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Roma help Barcelona set Champions League own-goal record

In a case of the rich getting richer, Barcelona are getting a massive amount of help in front of goal from their Champions League opponents this season.

Own goals from Daniele De Rossi and Kostas Manolas helped the Catalan club to a 4-1 win in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final tie with Roma on Wednesday, and the own-goal double pushed the Spanish giants to a new Champions League record.

Barcelona have now benefited from five own goals in Europe this campaign, the most ever for one team in the history of the Champions League.