Real Madrid overturns Roma’s two-goal lead in 4–3 Champions League win

Deflections leave the first half level

Courtois saved an early shot from Hermoso before Roma took the lead. De Roon’s effort deflected off Malen and went in. Mbappe answered with a long-range shot that took a deflection off Mancini, sending the teams into halftime tied 1–1.

Cucurella and Bellingham each shot narrowly wide before halftime. Neither effort changed the score.

Malen puts Roma two goals ahead

Malen scored twice early in the second half to put Roma ahead 3–1. His first shot went underneath Courtois; for his second, he got behind Madrid’s defensive line. Madrid later had a Mbappe goal disallowed for offside, leaving the two-goal gap intact.

Two corners bring Madrid level

Endrick flicked on a Guler corner, and Gollini parried the attempt before Espi finished the rebound. An initial offside ruling was overturned after review, so the goal stood.

Guler supplied another corner soon after, and Endrick headed it in at the near post to equalize. Madrid had erased Roma’s two-goal lead through successive corner sequences, with Espi and Endrick providing the finishes.

Rudiger completes the turnaround

Bellingham then headed wide while unmarked from another corner. Madrid got one more decisive chance from the same source: Guler’s corner reached Rudiger, who finished acrobatically from close range for the winner.

Roma’s early second-half surge had put it in control, but Madrid’s last three goals came from corner sequences. Rudiger’s finish completed the comeback and gave Real Madrid a 4–3 victory.