Another cross, this time a low one, finds Dzeko in front of goal, and he's able to win his side a late, late corner. It's fired in low by Totti and finds Nainggolan on the edge of the penalty area, but the Belgian's thumping strike is closed down well by the sea of white shirts camped in front of him.
90' +3
Great save by Alisson! Lyon fly forward on a brilliant counter-attack before Fekir weaves into the penalty area and fires a thumping strike towards the near post, but, once again, the Roma goalkeeper is there to parry the ball out for a corner.
90' +2
Dzeko goes close! A dangerous, looping cross is fired into the heart of the Lyon penalty area and finds Dzeko. The Bosnian does well to rise high above his marker before reaching the ball, but he can't send his effort on target and instead heads the ball over the crossbar.
90' +1
Rafael enters the game and replaces M. Valbuena.
Valbuena receives a rousing round of applause from the Lyon fans as he's replaced by Rafael in a late alteration for the French side.
90'
The fourth official has indicated that there will be five minutes of added time. Can Roma find the goal they so desperately crave?
89'
D. Perotti gets yellow.
Cornet is fouled over on the right wing and stays on the ground for as long as possible in an attempt to waste some time. Perotti doesn't seem particularly happy with the Lyon forward and tries to drag him off the pitch, resulting in him becoming the latest player to be booked.
87'
Chance for El Shaarawy! A swinging Totti corner is only cleared as far as El Shaarawy on the edge of the penalty area, but he's quickly put under pressure by Valbuena and, off balance, fires his thumping half-volley straight over the crossbar.
86'
Anthony Lopes gets yellow.
Lopes, understandably, takes his time with a goal-kick and is booked for time-wasting.
85'
M. Gonalons gets yellow.
Ouch! Nainggolan tries to kick-start a quick counter-attack after a Lyon counter-attack is thwarted, but Gonalons sends him crashing to the ground with a cynical challenge from behind.
84'
F. Totti enters the game and replaces D. De Rossi.
N. Fekir enters the game and replaces A. Lacazette.
Meanwhile, Nabil Fekir has replaced Lacazette for Lyon.
Here he comes! De Rossi makes way for Francesco Totti in Roma's third and final alteration.
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83'
Things are getting desperate for Roma, who are throwing everything they've got at the Lyon back line. The visitors look tired and are starting to leave gaps open at the back, filling the home side with confidence that they'll be able to find that all-important goal.
81'
Another great opportunity for Dzeko! The Lyon defence allow a bouncing Perotti cross to find El Shaarawy, who then blasts the ball across the face of goal. Once again, the Italian picks out Dzeko on the edge of the six-yard box, but the striker is closed down quickly and is unable to hit the target with his first-time shot.
79'
And now Cornet almost goes close! Lyon move the ball around really well deep inside the Roma half of the pitch before a clever through-ball is poked into the path of Cornet. He darts towards goal and almost reaches the ball with an outstretched foot, but Alisson is just about able to beat him to it.
78'
M. Yanga-Mbiwa enters the game and replaces E. Mammana.
Mammana, who seemed to pick up a slight injury around five minutes ago, gingerly limps off the pitch to be replaced by Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa.
77'
Great save by Alisson! Another Roma attacking move comes to nothing, allowing Lyon to fly forward on a swift counter-attack. Corentin Tolisso gets himself into a good position just outside of the penalty area before unleashing a wonderful curling strike, but Alisson is there to push it round the post and out for a corner.
76'
D. Perotti enters the game and replaces Mário Rui.
Roma have made their second change of the game, and it's another attacking one, with Rui making way for Diego Perotti.
74'
Dzeko scores, but it's offside! A beautiful cross-field pass finds El Shaarawy, who then quickly side-foots a great pass into the path of Dzeko. The Bosnian meets it well and dinks a shot into the back of the net from close range, but the linesman's flag had already been raised and it's quickly ruled out.
72'
Roma are starting to become increasingly desperate as the clock winds down. Lyon are beginning to sit progressively deeper inside their own half of the pitch, resulting in the home side firing hopeful balls into the penalty area as they desperately try to carve out chances on goal.
70'
E. Mammana gets yellow.
Mammana battles with Salah in the middle of the pitch as the two try to control a bouncing ball, and the defender ends up receiving a yellow card after catching the Egyptian with a high foot.
69'
Rui gets himself into another good position over on the left wing, which has often been the case this evening, but this time his curling cross into the box is a poor one and sails straight into the hands of Lopes.
67'
It's all Roma as they continue to plough forward in search of that all-important third goal. They're putting the Lyon back line under an incredible amount of pressure, but the visitors are just about managing to hold on to their slender aggregate lead.
