Roma 3-4 Real Madrid: result and report

Report

Real Madrid won 4-3, but Roma were in charge for most of the night and lost only because they could not hold a two-goal lead late on. With seven minutes left, Roma led 3-1. Real Madrid then scored three times to take the points.

Roma led twice before the late collapse. Marten de Roon scored on 20 minutes from Matías Soulé's pass. Kylian Mbappé equalised five minutes later, set up by Yan Diomande.

Roma still looked the likelier winners after the break. Donyell Malen scored on 51 minutes from Rodrigo Mora's pass, then added another on 57 minutes, again from Soulé. Malen was the highest-rated player on the pitch, despite finishing on the losing side.

Real Madrid's late turnaround

The game turned because Real Madrid's substitutes and attackers kept coming. Carlos Espí scored on 83 minutes from Endrick's pass. Two minutes later, Endrick equalised himself, set up by Arda Güler. Antonio Rüdiger then scored the winner in the 90th minute, with Güler providing his second assist.

Three goals in seven minutes is a dramatic finish. The numbers show it was not a smash-and-grab, though.

Chances and pressure

Real Madrid had the slightly better chances over the whole match. They led on xG, shots (14 to 12), shots on target (8 to 7) and big chances (4 to 3). They also spent more time pushing Roma back, while Roma had fewer dangerous attacks, 36 to 47.

The margins were still small. Roma had more of the ball and made more key passes, 12 to 8, so this was an open game rather than one-way traffic. The winner was Real Madrid's own. On chances, a draw would not have looked out of place either.