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Roma engineer miracle to stun Barca with epic comeback, reach UCL semis

Three Three quick thoughts from Roma's incredible 3-0 win against Barcelona in the Champions League at the Stadio Olimpico, which sees the Italian side advance on away goals after the aggregate score of this quarterfinal finished 4-4.

1. Roma stun Barcelona to reach semis

Kostas Manolas scored 10 minutes from time as Roma turned around a three-goal first-leg deficit to dump Barcelona out of the Champions League on Wednesday.

Few gave Roma a chance after they lost the quarterfinal first leg 4-1 at Camp Nou last week, but Barca coach Ernesto Valverde warned that "extraordinary" things can happen in football when he previewed the game on Monday.