Minute-by-minute report: Xabi Alonso’s unbeaten side have the edge after the first leg. Join Simon Burnton for the latest updates
The players have gathered in the tunnel.between the managerial versions of Alonso and De Rossi takes me right back to 12 years ago, when their fresher-faced player selves battled each other on the pitch in the Euro 2012 Final in Kyiv,” writes Peter Oh. “Xabi had a much more enjoyable day than Daniele back then, which I reckon will be the case again today.
Despite losing the first leg 2-0 at home Roma might have something to say about all that. “The fact that they are unbeaten does not mean they are unbeatable,” their coach, Daniele de Rossi, says sagely. Roma reached last year’sfinal, knocking Leverkusen out on their way before losing on penalties to Sevilla in the Budapest-based showpiece, and any team with Paulo Dybala and Romelu Lukaku in their squad is a threat. “We are expecting Roma to come with the hope of qualifying,” said Xabi Alonso.
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