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Di Francesco happy to take credit for Roma's stunning win

Eusebio Di Francesco believes he deserves the credit for Roma's shock Champions League win against Barcelona as he is usually blamed when his side lose.

The Giallorossi faced an uphill task heading into the second leg at the Stadio Olimpico after losing 4-1 in Catalonia, but the Serie A side progressed with a 3-0 win after goals from Edin Dzeko, Daniele De Rossi and Kostas Manolas.

Di Francesco opted for a change of formation - deploying a 3-4-2-1 - and he believes this was key to picking up a result, with Radja Nainggolan and Champions League debutant Patrik Schick ably supporting Dzeko.