Liverpool host
Roma in the first leg of their
Champions League semi-final at
Anfield. Follow the action LIVE with Express Sport.
Liverpool and Roma go head-to-head in tonight’s Champions League semi-final first leg at Anfield.
The Merseyside club are fighting to reach their first Champions League final since 2007.
Mohamed Salah, who was crowned PFA Player of the Year on Sunday, has scored 41 goals in all competitions since arriving from Roma and is looking to add to his tally against his former side.
The Italian side are a surprise arrival in the last four of Europe's premier club competition after a stunning comeback against Spanish giants Barcelona in the quarter-finals.
LIVERPOOL 5-2 ROMA
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Jurgen Klopp’s side had one foot firmly in Kiev for the Champions League final, but two late Roma goals give them a glimmer of hope in this tie.
It’s still very much advantage Liverpool.
93: So Roma basically need to do what they did to Barcelona. Win 3-0.
92: I bet Jurgen Klopp didn’t think he would have to send Ragnar Klavan on at 5-0. The centre-back replaces Roberto Firmino for the final two minutes.
90: Nainggolan’s effort is deflected wide for a corner. We’ve entered four minutes of stoppage time as Roma pour forward.
88: Suddenly this has turned into a critical two minutes plus stoppage time for Liverpool. If they concede another then it really is game on. Roma fans have found their voices.
86: The Reds have fallen to pieces since Mohamed Salah left the field. The wheels are coming off as Roma go for a third.
LIVERPOOL 5-2 ROMA - PEROTTI
84: Wait. They couldn’t, could they?
Having been in complete control Liverpool have somehow engineered a way to concede twice in five minutes.
Penalty awarded against James Milner for handball from Nainggolan’s powerful shot. Diego Perotti is the calmest man in Anfield as he places it into the top corner.
