Bayer Leverkusen 3-2 in the Champions League after giving
away a two-goal lead at the Stadio Olimpico.
Mohamed Salah and Edin Dzeko found the net before the
interval to give Roma a comfortable advantage, but Admir
Mehmedi and Javier Hernandez levelled with two quick
goals after the break.
Miralem Pjanic eventually made the difference, however,
when he converted an 80th-minute penalty that saw Roma
climb to second place in Group E with five points from four
games, one point ahead of Leverkusen.
"We could have scored three or four in the first half, so we
were a little rueful in the dressing room at half time," Garcia
said at a news conference.
"We're working on our defensive lapses. Usually the team
comes out firing after the break, not tonight. The team still
showed character to come back after going 2-2, winning and
claiming the three points. We did well not to collapse after it
went to 2-2.
"The team once again showed they can handle pressure. We
showed the right competitive spirit in the first half but less
so after the break. We have to improve on that. But I'm
pleased with the game as whole. The lads responded out
there as they needed to."
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