Edin Dzeko sends Roma through against Shakhtar and into last eight

Roma are through to the quarter-finals of the Champions League for the first time since 2008 after beating Shakhtar Donetsk 1-0 in their second leg tie at the Stadio Olimpico thanks to a magnificent finish by Edin Dzeko, which sent them through on away goals.

Roma celebrated only their second win in six meetings with the Ukrainian side and got revenge for a 6-2 aggregate defeat by them at the same stage of the competition in 2011, although they endured a nervy finish.

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