Soccer Football - Champions League Round of 16 First Leg - Shakhtar Donetsk vs AS Roma - Metalist Stadium, Kharkiv, Ukraine - February 21, 2018 Roma coach Eusebio Di Francesco gestures REUTERS/Gleb Garanich
KHARKIV, Ukraine (Reuters) - AS Roma coach Eusebio Di Francesco was left angry and baffled by their second-half collapse against Shakhtar Donestk on Wednesday, saying he felt as if he had fielded two different teams in the Champions League tie.
The Serie A side looked comfortable as they led 1-0 at halftime but the Ukrainian champions hit back to win 2-1 in the round-of-16 first-leg tie and could have scored more had it not been for Roma goalkeeper Alisson.
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