AS Roma take a slender 2-1 lead to the Estadio Dragao where they face FC Porto in the Champions League round of 16 second-leg.
The first leg at the Stadio Olimpico was a tense affair, until the game burst into life in the last 20 minutes when Italian teenager Nicolo Zaniolo scored a brace before Adrian Lopez pulled one back for Porto.
Roma reached the semi-finals of the competition last season, but the season before they didn’t even qualify for the group stages as they suffered a two-legged playoff defeat at the hands of Porto.
Porto go into the game off the back of a home defeat to Benfica which seen the Lisbon club leapfrog them at the top of Liga Portuguesa.
Roma also suffered a weekend defeat, losing 3-0 at the hands of city rivals Lazio which means Eusebio di Francesco’s side are currently situated fifth in the Serie A table 28 points behind league leaders Juventus.
1/17 Ranking the last 16 of the Champions League
Who is most likely to win the tournament as we reach the knockout stages? Last rankings in brackets
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2/17 16. Schalke (16)
After throwing away a lead against Manchester City, Schalke remain 16th and likely to be eliminated at the Etihad
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3/17 15. Borussia Dortmund (10)
Only a thumping of Spurs at home will save their skins and they are our biggest fallers
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4/17 14. Manchester United (9)
Joint-biggest fallers after a 0-2 reverse at home to PSG, Pogba’s suspension is a kick in the teeth for Solskjaer
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5/17 13. Ajax (15)
Defeated but rising in the rankings, Ajax performed well against Real Madrid but came unstuck thanks to the video referee
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6/17 12. Porto (13)
A 2-1 defeat to Roma in Italy doesn’t spell doom and Porto are very much still in this tie
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7/17 11. Roma (12)
A narrow advantage over Porto has Roma on course for the quarter-finals second year running
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8/17 10. Juventus (5)
Perhaps they should have dropped further, but for all Juventus’ class it will be hard to score three times against Atletico
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9/17 9. Lyon (14)
Impressively rattled City during the group stages and now a creditable draw with Barca. Could they?
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10/17 8. Tottenham (11)
They’re as good as in the quarters, yet Spurs’ ceiling is still unknown. Eighth reflects their strong chance of progression
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11/17 7. Bayern Munich (8)
A tiny jump up the rankings for Bayern, who held out Liverpool in England and need to finish the job at home
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12/17 6. Liverpool (4)
Heading to Munich, they need to score. Whatever happens, that tie promises to be tight and tense
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13/17 5. Atletico Madrid (7)
Fifth feels low here. Atleti are on the brink of eliminating Juventus and Cristiano Ronaldo but still don’t have the respect of those elite clubs
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14/17 4. Paris Saint-Germain (6)
Having dusted off Man United, PSG can look towards the quarter-finals and a Neymar return
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15/17 3. Real Madrid (3)
You’d like to move Madrid up, having got much of the job done in Amsterdam. They were outplayed by Ajax, though, and don’t look like champions.
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16/17 2. Barcelona (1)
A goalless draw in Lyon doesn’t help their ranking but they’ll likely live to fight another day
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17/17 1. Manchester City (2)
Three away goals and a lead going into the second leg have City edging ahead of Barcelona
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1/17 Ranking the last 16 of the Champions League
Who is most likely to win the tournament as we reach the knockout stages? Last rankings in brackets
AFP/Getty Images
2/17 16. Schalke (16)
After throwing away a lead against Manchester City, Schalke remain 16th and likely to be eliminated at the Etihad
EPA
3/17 15. Borussia Dortmund (10)
Only a thumping of Spurs at home will save their skins and they are our biggest fallers
AFP/Getty Images
4/17 14. Manchester United (9)
Joint-biggest fallers after a 0-2 reverse at home to PSG, Pogba’s suspension is a kick in the teeth for Solskjaer
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5/17 13. Ajax (15)
Defeated but rising in the rankings, Ajax performed well against Real Madrid but came unstuck thanks to the video referee
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6/17 12. Porto (13)
A 2-1 defeat to Roma in Italy doesn’t spell doom and Porto are very much still in this tie
EPA
7/17 11. Roma (12)
A narrow advantage over Porto has Roma on course for the quarter-finals second year running
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8/17 10. Juventus (5)
Perhaps they should have dropped further, but for all Juventus’ class it will be hard to score three times against Atletico
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9/17 9. Lyon (14)
Impressively rattled City during the group stages and now a creditable draw with Barca. Could they?
AP
10/17 8. Tottenham (11)
They’re as good as in the quarters, yet Spurs’ ceiling is still unknown. Eighth reflects their strong chance of progression
AFP/Getty Images
11/17 7. Bayern Munich (8)
A tiny jump up the rankings for Bayern, who held out Liverpool in England and need to finish the job at home
AFP/Getty Images
12/17 6. Liverpool (4)
Heading to Munich, they need to score. Whatever happens, that tie promises to be tight and tense
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13/17 5. Atletico Madrid (7)
Fifth feels low here. Atleti are on the brink of eliminating Juventus and Cristiano Ronaldo but still don’t have the respect of those elite clubs
EPA
14/17 4. Paris Saint-Germain (6)
Having dusted off Man United, PSG can look towards the quarter-finals and a Neymar return
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15/17 3. Real Madrid (3)
You’d like to move Madrid up, having got much of the job done in Amsterdam. They were outplayed by Ajax, though, and don’t look like champions.
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16/17 2. Barcelona (1)
A goalless draw in Lyon doesn’t help their ranking but they’ll likely live to fight another day
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17/17 1. Manchester City (2)
Three away goals and a lead going into the second leg have City edging ahead of Barcelona
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What time does it start?
FC Porto vs. AS Roma kicks off at 8pm (GMT) on Wednesday 6 March.
Where can I watch it?
The game at the Dragao will be shown on BT Sport 3, live on air from 7:45pm (GMT).
Predicted Line-ups
FC Porto: Casillas, Militao, Felipe, Pepe, Telles, Corona, Danilo, Hector Herrera, Brahimi, Marega, Adrian Lopez
AS Roma: Olsen, Florenzi, Fazio, Juan, Kolarov, Cristante, De Rossi, Pellegrini, Zaniolo, Dzeko, El Shaarawy
Form Guide
FC Porto: DLWWWL
AS Roma: DWWWWL
Head to Head
FC Porto 1 (Andre Silva) AS Roma 1 (Felipe OG), Champions League Play-off tiebreaker, August 2016
AS Roma 0 FC Porto 3 (Felipe, Layun, Corona), Champions League Play-off tiebreaker, August 2016
AS Roma 2 (Zaniolo 2) FC Porto 1 (Adrian Lopez), Champions League Round of 16, February 2019
Odds
FC Porto: Evens
AS Roma: 11/4
Draw: 14/5
FC Porto to go through: 8/15
AS Roma to go through: 11/8
Prediction
FC Porto 1-0 AS Roma
