Barcelona v Roma: Women’s Champions League quarter-final second leg – live | Women’s Champions League

21 min Paralluelo swivels to clip a pass into the box from out on the left, Bonmati allowing it across he body and shooting low … but Linari blocks well.

20 min The definition of bravery: Roma trying to pass out. Shonuff, Barca quickly rob them, Bronze streaking down the right and sliding into a low cross that sends her hurtling into the advertising hoardings. She’ll be fine, though, and not just thanks to the nominative determinism of her middle name being Tough – her mum’s maiden name.

18 min The corner yields another, which comes to nowt. Roma are good, but the difference between these two sides is chasmic.

17 min Bonmati into Walsh, who punches a first-time pass in behind for Oshoala … whose first touch is a little untidy, allowing Wenniger to time a fine challenge. Corner to Barca, and a second goal feels like it’s in the post.

16 min And here comes Bronze down the right, curling a cross that’s got just too much on it for Paralluelo, backing up at the back post.

16 min The corner comes to nowt, but Roma are under so much pressure here, it’s hard not to see them losing by a few.

15 min Walsh curves a fine ball into space for Oshoala who, under pressure from Linari, lashes a shot that flicks off the defender’s boot and into the side-netting.

14 min Another ball over the top for Giacinti, but again, she doesn’t have the gas to get away from Leon and Paredes.

13 min It can’t just be me who thinks of this Patri every time they see Barca’s Patri.

GOAL! Barcelona (2) 1-0 (0) Roma (Rolfo 11)

9 min Another warning for Barca, a ball over the top sending Giacinti chasing through the middle … but Panos charges out to clear. Still, there’s joy to be had in behind the Barca defence.

7 min This is a bit better from Roma, moving the ball across the back four – that’s their 31% right there – but just as I’m about to note Barca’s high press killing them, they get Giugliano into space and she finds Serturini, who opens body to curl … drifting one just wide.

6 min Giacinti carries forward for Roma, into the Barca half for what feels like the first time. She doesn’t, though, have the pace to attack the space in behind, so is quickly crowded out.

6 min Roma can’t survive pressure as unrelenting as this, Paralluelo escaping down the left and crossing across the face of goal, but no one gambles so the ball runs safe.

5 min Rolfo finds Oshoala down the left, and she cleverly steps over the ball to get it on her inside, foxing Wenninger. She finds Bonmati who finds Hansen, but again Minami is there to force clear.

4 min It looks like the patter is set: Barca pass and move, Roma engage around a third of the way into their half, Barca try and score, then go again.

2 min Graham Hansen was excellent last week and looks lively tonight, taking the ball off Bonmati, easing across Minami, and scuffing a shot that Caesar saves easily enough.

1 min Immediately, Barca get their passing going, Bronze making ground down the right. Graham Hansen then finds herself in space, jinking along the by-line and into the box, but Minami is there to tackle and clear.

1 min Aaaaand away we go!

I should note that between the two matches of this tie, Barca won a clásico – 1-0, thanks to Rolfo’s penalty – and were able o rest four of tonight’s starting XI for that. Roma, on the other hand, had the weekend off.

The ground is filling up nicely – they’re expecting an attendance in excess of 50,000 – and just wait and see what happens if Barca move on. But in the meantime, here come our teams!

This tie – and all the ties – can be watched here:

Tangentially, Dazn have, today, launched a bid to televise every EFL game – that’d end the 3pm blackout – and also want to bid for Premier League rights. No doubt this’ll be every bit as edifying as the rest of it all.

Oh man, it looks a lovely evening in Barcelona. For avoidance of doubt, the same is not so of north London.

Something else it’s worth bearing in mind when considering Barca: they’ve also lost Lieke Martens and Jenni Hermoso, and though both were past their best, seamlessly replacing legends of that calibre is rare.

Sumfink wot I rote:

That is one of my all-time favourite riffs – feel free to share yours – so great that the rest of the tune, despite being brilliant, is almost a disappointment.

Public service announcement: the full 12” digital remaster of New Order’s The Perfect Kiss is on Spotify. Do not mind if I do.

This is an interesting appointment:

Here’s the only goal of the first leg – and what a beauty it was.

Jonas Eidevall is a very impressive man, but I’d be surprised if he thinks Arsenal can win this competition. With Mead and Miedema, perhaps; without, I’d be amazed.

So how on earth do Roma make this a contest? They had just 31% possession last week, and that was at home; it seems unlikely they’ll get even as much as that playing away, on a massive pitch. On top of that, a chunk of that 31% will have been non-threatenining, meaning they’ve to be near-perfect in defence, so it matters what they do in attack, and near-perfect in attack, so they make the most of however much of the ball they get in dangerous areas. Good luck, old mates.

The London Stadium isn’t worthy.

Obviously we’re bringing you Arsenal v Bayern later tonight, and there are also colossal matches tomorrow.

So Barcelona are unchanged from the first leg, while Roma make one alteration, Vicky Losada replacing Giada Greggi in midfield.

Teams!

Preamble