Real Madrid don produce one kind comeback wey shock everybody for Stadio Olimpico. Dem bin dey 3-1 down, but dem score three late goals to snatch 4-3 Champions League win over Roma on Jose Mourinho return to the stadium. Real Madrid travel to Italian capital for first time since 2018, as dem face Roma team wey dey celebrate their Champions League return.
Mourinho bin guide Roma to Conference League victory for 2021-22, then Europa League final next season. Home fans bring plenty banners to celebrate their former boss.
Roma start well. Marten de Roon put Roma ahead with right footed shot from outside the box, assisted by Matias Soule. Kylian Mbappe equalize for Real Madrid with right footed shot from outside the box, assisted by Yan Diomande with headed pass.
For second half, Donyell Malen score twice for Roma. First na left footed shot from left side of the box, assisted by Rodrigo Mora. Second na right footed shot from centre of the box, assisted by Matias Soule with through ball on fast break. VAR review confirm the second goal.
Carlos Espi pull one back for Real Madrid with right footed shot from very close range following corner. VAR review award the goal. Endrick equalize with header from centre of the box to bottom left corner, assisted by Arda Guler cross following corner.
Antonio Rudiger convert dramatic close-range 90th-minute winner, assisted by Arda Guler cross following corner. Fourth official announce five minutes added time. Roma supporters heart break as former defender score against them. Rudiger hold him hands up almost apologetically as team-mates mob am.
Roma bin celebrate Champions League return. Gian Piero Gasperini inspire Roma to third-place finish in Serie A last season. Gasperini side unbeaten through six league outings. For Europe, their league phase campaign start with 1-1 draw at Fenerbahce. Madrid edge past Inter Milan 2-1 at Santiago Bernabeu.
Mile Svilar expected out until November with broken finger, Bryan Cristante no dey available. Donyell Malen red card at weekend no mean say he suspended for Wednesday match; the Dutchman go serve ban in Serie A. Madrid dey without Eder Militao, Ferland Mendy, Rodrygo and Raul Asencio. Bernardo Silva and Arda Guler eligible after serving suspensions, but dem fit start from bench.
Mourinho return to Italy after more than a decade away. He depart Roma at start of 2024 after two-and-a-half years. This occasion mean plenty to am given what him Roma team achieve in Tirana for May 2022. Mourinho Madrid no convince well before, dem claim stodgy victory over Villarreal at weekend to remain six points behind Barcelona for La Liga. Yan Diomande first goal for club overshadowed by Vinicius Junior red card and Mourinho refusal to speak to press postgame.
