L. Pellegrini gets a second yellow card and is sent off.
RED CARD! Pellegrini is adjudged to have gone too strongly into an aerial challenge and the youngster is shown a second yellow card and dismissed less than 12 minutes after entering the field as a substitute! He will now miss the first leg of Roma's knockout game. A completely unnecessary challenge to make.
90'
There will be FOUR minutes of added time. Can Roma find an equaliser? If they do, CSKA will claim third place and a Europa League spot and Plzen will finish bottom of the group.
89'
L. Pellegrini gets yellow.
Pellegrini dives in rashly and picks up a needless yellow card. The frustration has set in for Roma.
87'
J. Řezníček enters the game and replaces T. Chorý.
Chory goes off to warm applause after scoring his side's second goal and is replaced by Reznicek.
82'
T. Hořava enters the game and replaces A. Čermák.
Meanwhile, Cermak goes off for Horava in Plzen's second change.
80'
L. Pellegrini enters the game and replaces S. Nzonzi.
Nzonzi is replaced by talented youngster Pellegrini in a bid to turn the game around.
79'
J. Kluivert gets yellow.
A decision goes against Kluivert and he throws the ball down in frustration, earning the young winger a yellow card.
77'
Manolas comes across well to bail Marcano out after the central defender is beaten by Petrzela's sly pass. However, the Greek centre-back read it and slid in to clear.
75'
A. Florenzi enters the game and replaces D. Santon.
Santon is replaced by Florenzi at right-back in the hope that the versatile Italian can contribute more going forward and help get his side back on level terms.
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72'
T. Chorý has scored a goal for Viktoria Plzen!
GOAL!!! Plzen go back in front!! Hrosovsky picks out Kovarik on the left and he controls on his chest before firing straight at Mirante. However, it's only parried out as far as Chory, who dives to head the loose ball in and make it 2-1 to the hosts!
71'
M. Petržela enters the game and replaces J. Kopic.
Kopic, who set up Plzen's goal, is being replaced by Petrzela.
67'
C. Ünder has scored a goal for Roma! Assist by D. Santon.
GOAL!!! Roma level the scores at 1-1! Santon picks up the ball down the right after a mistake allows Nzonzi's pass through, and he feeds Under who places a low shot across goal from just inside the box right into the bottom-left corner first-time!
Santon was very fortunate that Limbersky failed to intercept Nzonzi's pass out wide, and he showed good composure to pick out Under, who had drifted infield.
64'
Nzonzi concedes a foul in frustration at going behind. The Frenchman is shaking his head in dismay.
62'
J. Kovařík has scored a goal for Viktoria Plzen! Assist by J. Kopic.
GOAL!! Kovarik opens the scoring for Plzen! Kopic does the hard work, advancing down the right and working a yard before fizzing a wonderful low ball across goal to the left-winger, who tucks the ball home first-time!
Kopic's low cross made life very easy for Kovarik. It was across goal in an area where defenders didn't dare touch it for fear of turning past their own keeper.
61'
A raking ball to Kluivert on the left sees the Dutchman control and fire at goal, but he's denied by a handball decision.
59'
N. Zaniolo enters the game and replaces J. Pastore.
Pastore is withdrawn for Zaniolo after a disappointing night. That miss aside, the Argentine hardly touched the ball.
58'
NO PENALTY! Schick goes over in the box as he twists and turns and tries to work space for a shot, but the referee isn't interested.
56'
MISS! Pastore tries to bend the ball into the top corner after Kluivert feeds him from the left, but it's very wayward and the attacking midfielder has his head in his hands.
54'
SHOT! Prochazka tries a shot from an ambitious distance, and it's a very poor effort that trickles through to Mirante, who simply collects the ball.
52'
Plzen work an almost identical short-corner to Roma's from the first half, but it is headed clear by the first man. Poor delivery in the end.
46'
And we're back underway for the start of the second half!
45' +1
HALF-TIME: VIKTORIA PLZEN 0-0 ROMA
44'
Kluivert changes direction sharply and is felled on the left wing. Plzen players have been guilty of several fouls on Roma's flair players today, and are set on breaking up any rhythm to the visitors' play.
42'
Plzen are definitely in the ascendancy now, whipping dangerous crosses in from wide areas and causing problems, but a cheap foul on Schick relieves the pressure.
