Roma pulled off an incredible second-leg comeback to beat Barcelona 3-0 and progress to the semi-finals of the UEFA Champions League.

Barca were the favorites to advance after a 4-1 first-leg win however went into disrepair to Roma’s splendid outing.

Defender Kostas Manolas scored the significant third goal, heading in at the near post with eight minutes remaining in the match.

Edin Dzeko struck right on time to give Roma the belief and Daniele de Rossi scored a second half penalty.

The fans at the Stadio Olimpico erupted after the final whistle as the Roma substitutes and the coaching staff heaped on to the pitch to celebrate with the players.

There were tears in the stands from those viewing, not exactly accepting what they had seen.

Roma turned out to be just the third group in Champions League history to topple a first-leg annihilation of three goals or more – Deportivo La Coruna against AC Milan in 2004 and Barcelona against PSG last season.

On this event, runaway Spanish alliance pioneers Barcelona were forced to bear an unfathomable outcome.

They had no solution to Roma’s high-rhythm, enthusiastic execution which brought a lavishly merited triumph.

Ex-Manchester City striker Dzeko, whose former team were thumped out by Liverpool in Tuesday’s other quarter-last, set Roma on their way by scoring in from short proximity.

The Bosnia striker additionally had a header tipped over and Czech forward Patrik Schick nodded wide from a really good position.

Roma, fourth in Serie A, kept up the pressure in the second half and were granted a penalty just before the sixty minutes mark when defender Gerard Pique bundled Dzeko over in the box and De Rossi despatched the spot-kick.

With time running out, Cengiz Under whipped in a cross towards the close post which Greek defender Kostas Manolas rose highest to meet and score the tie-winning goal to start cheerful scenes.