The Serie A side would have been very much still in their Champions League tie if they had simply taken their chances in Barcelona, says their coach.
Eusebio Di Francesco rued Roma's missed chances and heralded Barcelona goalkeeper Marc-Andre Ter Stegen after a "harsh" 4-1 Champions League defeat at Camp Nou.
Roma appeared to be containing the hosts well until Daniele De Rossi netted a spectacular own goal to undo the Serie A side's hard work.
Di Francesco's men still had their chances, though, and could have at least been level before Barca scored twice in quick succession to move 3-0 in front and seemingly out of sight.
Again Roma rallied and Edin Dzeko scored, but Luis Suarez responded and the scoreline makes for difficult reading for Di Francesco and his players.
"I think the result is too harsh given our performance, considering who we were up against," he said. "We made some small mistakes inside our area and were a bit slow dealing with some situations.
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