Wednesday's football photos

Man Utd 1-0 Roma: Leading 2-0 after the first leg, Sir Alex Ferguson decides to leave Cristiano Ronaldo and Wayne Rooney on the bench

Owen Hargreaves looks to get forward and build the hosts' lead but finds Roma's Philippe Mexes blocking his path

Fellow midfielder Anderson also gives the visitors' defence plenty to think about as he goes in search of his first goal for Man Utd

The Italians have a great chance to get back into the tie when Wes Brown concedes a penalty but Daniele De Rossi blasts it over the bar

Among those watching is Man Utd legend Eric Cantona who receives a huge ovation just before the second half gets under way

Both sides have chances to score before Carlos Tevez dives to head the English club into a 3-0 aggregate lead with 20 minutes to go

With the tie beyond Roma, Ferguson brings on Gary Neville for his first appearance in 13 months after suffering with an ankle injury

The Man Utd boss sees his side close out the win and must now plan for a semi-final against Barcelona who beat Schalke 2-0 on aggregate

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