Liverpool will play in their first Champions League final in Kiev after surviving a wounded Roma last minutes assault.
Liverpool started on a good note and went ahead in Rome with their first shot at goal, but it wasn’t long before a helpless Milner scored in his own net after a terrible clearance from Lovren.
Liverpool were not done as they went ahead again with a superb finish from Wijnaldum, which means he’s scored away from home for the first time to cap an entertaining first half.
Roma knew the last 45 minutes is crucial to whatever miracle they’re expecting and showed real intent.
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They got rewarded and they never looked like losing thereafter. With 15 minutes left in the game, Karius kept Liverpool in the game withsome crucial saves and Liverpool front three could not make the best of their chances that was far between.
Liverpool’s record breaker, Mohammed Salah, was relatively quiet as he never had real chances at goal.
With about 7 more minutes to play, Radja Nannagian gave Roma a lifeline with a stunner from outside the box and Liverpool knew it could be worse.
The Reds coach, Jurgen Klopp, who was without his assistant for the first time in his Liverpool career, had withdrawn strikes, Roberto Firmino and Sadio Mane, replaced by Klavan and Dominic Solanke to fortify his defence, but the unlikely happened.
Klavan was penalised for handball with just seconds left to play and why not, Roma converted and would hope the match went for another 2 minutes at least to fancy their chances, but it was all over just after Liverpool restarted the game and it will mean Liverpool will play in their first final since 2007 where they lost 2-1 to AC Milan.
Liverpool will go with their inexperienced side who had risen above their expectations to Kiev with Real Madrid in the final.
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