Roma defeat Liverpool 4-2 in Champions League battle

Liverpool have qualified for the final of the 2017/18 Champions League 

The Reds were beaten by Roma 4-2 on Wednesday night, but qualified for the final on 7-6 aggregate.

They will meet Real Madrid in the final at the Olimpiyskiy National Sports Complex, Kiev, Ukraine Premier League campaigners Liverpool have qualified for the final of the 2017/18 Champions League even after losing 4-2 against Roma in Rome on Wednesday night, May 2. 

Liverpool won the first leg 5-2, but they will have themselves to blame in the return leg for allowing Roma to come back into the game. 

Senegal international Sadio Mane scored the first goal for Liverpool in the 9th minute after a superb assist from Roberto Firmino. But James Milner scored an own goal in the 15th minute to give Roma a cheap goal. 

Roma came back strong at the death, and a goal would have taken the game into extra time, but Liverpool held on before the final whistle was blown.

 Liverpool will now meet Real Madrid in the final of the 2017/18 UEFA Champions League. Los Blancos edged German side Bayern Munich in their own semi final match. 

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