40'
Plzen keep the tempo up as they barge their way forward, with Limbersky taking on and beating his man. He overruns it, however, and the ball is cleared to safety.
37'
It's wasted, however, and crossed straight into the wall. Another decent opportunity goes begging.
36'
Kolarov cuts inside Havel and is felled by a dangling leg right on the left-hand edge of the box, giving Roma a free-kick in a very dangerous position.
32'
Prochazka curls a cross straight out of play from a promising position just outside the box. Plzen have wasted all their opportunities going forward up to this point.
30'
OFFSIDE! Kluivert is found with a ball over the top down the left in a promising position just inside the box, but the flag is raised for offside! Replays show that the winger was on, and he's not happy about the decision.
28'
The game is still very scrappy, with a distinct lack of quality on display from both sides so far.
25'
Plzen, having weathered a bit of a storm, have got their foot on the ball and are advancing into the Roma half.
22'
D. Limberský gets yellow.
Under shifts the ball quickly and ghosts past his man, only to be hauled down by Limbersky, who earns himself a yellow card.
20'
MISS! Kolarov has a swing from outside the box, but drags it wide to the right of goal. He can hit them much better than that.
19'
SAVE! Pastore has a shot from outside the box on the left that is straight down the throat of Hruska, who catches comfortably.
18'
Roma work a short corner that is lofted in and flicked on, but Plzen scramble it clear.
16'
Kolarov nutmegs his man and is barged to the ground as he tries to go past him, earning a free-kick.
14'
MISS! Under has a pop from outside the box but he lifts it over the top of the bar. Roma have yet to test the hosts' goalkeeper.
12'
Hrosovsky produces a neat turn as he tries to get his side out on the ball and Nzonzi fouls him, relieving the Roma pressure.
10'
Roma have yet to truly assert themselves on the game, although they are beginning to see more possession.
8'
Under is hauled down by Limbersky as the young winger sprints down the touchline. The Plzen man was never going to catch up to him.
5'
Santon was lucky to get away without a card, but he's given a free-kick away in a dangerous position.
1'
And we're off for the start of the first half!
Hello and welcome to our LIVE coverage of the Champions League Group G fixture between Viktoria Plzen and Roma at the Doosan Arena.
The line-ups have been announced and we'll start with the home side.
Viktoria Plzen XI (4-2-3-1): Ales Hruska; Milan Havel, Lukas Hejda, Roman Hubnik, David Limbersky; Roman Prochazka, Patrik Hrosovsky; Jan Kopic, Ales Cermak, Jan Kovarik; Tomas Chory
Viktoria Plzen substitutes: Tomas Horava, Pavel Bucha, Ludek Pernica, Ubong Ekpai, Jakub Reznicek, Matus Kozacik, Milan Petrzela
Roma XI (4-2-3-1): Antonio Mirante; Davide Santon, Kostas Manolas, Ivan Marcano, Aleksandar Kolarov; Bryan Cristante, Steven Nzonzi; Cengiz Under, Javier Pastore, Justin Kluivert; Patrik Schick
Roma substitutes: Rick Karsdorp, Nicolo Zaniolo, Luca Pellegrini, Juan Jesus, Federico Fazio, Robin Olsen, Alessandro Florenzi
Roma have already qualified for the knockout stages and are unable to finish top of the group, while Plzen need to match CSKA Moscow's result away at Real Madrid in order to secure third place and Europa League football.
And there goes the half-time whistle. In a half sorely lacking in quality, Roma's indifference has been evident through their inability to dominate an opponent they beat 5-0 in the reverse fixture. Plzen have spent the majority of the game in their half but have had the more dangerous chances when they've gotten forward, particularly via crosses.
Plzen will be dismayed, however, to learn that their efforts to keep the scores level are being undone by CSKA Moscow's unlikely 2-0 lead against Real Madrid at the Bernabeu. If Plzen fail to beat Roma in the second half and CSKA see out their victory, the Czech side will be denied a Europa League berth.
That's all from us, we hope you enjoyed the match. Thank you for joining our coverage, until next time, goodbye!
Plzen host Karvina next in domestic action, while Roma face the visit of Genoa as they look to haul themselves up from eighth place in the Serie A table.
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