Luiz Felipe Scolari’s men were called the “the best team in the world” by Roma in the build-up to the tie but this shock setback showed they are some way from living up to that reputation.
The damage was done in Rome’s Olympic Stadium by former Blues star Christian Panucci, who got the Roma opener, with Mirko Vucinic getting two more in the second half.
To add to Chelsea’s woe, Deco was sent off for two yellow cards – the second harshly given for taking a free-kick too quickly.
At Anfield Liverpool trailed Atletico Madrid for a long period to a Maxi Rodriguez goal before Steven Gerrard equalised with a penalty in injury-time.
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