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Roma vs Barcelona, Champions League 2015: Final Score 1-1 as Barça draw in UCL opener

Barcelona opened their title-defending UEFA Champions League campaign with an uninspired performance and a difficult 1-1 draw against AS Roma at Stadio Olimpico, with goals from Luis Suárez and Alessandro Florenzi. In a game full of counter-attacks from the hosts and very few creativity from the Catalan giants, the game ended with a fair result, and Barça's tough form in Italy continues: now the Treble winners have only won two of their last 15 matches in Italian soil.

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This football thing is really crazy. Wild stuff just happens out of nowhere.