Reporter’s view: Roma will be out to disprove the cliché that lightning does not strike twice in the same place. The 3-0 win that eliminated Barcelona in the last round was a bolt from the blue, and they need another at the Stadio Olimpico to overturn Liverpool’s 5-2 lead. The belief in the city is surprisingly high for such a mammoth undertaking, given recent precedent, and storm clouds are indeed forecast to move in.
Possible line-ups
Roma: Alisson; Florenzi, Manolas, Fazio, Kolarov; Nainggolan, De Rossi, Pellegrini; Schick, Džeko, El Shaarawy
Out: Karsdorp (knee), Defrel (knee), Strootman (ribs)
Doubtful: Perotti (ankle)
Liverpool: Karius; Alexander-Arnold, Lovren, Van Dijk, Robertson; Wijnaldum, Henderson, Milner; Salah, Firmino, Mané
Out: Matip (thigh), Oxlade-Chamberlain (knee), Can (back), Gomez (ankle)
Fantasy Football top point scorers
Roma: Edin Džeko, forward (60 points, €11.0m)
Liverpool: Roberto Firmino, forward (81 points, €9.6m)
Where to watch
Fans can find their local UEFA Champions League broadcast partner(s) here
Weekend results
Roma 4-1 Chievo
Liverpool 0-0 Stoke City
Form guide*
Roma: WLWWDW
Liverpool: DWDWWD
*All competitions, most recent first
Eusebio Di Francesco, Roma coach
We’ve got to want this comeback and give it everything – we’ve got to do something truly great. [We must have] belief and with this mentality, with these fans and this passion around the team, try to perform another miracle – and saying miracle is perfectly fine. I’m glad we’ve got this far, but I’m never one to settle for that. Our ambition should be to get to Kyiv.
Jürgen Klopp, Liverpool manager
Press conference scheduled for 17:10CET
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