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Roma coach Eusebio Di Francesco insists his side don't need a miracle to progress to the Champions League final at Liverpool's expense as he declared: “This tie is still alive.”

The Serie A outfit trailed 5-0 with 10 minutes remaining at Anfield but late goals from Edin Dzeko and Diego Perotti gave them a glimmer of hope.

Roma came back from a three-goal first-leg deficit to knock Barcelona out in the quarter-finals and Di Francesco believes they can repeat the trick at the Stadio Olimpico next Wednesday night.

“Well, I think we deserved to score those two goals,” he said.

“We had a good approach to the game in the first 20 to 25 minutes, then we started losing too many duels in midfield.

“Football is not a matter of systems of play, it is a matter of individual duels and if you lose them you start letting in goals.

“We let in four at the Camp Nou and here we let in five - it could have been even more at one stage.

“But hope is still there. We don't need miracles, we just need to believe in what we do against a quality team. Our fans will be behind us, supporting throughout.”

Di Francesco accused the Giallorossi of “losing their heads” and “giving up” during a stunning second-half spell when Liverpool scored three times in the space of 13 manic minutes.

“We let them swamp us too easily on occasions,” he added.

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“We weren’t on their level tonight – we were lacking a bit of strength and physical presence.

“We lost our heads and our ability to stay in the game a bit. What I didn't like was when we gave up midway through the second half.

“When we brought on fresher players with clearer heads, the team had the strength it needed to react. I’m glad that we responded because it gives us something to play for in the return leg.

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“We have to believe we can do it and show the same attitude we showed in the later part of tonight’s game.

"Anything can happen in football – nothing is impossible. It’s going to be a different game to the Barcelona match, but we have the desire to turn it around. I want to see a team with more determination in the return leg."