UEL and UECL Liveblog: Lazio-Nice, Elfsborg-Roma, Fiorentina-New Saints

Kouame turns on the edge of the box as he gathers from Mandragora, but the finish loops over the bar!

Knock-down is allowed to bounce in the box and Soule’ blasts the half-volley, not far off target at all!

Fiorentina defender Matias Moreno is in a lot of pain. Was not really a foul, more of a collision, but it badly winded him.

Baldanzi attempts a bicycle kick in the box, good idea, but charged down, then Soule’ follow-up straight at the goalkeeper.

Oh Roma! Baldanzi breaks on the counter-attack from their corner, sprints forward, spreads it to Soule’ and was expecting a return pass, but instead Soule’ flicked it on again and the move fell apart.

Biraghi volley over the bar on the resulting Fiorentina corner from the edge of the box.

Beltran runs onto a through ball and smashes the shot from a very tight angle, forcing a save at the near post!

Roma respond with a well-worked move to build up, but the Soule’ shot from distance was seen coming a mile away. Easy take.

On the resulting corner, Henriksson free header allowed from seven yards and Svilar has to be alert to palm it out of the near top corner!

Zeneli sprints away down the right and there is a big gap in the defence there, he shakes off Abdulhamid, but the finish is parried by Svilar at the near post.

Good defensive work from Paredes, who had given away the ball to spark the counter, but then tracked back to intercept the roll across for Baidoo.

Parisi twists and turns down the right and eventually wins a Fiorentina corner on the pull-back.

Elfsborg effort, as Baidoo gets power behind it, but also straight at Svilar.

Kouame this time gets a low angled drive on target and the New Saints goalkeeper gets down to fingertip it inches round the post!

Fiorentina remain the most frustrating team in Italy. Ikone pass to Kayode is massively overhit…

Fiorentina chance as Ikone completes a give and go with Beltran – thanks also to a lucky ricochet – but shins it wide from 10 yards!

Angelino cross-shot is kept low, but too close to the Elfsborg goalkeeper.

Aggressive start from The New Saints in Florence, Wilson gets to the by-line and pulls back, bit of panicked defending from Fiorentina.

Fiorentina: Terracciano; Kayode, Moreno, Biraghi, Parisi; Mandragora, Adli; Ikoné, Kouame, Sottil; Beltran

The New Saints: C Roberts; Daniels, D Davies, Bodenham, Redmond; Clark, Smith, D Williams; Bradley, Wilson, Holden

Ref: Gishamer (AUT)

Elfsborg: Pettersson; Ibrahim, Henriksson, Yegbe; Hedlund, B Zeneli, Ouma, Hult; Qasem, A Zeneli; Baidoo

Roma: Svilar; Celik, Ndicka, Hermoso; Abdulhamid, Paredes, Pisilli, Angelino; Soulé, Baldanzi; Shomurodov

Ref: Tohver (EST)

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God bless the 34 New Saints fans in the stands in Florence.

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