65'
What a miss by Cornet! Valbuena and Morel link up really well over on the left-hand side of the Roma penalty area before the full-back cuts a clever pass back to Cornet. The winger is in a great position in front of goal and has a great chance to equalise for Lyon, but he completely overhits his effort and sends it sailing over the top of the crossbar.
63'
What a chance for El Shaarawy! The substitute causes more problems over on the right wing as he weaves his way into the penalty area. He then side-foots a lovely shot that looks set to find the back of the net, but his effort rolls agonisingly wide of the far post.
61'
R. Nainggolan gets yellow.
Ouch! Nainggolan flies into Gonalons and brings the Lyon midfielder crashing to the ground with a hefty challenge from behind, earning himself a yellow card.
60'
L. Tousart is unfortunate, scores an own goal!
GOAL! Roma are back in front! El Shaarawy makes an immediate impact as he muscles his way past Valbuena over on the right wing. He then cuts towards the penalty area before fizzing a pass across the face of goal, where it's scuffed by Jallet before Tousart deflects the ball into the back of his own net.
59'
S. El Shaarawy enters the game and replaces Bruno Peres.
Roma have made their first substitution as they try to find a way back into the game, with Peres making way for Stephen El Shaarawy.
57'
Nainggolan muscles his way towards the Lyon penalty area on a great run before teeing up Rui to his left. The Portuguese immediately curls a great cross over to Dzeko on the penalty spot, but, not for the first time tonight, Diakhaby is there to cut out the danger with a strong headed clearance.
55'
Huge opportunity for Lyon! Cornet makes a nuisance of himself deep down the right wing before firing a lovely low pass into the path of Valbuena. The midfielder is a great position and has only Alisson to beat, but his first-time shot is a wild one and sails safely over the top of the crossbar.
53'
Jeremy Morel does well to bring down a deep cross towards the far post inside the Lyon penalty area, but his attempted clearance is then a terrible one. It bounces straight to Peres, who then whips a cross-cum-shot towards goal, but it's poorly hit and sails straight into the hands of Lopes.
51'
Peres charges down the right flank as he tries to latch on to a through-ball that had been fired down the wing. The Brazilian skips past his marker and is almost able to reach the ball, but, despite his best efforts, he's unable to stop it from bouncing out of play for a goal-kick.
49'
Rui gets himself into a good position over on the left flank before curling another dangerous cross into the Lyon penalty area. This time it's unable to find a team-mate, however, as Dzeko is beaten to the ball on the edge of the box.
47'
Two more excellent saves by Lopes! A beautiful curling cross is whipped into the middle of the Lyon box and finds Nainggolan, who rises high and sends a bullet header towards goal. It's pushed away by Lopes and back to the Belgian, but his follow-up shot it saved yet again by the Portuguese.
46'
We're underway once again!
45' +4
Roma push forward on one last attack as they try to find a second goal before half-time, but Manolas' lofted pass into the Lyon penalty area is completely overhit and sails over the head of Dzeko before bouncing out for a goal-kick.
45' +3
Big chance for Dzeko! The striker is finally able to peel away from his two markers before spinning and shooting from the edge of the Lyon box, but Lopes gets down well to his left to stop the effort from finding the back of the net.
45' +1
Strootman is presented with a good opportunity to set up Peres over to his right, but his attempted pass towards the Brazilian is poor and easily stopped by Valbuena. The little Frenchman then darts forward on an attempted counter-attack, but Strootman cynically fouls him before he can pass the halfway line.
45'
The fourth official has indicated that there will be four minutes of added time.
44'
Tousart catches Strootman with a late challenge and gifts Roma with a free-kick midway inside the Lyon half of the pitch. De Rossi steps up and chips a cross into the heart of the box, but it's well defended by the visitors and fails to result in a chance on goal.
43'
Peres twists and turns as he weaves way in from the left flank and towards the edge of the Lyon penalty area. He then cuts a pass back to Strootman, who quickly chips a clever ball into the box, but it fails to find a team-mate and is easily smothered by Lopes.
41'
Two fine saves by Lopes! Strootman is left in a pocket of space at the near post and immediately fires a thumping strike towards goal, but Lopes gets down low to deny him. The ball quickly bounces back to the Dutchman, who then tries his luck once again, but his follow-up is pushed away by yet another great stop from the Portuguese.
39'
Lacazette charges into the left-hand side of the Roma box and does well to latch on to a clever through-ball. He then attempts to find a way past Kostas Manolas near to the byline, but the Greek defender comes out on top and is easily able to shepherd the ball out for a goal-kick.
38'
K. Strootman gets yellow.
Maxime Gonalons picks up a loose ball in the middle of the pitch and immediately tries to weave his way past the halfway line, but he's unable to do so and instead brought crashing to the ground by Strootman, who catches the midfielder with an outstretched foot.
