Dovbyk kicked off and Lukas gave chase.
Roma was playing a 3-4-2-1 formation, with Svilar in goal; Hummels, Mancini, and N'Dicka as the back three; Saelemaekers, Angelino, Paredes, and Koné in midfield; Dybala and Pellegrini just above them; and Dovbyk leading the line.
It was a formation completely set up to attack as much as possible.
Toppmöller lined his side up in a 4-4-2 formation: Trapp in goal; Theate, Tuta, Koch, and Kristensen in defense; Chaibi, Larsson, Skhiri, and Knauff in midfield; with Ekitike and Lukas as the front two.
{IT:} "And we're off. You can hear the expectation from the crowd. They will accept nothing but a win."
From the onset, Roma played like men possessed.
In only the second minute, Pellegrini had a right-footed shot on goal — blocked by Theate — after Angelino dribbled down the left flank and cut the ball back to the middle for him to shoot.
They showed their aggression too, not letting Eintracht build up any meaningful play.
