynical trip on Messi. Curled a late free-kick over the top but otherwise had limited impact going forward.
Kevin Strootman – 5: Showed a good range of passing in midfield but was outplayed by Rakitic, giving too much space to the Barcelona man to play.
Daniele De Rossi – 6: Knitted his team together in midfield and worked hard to deny Messi space on the edge of the box, but unlucky to put through his own net. Tired after the break and was replaced, earning warm applause from home fans.
Lorenzo Pellegrini – 5: Won a free-kick on the edge of the box and fired it into the wall near the end of the first half. Otherwise quiet and was the first player to be replaced.
Alessandro Florenzi – 5: Limited impact on the right of Roma’s front three, although he did deliver a great cross for Perotti’s chance. Replaced with 20 minutes remaining.
Edin Dzeko – 6: Had a hopeful early penalty appeal waved away and struggled for much of the game, looking heavy-legged and ponderous, before pouncing to steer home a well-taken goal and give his team slender hope.
Diego Perotti – 6: Posed an early threat down the left but faded after that and missed a glorious headed chance early in the second half. Had a much better curling effort well saved by ter Stegen just before Roma’s goal.
SUBS:
Maxime Gonalons – 6: Came into midfield early in the second half and added power into the midfield, but produced a very poor touch inside the box to gift Suarez the final goal.
Stephan El-Sharaawy – 5: A late entrant on the right of attack, making little impact on the action.
Gregoire Defrel – 6: Came on late and nearly scored with his first touch, forcing a good save from ter Stegen. Bright display during his limited minutes.
