Gasperini: ‘Roma outclassed Real Madrid, huge regret at those three corners’

Gian Piero Gasperini hit out at Jose Mourinho, insisting Real Madrid ‘were outclassed’ by Roma until those three goals from corners. ‘We were far too passive, there is huge regret.’ It was a dramatic night at the Stadio Olimpico, where the Giallorossi showed the very best and very worst of themselves.

Check the Football Italia Player Ratings for Roma 3-4 Real Madrid They surged into a fully deserved 3-1 lead with a Marten de Roon strike and Donyell Malen brace, but some shocking defending on corners saw them concede three in a row from the 83 rd minute to the 90 th .

Carlos Espi, Endrick and former Roma defender Antonio Rudiger were all on target from almost identical goals, giving Real Madrid a 4-3 victory.