Mane made it nine in the competition this season - six behind Real's Cristiano Ronaldo - after pouncing on Firmino's superbly weighted pass following a mistake by Nainggolan. Liverpool were backed by 5,000 fans at Stadio OlimpicoДЄfter a hat-trick away to Porto and two against Spartak Moscow, the Senegal forward has been a driving force in Liverpool's charge to the final.

Roma had given themselves a fighting chance by scoring two late goals in the first leg but any hopes of another memorable European comeback after their heroics over Barcelona in the previous round realistically disappeared when Mane made it 6-2 on aggregate. The damage in the tie was done in the space of 33 minutes either side of half-time at Anfield, when the Reds rattled in five goals without reply. It was the scene of their first European Cup triumph back in 1977 and they returned seven years later to break Roma hearts in the final. The Stadio Olimpico evokes powerful memories for Reds fans. Liverpool are on their way to a third Champions League final in 13 years despite losing for the first time in this season's competition. Liverpool's players celebrated right in front of their own supporters at Stadio Olimpico after reaching the Champions League final Cool heads, raging hearts in Eternal City However, Liverpool just about kept their hosts at bay to become the first Premier League club to reach the Champions League final since Roberto di Matteo's Chelsea beat Bayern Munich on penalties in 2012. However, Roma scored three more times to give Liverpool plenty of anxious moments in a match which appeared to pass off peacefully inside the ground after a large scale police operation in the Italian capital.Д®din Dzeko gave the home side hope with his side's second goal before Radja Nainggolan added two late strikes, including a stoppage-time penalty.

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Leading 5-2 after a devastating first-leg performance at Anfield, Liverpool went further ahead when Sadio Mane finished from Roberto Firmino's clever pass.ДЄn own goal by Milner, after Dejan Lovren's attempted clearance cannoned off his team-mate, levelled the scores on the night before Georginio Wijnaldum's header made it 2-1, and 7-3 on aggregate. Liverpool's players celebrate in the dressing room after reaching the Champions League final Virgil van Dijk sank to his knees and James Milner lay flat on his back in front of the travelling fans, who were kept in the ground long after the final whistle.ДЄ delighted Klopp came back out after conducting television interviews to applaud the Liverpool supporters while the team posed for photographs with a banner in support of Sean Cox, the Liverpool supporter who was seriously injured after being attacked outside Anfield before the first leg. Liverpool conceded three times in the second half in Rome to lose for the first time in the competition this season but Klopp and his players celebrated wildly in front of 5,000 travelling fans after the final whistle at the Stadio Olimpico.

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