2:45 pm
February 21

AS Roma @ Shakhtar Donetsk

What will be the match result?

AS Roma: Win or Draw

@ Shakhtar Donetsk: Win

 

Recent Results:

AS Roma: 3-1-1

Shakhtar Donetsk: 3-0-2

 

Current odds:

AS Roma: Win or Draw: (-182)

Shakhtar Donetsk: Win: (+150)

 

• Cengiz Ünder is surely one of the first names on the Roma teamsheet on current form and should make his Champions League bow here. Diego Perotti and Stephan El Shaarawy are in competition for a starting berth on the left flank for Roma. Daniele De Rossi and Lorenzo Pellegrini compete for one starting spot in central midfield alongside Kevin Strootman. Alessandro Florenzi is a major doubt for the visitors, so Bruno Peres, available again following suspension in their last Champions League game, could take over at right-back.

• Maksim Malyshev is the only injury concern for Shakhtar Donetsk at the moment. Expect few changes from the side that qualified from the same group as Manchester City.

• Shakhtar Donetsk played their first game of 2018 on Friday and won 5-0. They managed to prevent Fred from joining Manchester City in January, which will only boost their chances of upsetting the odds against Roma.

• After a run of seven matches without a win, Roma have now won three in a row heading into the first leg of their Champions League last 16 tie. They have only lost away from home two times all season.

• Shakhtar Donetsk won all three of their home group games, even inflicting Manchester City with their first defeat of the season. However, they have only kept one clean sheet in their last 12 matches in the Champions League and an away goal on Wednesday could prove their undoing in the tie.

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