Liverpool went into halftime with a 1-2 lead against Roma in the second leg of the Champions League semifinals. Combined with their 5-2 victory in the first leg, they are one step away from the final on May 26th in Kiev against Real Madrid.
Liverpool took the lead after 9 minutes thanks to a counterattack goal by Senegalese Sadio Mané. After momentarily conceding an own goal by James Milner (m.15), Liverpool regained the lead with a headed goal by Wijnaldum in the 26th minute.
In the first leg of the Champions League semifinals, Liverpool defeated Roma 5-2 at Anfield Road. In that match, Mohamed Salah scored a brace.