36'
Lyon are starting to get back into the game as Roma begin to tire. Cornet is beginning to find some joy over on the right flank, whilst Lacazette, who has seen little of the ball in advanced positions, is starting to cause one or two problems on the counter-attack.
34'
Another attempted Roma attack comes to an end, allowing Lyon to break forward on a quick counter-attack. Lacazette charges down the left wing before firing a deflected cross over to Valbuena, who then sends his first-time half-volley trickling into the hands of Alisson.
32'
Almost a great goal by Nainggolan! Once again, the Belgian makes a nuisance of himself on the edge of the penalty area before unleashing a wonderful volleyed strike. The effort looks set to find the bottom left-hand corner of the net, but it ends up looping just wide of the Lyon goal.
30'
Another lofted pass is fired into the Lyon box and towards Dzeko, but this time it fails to find the Bosnian striker. It instead bounces out to Nainggolan, who immediately unleashes a low shot that flies a few yards wide of the near post.
28'
L. Tousart gets yellow.
Lyon are able to push forward on a rare foray into the Roma half of the pitch, but it fails to result in a chance on goal. Dzeko then tries to kick-start a counter-attack over on the left wing, but he's poorly fouled from behind by Tousart, resulting in a yellow card for the youngster.
26'
Dzeko drops deep to pick up the ball and is able to do so in a promising position. He then spins and chips a bouncing pass towards Salah, who had made a good run into the penalty area, but the latter ends up missing the ball by the narrowest of margins in front of goal.
24'
Another dangerous lofted pass is thumped into the Lyon penalty area and causes a few problems for the visitors' back line, but just as it looks as if Nainggolan is going to be able to get the ball under control, he's beaten to it by Jallet.
22'
Almost a costly mistake by Lopes! The Lyon goalkeeper darts off his line to try and deal with a cross towards Dzeko, but he's unable to do so and completely misses the ball. It then bounces over to Peres on the right, but the Brazilian's cross back into the box is poor and sails well away from any of his team-mates.
21'
K. Manolas gets yellow.
Kostas Manolas charges into a challenge over on the right wing and picks up a yellow card that will rule him out of the quarter-final if Roma are able to make it there.
20'
Chance for Salah! The ball pinballs dangerously around the Lyon penalty area after the visitors are unable to fully clear the danger, allowing it to bounce over to Salah. The Egyptian quickly unleashes a thumping strike from a tight angle as he tries to beat Lopes, but he's unable to do so and sends his effort comfortably wide of the goal.
19'
Penalty appeal from Roma! A chipped pass is fired into the Lyon penalty area and finds Radja Nainggolan, who then tries to scythe a first-time ball across the face of goal. It seems to hit the hand of Lucas Tousart before bouncing out for a corner, but the referee isn't interested in the hosts' protests and waves play on.
17'
K. Strootman has scored a goal for Roma! Assist by D. De Rossi.
Like Valbuena's just over a minute ago, that was a great cross by Daniele De Rossi, but the Lyon defence really should have done better to stop it from finding Strootman in such an advantageous position.
GOAL! What a reply by Roma! The home side win a free-kick of their own and quickly whip it over to the far post, where Strootman, who is left completely unmarked, is easily able to tap the ball into the back of an empty net from a few yards out. Game on!
16'
M. Diakhaby has scored a goal for Lyon! Assist by M. Valbuena.
GOAL! Early advantage for Lyon! Cornet and Rudiger tangle as they fight for the ball deep down the right flank, resulting in a free-kick for Lyon in a very dangerous position. It's swung into the middle of the penalty area and finds Diakhaby, who easily beats his marker in the air before sending a bullet header past Alisson.
Diakhaby did really well to beat Dzeko in the air so easily, but that cross from Mathieu Valbuena was exquisite. He's had little to do so far but he pulled off that ball into the box with aplomb.
14'
Peres makes a good run into the right-hand side of the Lyon box as he tries to latch on to a chipped pass forward from Kevin Strootman. It initially looks as if the Dutchman's ball is going to find its intended target, but Mouctar Diakhaby is there to make sure that it doesn't.
12'
What a save by Lopes! A beautiful pass from Bruno Peres is fired down the right wing and into the path of Salah. The Egyptian darts into the penalty area and meets the ball well before taking on Lopes, but the goalkeeper rushes out to smother the first-time shot with a great diving stop.
10'
It's been a really tough opening 10 minutes for Lyon, who are struggling to find a way out of their own half of the pitch due to the pressure being put on them by the home side. They're eventually able to through Alexandre Lacazette, who then chips a pass into the path of Maxwel Cornet, but the latter's run forward is mistimed and he's quickly flagged offside.
8'
Roma come back once again and win themselves a free-kick over on the right flank in a very dangerous position. The set-piece causes yet more problems for Lyon, but, once again, Lopes is just about able to claw the ball away from danger whilst being put under pressure by Rudiger.
