Roma v Liverpool - Preview and possible lineups

Roma: The hosts will be without mmidfielder Diego Perotti for the game due to an ankle problem, whilst fellow midfielder Kevin Strootman has also been left out of the squad due to an unspecified knock.

Liverpool: Jurgen Klopp's men will be without five first-team players for the game after Joe Gomez and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain joined Adam Lallana, Emre Can and Joel Matip on the sidelines. Oxlade-Chamberlian suffered a season-ending knee injury in the first leg, whilst Gomez sustained a knock in the draw with Stoke at the weekend. Sadio Mane has travelled, but Alberto Moreno is struggling with a knock.

Roma boss Eusebio Di Francesco:

“We need a carbon copy of the physical and mental display we put in against Barcelona. Against Liverpool, we’ll need technical quality, physicality, the right attitude and to score as soon as we can, so our supporters can give us that extra push.

“[Mohamed] Salah was a decisive influence in the first leg, but we cannot focus our entire game plan on him. There are certain movements that we need to work on.

We need focus and application to address Salah’s ability to get in behind and do better at reading certain situations. We can’t simply put three men on him, however. We need to do something special to close that three-goal gap.”

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp on the need for bravery:

“Of course we need to be brave. But the boys showed very often this season they are ready for these challenges.

“Pretty much everybody wants to impress us when we come. They all shout for their team - that’s completely cool. How we use Anfield, they should be able to use their atmosphere.

“But, in the end, as I’ve said before: if we go through to the final, we deserve it. If they go through to the final, they deserve it. It’s as simple as that.

“Go there, play the best football you can play and then we’ll see after the game what happened.”

Did you know?

No team has ever overturned a 5-2 first-leg defeat away from home in the history of the European Cup.

Form:

Possible lineups:

Roma: Alisson; Florenzi, Fazio, Manolas, Kolarov; De Rossi, Nainggolan, Pellegrini; Under, Schick; Dzeko.

Liverpool: Karius; Alexander-Arnold, Lovren, Van Dijk, Robertson; Milner, Henderson, Wijnaldum; Salah, Firmino, Mane.