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Evening all, and welcome to AS Roma v Manchester United!

Europa League / Semi-final
Stadio Olimpico / 06.05.2021
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Aggregate score 5-8
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Ibrahim Mustapha

Updated 06/05/2021 at 21:57 GMT+1


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United change both full-backs, Wan-Bissaka, who's been booked, replaced by Brandon Williams and Shaw, who's played loads, replaced by Alex Telles.
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We go again.
20:49
Both sides have looked dangerous, but United have a little more quality and that's why they're ahead.
20:49
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Half-time: Roma 0-1 Man United agg 2-7
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Lovely from United, a glorious flick from Shaw finding Cavani, who finds Van de Beek who lays off for Fernandes ... but he can only bend wide from wide inside the box.
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There'll be three added minutes.
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Shaw hoists a long, looping crossfielder to Greenwood who, at the back post, sticks into the middle for Fernandes ... who tries to haul it from behind him with a kind of wheel-kick, but misses entirely.
44'
A foul on Fernandes gives United a free-kick 30 yards out; usually, it would be Rashford'sRahford from this range, but with him sat at the side Fernandes takes the opportunity to drill into the wall.
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But now here come Roma - this has been a pretty fun game considering - with Dzeko finding Pellegrini, who does really well to turn into a shot, inciting another decent save from De Gea.
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Nice from United again, Van de Beek slipping to Greenwood who lashes just wide of the far post.
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GOAL! Roma 0-1 Manchester United (Cavani) agg 2-7 As I was saying, this a lovely goal! Pogba wins it deep and finds Fernandes, who flips a lovely ball around the corner with the outside of his boot. This allows Fred to drive forward and ... and ... and he curves a lush pass through to Cavani, with the outside of his right foot! This is not a misprint. Cavani then takes one fine touch to get the ball out of his feet and into his stride, then absolutely dematerialises a rising finish past Mirante. It's close enough so that the keeper gets a touch, but he's never stopping it. There's a quick check for offside which interrupts Cavani mid-arrow, before the ref confirms the goal.
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United haven't played well so far.
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Another free-kick for Roma and Pellegrini chips a decent ball into the box which Peres attacks ... but De Gea saves his header ... though an excellent line from United catches about 48 men offside.
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Roma have been a threat this half, and Dzeko does really well to hold off Bailly while making an angle for a shot ... but Bailly does well to get back at him, getting a touch that deadens the shot only for the ball to reach Pellegrini, who hammers a riser that De Gea blocks away.
32'
Bailly upends Dzeko close to the right corner of the box. I guess he did that on general principle because there was no practical reason for it; Maguire heads Pellegrini's cross into touch.
32'
Dzeko controls a long ball over the top, holding off Pogba and slipping to Mkhitaryan outside him. His cross, first-time and on the run, is a beauty, but Pedro can't quite reach it on the slide. Ah, but the flag goes up anyway.
31'
I've just remembered that Van de Beek is playing.
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Yup, Darboe replaces Smalling.
29'
Smalling is down injured - I think it's a hamstring situation - and he'll be going off I think.
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I've watched loads of Cavani this season, and what's become clear is that he's not a great finisher in terms of taking his chances. But he's so good at finding them that he scores enough - frequently from the hard ones.