Roma didn’t win a trophy in the 2010s, but this one sure made it feel like the Giallorossi did. The 3-0 victory over almighty Barcelona on April 10, 2018 at the Stadio Olimpico is voted by fans as the best match in the last ten year in Roma's history.
After a 4-1 defeat at the Camp Nou just six days earlier in the first leg of the quarterfinals, it looked like another lopsided Champions League exit at the hands of a European powerhouse for Roma.
The match started about as good as possible with Edin Dzeko putting Roma up early with a goal in the sixth minute.
The match wore on with neither side scoring again before half and the Giallorossi entered the break up a goal but down 4-2 on aggregate. As the minutes passed, it began to look more and more unlikely that Roma would be able to pull of the comeback. That was until Roma pulled another one back just before the hour mark.
Dzeko was pulled down by Gerard Pique as he barreled down on the Barca goal, resulting in a penalty, which Daniele De Rossi stepped up and buried.
After a couple of close calls, the third goal finally arrived in the 82nd minute. Cengiz Ünder whipped in a corner from the right-hand flag, which Kostas Manolas connected on with a glancing header.