Liverpool VS as Roma prediction

Liverpool take on Roma in the first leg of the Champions League semi-final looking to keep out the underdogs at bay. Liverpool have won the competition five times and are regarded as one of the prestigious names in Europe. Despite a reasonable pedigree, Roma have never won the Champions League and have reached the last four stage of this competition for the first time since 1984.

Injurys

LIVERPOOL

Can E.
Matip J.
Lallana A.

As Roma

Defrel G.
Karsdorp R.

Bet tips

Liverpool were able to extend their unbeaten run to seven matches in all competitions after a 2-2 draw with West Brom, but manager Jurgen Klopp was least pleased with his team dropping points against a relegation threatened outfit.

Roma were able to pick up a comfortable 3-0 win over SPAL in the latest Italian Serie A match. The result made it four matches without defeat for Roma.

The last competitive meeting between Roma and Liverpool took place in 2002 when these two teams met each other for the group stages of the competition. Liverpool hosted this game at Anfield and picked up a 2-0 win.

Key player

As for Liverpool, this cannot be a surprise, it has to be Mohamed Salah. Even on his worst days, his finishing is world-class and he has taken it upon himself to prove that week in and week out now and we expect nothing short of yet another episode of the Egyptian King's historic exploits in London as the Merseysiders take on the Romans.

Already crowned the PFA Player of the year, Mohamed Salah could take a huge step towards winning the prestigious Ballon d'Or if he can propel his team past Eusebio Di Francesco's men.

For Roma, Edin Dzeko will be crucial to their chances. He has prior experience when it comes to playing in England with Manchester City and this is not too unfamiliar a territory for the 32-year-old Bosnian.

It will be interesting to see who comes out on top, almost literally, as he squares up against Virgil Van Dijk who knows this will be a test of a different kind.

Prediction

I consider that anfield is a really hard field, liverpool will Win this game confortable and the goals in this game wil be over 2.5

Good luck

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