Key results

AS Roma 3 Chelsea 0

The first of two standout home performances saw Roma dismantle the 2012 champions in clinical fashion. Stephan El Shaarawy gave the home side the lead within a minute, thrashing home a superb half-volley from Edin Dzeko’s knockdown.

Chelsea squandered chances of their own, and Roma made them pay. El Shaarawy grabbed his second of the game late in the first half, poking past Thibaut Courtois after some terrible defending from the away side. Diego Perotti’s low second-half strike confirmed the three points, taking Roma top of Group C in the process.

AS Roma 3 Barcelona 0

After a disastrous 4-1 defeat at the Camp Nou, Roma went into the second leg of this last-16 tie needing a three-goal swing against the five time champions.

A sixth-minute opener from Edin Dzeko brought the Stadio Olympico to life early on. Quarter of an hour into the second half, Gerard Pique clumsily bundled the Bosnian over in the box; Daniele De Rossi duly despatched the home side’s second from the spot.

With less than five minutes left, centre-back Kostas Manolas (below) headed home a crucial third goal from a routine near-post corner. One of the greatest comebacks in European football history was complete, as Roma put Barcelona – Messi, Suarez et al – out on away goals in dramatic fashion.