Porto
Line-up
- 1Casillas, Iker
- 13Alex Telles
- 33Pepe
- 28Felipe
- 22Danilo Pereira
- 16Herrera, Hector
- 11M. Marega
- 2Maxi Pereira
- 37Fernando
- 8Y. Brahimi
- 7Hernani
- 3Militao, Eder
- 17Corona, Jesus
- 25Otavio
- 29Soares
Subs
- 26Vaná
- 10Óliver Torres
- 20Adrian Lopez
Roma
Line-up
- 1R. Olsen
- 5Juan
- 44K. Manolas
- 11A. Kolarov
- 42Steven N'Zonzi
- 8D. Perotti
- 9Edin Džeko
- 22N. Zaniolo
- 24A. Florenzi
- 4B. Cristante
- 7L. Pellegrini
- 14P. Schick
- 15Iván Marcano
- 2R. Karsdorp
- 16D. De Rossi
Subs
- 83A. Mirante
- 18D. Santon
- 92S. El Shaarawy
Two sides who lost to their biggest rivals on Saturday night are aiming to pick themselves back up.
Porto’s league defeat knocked them off the top of the table, but they still have time to get back on track. Their main concern will be following up on a strong display in Rome by claiming a victory in the second leg. Their away goal at the Stadio Olimpico has put them in a strong position, as a 1-0 victory would be enough to send them into the next round. However, their 15 game winning run at this ground came to an end at the weekend, leaving Porto under pressure to bounce back.
It’s hard to call just which way this one will go. Porto are favourites for a home win, but Roma currently have the lead. Previous ties have been quite balanced, as 45.8% of the teams to have won 2-1 at home in the first leg of a Champions League knockout tie have progressed to the next round (11 out of 24). Roma now need a response, but their confidence has been shaken by their 3-0 weekend loss.