10 matchday statistics from Al-Ahly 4-3 Roma

In a high-scoring affair at Al Ain’s Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium, the Egyptian side took the lead through John Antwi – before Edin Dzeko and Mohamed Salah struck back to wrestle the advantage to the Giallorossi.

However, Momen Zakaria found the back of the net shortly before half-time to restore parity – and then Walid Soliman scored on the break 10 minutes after half-time to give Al-Ahly the advantage going into the closing stages.

That was until substitute William Vainqueur struck in the final minutes – a goal that looked set to send the contest to penalties until Ahmed El Sheikh delivered a last-gasp decider.

Here are 10 match stats from the game:

1. In total there were 35 shots during the match – 17 for Roma and 18 for Al-Ahly.

2. The Giallorossi dominated possession throughout the match, eventually finishing with 59% for the 90 minutes. They also completed 618 passes to Al-Ahly’s 427.

3. Mohamed Salah, the star attraction of the night, marked the occasion with a well-taken goal – also chipping in with two further shots on target and 36 passes completed.

4. Roma’s defenders were dominant in the air – winning 78.6% of aerial duels in the contest.

5. Making his first start for the Giallorossi following his loan spell at Empoli, Leandro Paredes marked the occasion with an eye-catching all-round performance: creating one chance, making two tackles, completing two interceptions and producing 55 passes (at a success rate of 89%).

6. Paredes was also one part of Roma’s most popular passing combination during the match – the Argentine exchanging balls with fellow midfielder Kevin Strootman 15 times before he was substituted on the hour-mark.

7. It was Miralem Pjanic, however, who completed the most passes in the game (93). Francesco Totti was second with 74.

8. Al-Ahly defenders were made to work hard throughout, eventually finishing with 16 tackles to Roma’s 11 and 19 clearances to the Giallorossi’s 12.

9. There was not a single card shown to a Roma player during the game.

10. The game finished with seven goals from 15 shots on target – seven for Al-Ahly and eight for Roma.