Match ends, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4, Roma 4.
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Roma threw away a two-goal lead late on to draw a thriller with Bayer Leverkusen and leave themselves bottom of Champions League Group E.
Javier Hernandez scored twice for Leverkusen but two Daniele De Rossi strikes before half-time made it 2-2.
Miralem Pjanic placed a low free-kick to give the Italians the lead, before Iago Falque converted for 4-2.
But Kevin Kampl curled in from range and with four minutes to spare, Admir Mehmedi tapped in a dramatic leveller.
The German side could have won it when Hernandez fired narrowly wide at the end. They sit second in the group on four points, three adrift of leaders Barcelona, who beat BATE Borisov 2-0.
Their coach Roger Schmidt said "this was far from a normal football game", while sporting director Rudi Voller admitted his side "lost the plot" after Roma had scored their first.
Roma - who are without an away win in the Champions League since 2010 - are now bottom of the group and will realistically need to beat Leverkusen in the Italian capital on 4 November to stand a chance of reaching the last-16.
Line-ups
B Leverkusen
Formation 4-4-2
- 1Leno
- 26Donati
- 4Tah
- 5Papadopoulos
- 18WendellBooked at 90mins
- 44Kampl
- 21ToprakSubstituted forYurchenkoat 79'minutes
- 23KramerBooked at 36minsSubstituted forBrandtat 66'minutes
- 10Calhanoglu
- 38BellarabiSubstituted forMehmediat 57'minutes
- 7Hernández
Substitutes
- 2Ramalho
- 14Mehmedi
- 16Jedvaj
- 17Boenisch
- 19Brandt
- 25Kresic
- 35Yurchenko
Roma
Formation 4-4-2
- 25Szczesny
- 35Torosidis
- 44Manolas
- 2Rüdiger
- 3Digne
- 24FlorenziSubstituted forIturbeat 90'minutes
- 16De RossiBooked at 34mins
- 15Pjanic
- 4NainggolanBooked at 24mins
- 11SalahSubstituted forFalqueat 62'minutes
- 27KouassiSubstituted forDzekoat 85'minutes
Substitutes
- 5Castan da Silva
- 7Iturbe
- 9Dzeko
- 13Sisenando
- 14Falque
- 21Vainqueur
- 26De Sanctis
- Referee:
- Viktor Kassai
- Attendance:
- 29,412
Match Stats
Home TeamB LeverkusenAway TeamRoma
- Possession
- Home52%
- Away48%
- Shots
- Home15
- Away15
- Shots on Target
- Home8
- Away9
- Corners
- Home4
- Away6
- Fouls
- Home17
- Away13
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4, Roma 4.
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Kevin Kampl (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Edin Dzeko (Roma).
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Attempt missed. Javier Hernández (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Julian Brandt following a fast break.
Booking
Wendell (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Foul by Wendell (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
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Vasilis Torosidis (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution
Substitution, Roma. Juan Iturbe replaces Alessandro Florenzi.
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Foul by Hakan Calhanoglu (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
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Miralem Pjanic (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Admir Mehmedi (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Radja Nainggolan (Roma).
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Kyriakos Papadopoulos (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Edin Dzeko (Roma).
Goal!
Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4, Roma 4. Admir Mehmedi (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the top right corner. Assisted by Wendell.
Substitution
Substitution, Roma. Edin Dzeko replaces Gervinho.
Goal!
Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3, Roma 4. Kevin Kampl (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner.
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Foul by Vladlen Yurchenko (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
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Vasilis Torosidis (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
