AS Roma 3-0 Barcelona (Agg: 4-4): 5 Talking Points

#3 Di Francesco hoodwinked his Spanish counterpart

Another impressive win over Valverde

Last year Roma manager Di Francesco had faced already Barcelona manager Valverde in Europa League when he was at Sassuolo and Valverde at Athletic Bilbao.

Any guesses what the result was on that night?

Sassuolo 3-0 Athletic Bilbao.

The Roma man managed to out-class his rival once again on the night, with a far more impressive victory over the Catalans.

The tactics of one manager on the night came through in the display put in by his side, whereas for Valverde the performance of his side seemed to be that of a rudderless ship just hoping that the winds carry them ashore.

What you cannot account for, however, is the direction in which the wind will blow...