7'
Two great chances for Roma! Mario Rui battles hard down the left wing before winning Roma's first corner of the evening. Daniele De Rossi steps up and curls a beautiful cross that bounces over to Antonio Rudiger, but the defender's thumping half-volley smashes off the crossbar. The ball then floats over to Salah, but the Egyptian can't beat Lopes with his looping header.
5'
Jallet is able to return to the pitch and play gets underway once again. A lofted pass is quickly thumped up towards Dzeko and finds the Bosnian inside the Lyon box. He attempts to tee up Salah with a first-time back-heeled pass, but it fails to pick out the Egyptian and the visitors are just about able to hold on.
4'
With just four minutes on the clock, Lyon have already been presented with a potential injury problems. Christophe Jallet has gone down after being clattered into in the middle of the pitch, leaving him in serious discomfort as he receives medical treatment.
2'
Roma put plenty of pressure on the Lyon back line as they quickly try to find an early opener. Mohamed Salah causes plenty of pressures deep down the left wing before side-footing a cross towards Edin Dzeko, but it's poorly hit by the Egyptian and curls into the hands of Anthony Lopes.
1'
We're off! Lyon get us underway, attacking from left to right.
Good evening and welcome to our live text commentary of today’s Europa League last-16 second-leg tie between Roma and Lyon at the Stadio Olimpico.
Lazio, Napoli and Lyon have all got the better of Roma this month, but the Giallorossi returned to winnings way on the weekend with a comfortable 3-0 victory away to struggling Palermo. They’ll be desperately hoping they can muster up a similar display tonight, as two goals without reply will send them through to the last-eight of a European competition for the first time since 2008.
Despite currently occupying second place in the Serie A table, it’s been a tricky month for Roma. After losing just once in 11 games (with all of the other 10 ending in victories), the Italian side now have just two from six, including last week’s first-leg defeat. Three second-half goals handed a 4-2 win to Lyon, giving Luciano Spalletti’s men a difficult task to face this evening.
The Ligue 1 top three may remain out of reach for Lyon, but they’re nonetheless enjoying a good run of form and are looking strong across all competitions. Bordeaux were the only team to stop them winning during the last month, with each of their other six games all finishing in comprehensive wins. During that period, the high-scoring French side have bagged themselves 29 goals, conceding just seven in the process.
11 of those goals came during two absolute thrashings of AZ in the previous round of the competition, with Toulouse the latest side to suffer at the hands of an impressively attack-minded team. Just one away goal could spell real trouble for Roma, and seeing as Lyon have failed to score at least two goals on only two occasions in their last nine outings, tonight’s game could provide us with plenty of goalmouth action.
There’s just over 15 minutes left to go until kick-off, so let’s have a look at how the two teams will be lining up this evening…
Roma XI (3-1-4-2): Alisson; Rudiger, Manolas, Fazio; De Rossi; Peres, Strootman, Nainggolan, Rui; Salah, Dzeko.
Roma substitutes: Szczesny, Jesus, Paredes, Emerson, Paredes, El Shaarawy, Totti.
Meanwhile, Lyon boss Bruno Genesio has also made five alterations to the team that featured in their last outing, with Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa, Jordan Ferri, Sergi Darder, Nabil Fekir and Memphis Depay making way for Mouctar Diakhaby, Lucas Tousart, Corentin Tolisso, Mathieu Valbuena and Alexandre Lacazette.
Luciano Spalletti has decided to make five changes to the Roma side that started the victory against Palermo, with Alisson, Kostas Manolas, Daniele De Rossi, Kevin Strootman and Edin Dzeko coming into the starting line-up to replace Wojciech Szczesny, Juan Jesus, Leandro Paredes, Clement Grenier and Stephan El Shaarawy, respectively.
The two sides are making their way out onto the pitch, with just a few minutes to go until kick-off.
HALF-TIME: ROMA 1-1 LYON
Despite dominating possession and being presented with plenty of chances on goal, Roma are currently heading out of the Europa League unless they can score two more goals. Lyon have sat deep and defended diligently to frustrate the home side, with Dzeko looking particularly unhappy at being so well marshalled by Emanuel Mammana and Diakhaby. The latter scored the all-important equaliser for the French side, meaning that they are leading 5-3 on aggregate.
The two teams are making their way back out on to the pitch ahead of the start of the second half. Neither side have made any substitutions during the half-time break.
FULL-TIME: ROMA 2-1 LYON (4-5 AGG)
It's all over! Roma pushed hard and fought valiantly but they were unable to find the all-important third goal, meaning that Lyon have made it to the quarter-finals of the Europa League. They were forced into sitting deep and defending for most of the night due to the pressure being put on them by the hosts, but they defended incredibly well from start to finish and fully deserve their place in the final eight of the competition.
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