UEFA Champions League
Result: AS Roma 1-1 FC Barcelona
Date: 16 September 2015
Venue: Stadio Olimpico
FC Barcelona began the defence of their Champions League title with a 1-1 draw against AS Roma at the Stadio Olimpico on Wednesday evening.
Luis Enrique drafted Lionel Messi once more into the beginning line-up in the assault, with Rafinha dropping out, while Gerard Provoke likewise made an arrival to the side.
Messi almost gave the guests the lead after only four minutes, as he did well to turn his marker, before rifling an exertion inches over the crossbar.
Luis Enrique's men in the long run softened the stop up the twentieth when Luis Suarez headed home Ivan Rakitic's avoided cross.
The home side leveled matters in the 31st when Alessandro Florenzi figured out how to beat Ter Stegen with a glorious exertion from 40-yards out.
Ter Stegen then acted the hero just before the halftime break when the German shot-plug got down well to keep out Radja Nainggolan's low exertion.
Wojciech Szczęsny was then called enthusiastically not long after the break when he did well to keep out Messi's preview from the zone's edge.
The Catalan monsters were then managed a blow in the 64th moment when Rafinha grabbed a harm minutes in the wake of going ahead and the Brazilian was then stretchered off.
Messi persevered through a peaceful second half demonstrating, in spite of the fact that he almost restored Barcelona's lead in the 77th moment when shaken the crossbar with preview from 12-yards out.
Substitute goalkeeper, Morgan De Sanctis, must be taking care of business a couple of minutes after the fact when came hurrying off his line to deny Andres Iniesta from a tight point.
Kostas Manolas guaranteed the Italians procure a ruins' offer, as he appeared with a leeway off the line to deny Jordi Alba in stoppage time.
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