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Porto vs Roma LIVE: Stream, score, goals and latest updates from the Champions League

Follow all the action from the Estadio​

Jack Watson
Wednesday 06 March 2019 19:39 GMT
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Follow live updates as Roma take a slender 2-1 lead to the Estadio Dragao, where they face Porto in the Champions League last-16 second leg.

The first leg at the Stadio Olimpico was a tense affair, until the game burst into life in the last 20 minutes when Italian teenager Nicolo Zaniolo scored a brace before Adrian Lopez pulled one back for Porto.

Both sides suffered weekend defeats domestically and could do with the boost of booking their place in the Champions League quarter-finals. Follow it live:

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24: The tactics

So, it appears that Manchester United are trying to play 4-4-2 in possession with Young in midfield and Bailly at right-back and then switching to 5-3-2 when they lose the ball, except the transition is allowing PSG to attack that side of the pitch.

Jack Watson6 March 2019 20:25

28 minutes in and Manchester United's possession has reached the dizzy heights of 15 per cent. 

Jack Watson6 March 2019 20:29

Porto 1-0 Roma (2-2)

Porto take the lead on the night and are going through as it stands! 

Jack Watson6 March 2019 20:29

28: Kehrer continues his awful start to the game by slipping to let Rashford in behind him. The forward has Lukaku and Pereira in the box to aim a low cross at but just slings the ball out of play. What a waste.

Jack Watson6 March 2019 20:30

GOAL!!!!

PSG 1-2 Manchester United (3-2)

LUKAKU!!!

Everyone's favourite goalkeeper Buffon hands Manchester United a way back into the game!!

Rashford finds a bit of space and tests the goalkeeper from range with a swerving shot. The PSG man neither catches or pushes the ball away and the result is that the ball is presented on a plate for Lukaku to tap in his second. GAME BACK ON!

 

 

Jack Watson6 March 2019 20:31

34: Di Maria clatters into McTominay after the United defender clears the ball and picks up the first caution of the evening.

Jack Watson6 March 2019 20:34

35: Well this is no surprise. Bailly is being brought off for Dalot as Solskjaer responds to PSG's joy on that wing.

Jack Watson6 March 2019 20:36

36: So close! Oh offside anyway.

Young clips a deep free kick beyond the PSG defence and Rashford flashes a shot wide after touching down the delivery. He went a fraction too early and the late flag would have ruled out anything anyway.

It's just another sign that this PSG defence is very susceptable to switching off.

Jack Watson6 March 2019 20:37

GOAL!

Porto 1-1 Roma (2-3)

De Rossi converts from the penalty spot and Roma are back in control.

Militao concedes a stonewall penalty after growing frustrated with Perotti's trickery in the box and the referee point to the spot after an ill-timed lunge.

Jack Watson6 March 2019 20:38

40: So, that change.

Young appears to be the deepest on that right-wing with Dalot operating just in front of him with and without the ball.

Jack Watson6 March 2019 20:41

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