
Champions League Results 2018: Top Scorers, Odds After Semi-Final Leg 2 Scores
Sadio Mane and Edin Dzeko both scored as Liverpool and AS Roma played out a six-goal thriller in their UEFA Champions League semi-final second leg at the Stadio Olimpico on Wednesday.
Roma won the match 4-2, but Liverpool reached the final 7-6 on aggregate. The Reds will face holders Real Madrid, who eliminated Bayern Munich 4-3 on aggregate after a 2-2 draw at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium on Tuesday.
Los Blancos still own the tournament's top scorer in Cristiano Ronaldo, while Liverpool's front three, including Mane, round out the four most prolific attackers this season.
Madrid are the early favourites with oddsmakers to win at the NSC Olimpiyskiy in the Ukrainian capital Kiev on Saturday, May 26.
Here are the tournament's top scorers, per WhoScored.com:
1. Cristiano Ronaldo, Real Madrid: 15
2. Roberto Firmino, Liverpool: 10
3. Mohamed Salah, Liverpool: 10
4. Sadio Mane, Liverpool: 9
5. Wissam Ben Yedder, Sevilla: 8
6. Edin Dzeko, Roma: 8
7. Harry Kane, Tottenham Hotspur: 7
8. Edinson Cavani, Paris Saint-Germain: 7
9. Lionel Messi, Barcelona: 6
10. Neymar, Paris Saint-Germain: 6
Here are the latest odds for the final, per Oddschecker.com:
- Real Madrid: 11-8
- Liverpool: 57-25
Getting goals anywhere has defined Liverpool's run to the final. The trend continued in the Italian capital, where Roma's defence hadn't been breached since the start of the tournament.
Mane took less than 10 minutes to end the stingy streak, per Squawka Football:
The same source noted how the goal also made a piece of history for Mane and his fellow forwards, Mohamed Salah and Roberto Firmino:
This free-scoring trio represents the Reds' best hope of beating Madrid. However, there is a vulnerability at the back the holders are sure to exploit.
Liverpool's suspect defending once again became obvious as Roma helped themselves to four goals, just one shot of the tally they needed to send the semi-final to extra time.
James Milner turned the ball into his own net in the opening 45 minutes before I Giallorossi scored three times after the break. Dzeko got the first of those goals on 52 minutes.
In the process, the former Manchester City centre-forward made some history of his own, per OptaPaolo:
Dzeko couldn't beat Liverpool goalkeeper Loris Karius again, but Radja Nainggolan did bag a brace, including scoring from the penalty spot deep into stoppage time.
Roma's goal rush offered a keen reminder of the frailties still evident in Liverpool's front-loaded team. It's a flaw the tournament's deadliest marksman Ronaldo can seize upon in Kiev.
Yet Madrid should be just as worried by what Salah, Mane and Firmino will do in Ukraine. Liverpool's attacking options have formed a unit potent enough to let the Anfield club win this trophy for the sixth time.



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