Liverpool v Roma in the Champions League semi-final
Liverpool v Roma in the Champions League semi-final

Liverpool v Roma preview: Full match pack for Champions League semi-final


All the team news, tactics, match stats and best bets for Liverpool's huge Champions League clash with Roma at Anfield.

It's Liverpool v Roma in the Champions League at Anfield on Tuesday night, in what will be Jurgen Klopp's biggest game in charge of the Reds.

Both sides upset the odds in the last round as Liverpool shot down Premier League champions Manchester City while Roma produced a remarkable second leg comeback to upset Barcelona.

We've got every angle covered of the big game in our in-depth preview.

Liverpool v Roma key battles

Celebrations for Liverpool at the Etihad Stadium
Liverpool got the better of Man City but can they see off Roma?

Can Roma stop Salah? Will the first leg be crucial and how will the game be won and lost on the pitch at Anfield on Tuesday? With these big games they can be decided by the finest of margins.

Paul Higham looks at the key battles that will decide this Champions League semi-final tie.

Liverpool v Roma betting tips

Mohamed Salah celebrates with his Liverpool team-mates
Mohamed Salah is backed to find the net again for Liverpool

George Pitts runs through the best ways forward in terms of betting on the match - no surprises to see that Mohamed Salah is fancied to find the net yet again.

How will they game play out? There are 7/2 and 15/8 tips for the first leg.

Liverpool v Roma team news

Roma celebrate after beating Barcelona in the Champions League
What formation will Roma go for at Anfield?

There won't be many surprises in Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool line-up for the game - they should be unchanged from the team that stunned Manchester City in the first leg of their quarter-final.

Roma boss Eusebio Di Francesco usually plays a similar 4-3-3- line-up to Klopp's Liverpool, but changed to a back three to defeat Barcelona, which way will he go on Tuesday?

Liverpool v Roma - video verdict

Going back in time

Liverpool took on Roma in Rome in the 1984 European Cup final
Liverpool took on Roma in Rome in the 1984 European Cup final

It's not a huge rivalry between the two teams as they've only played each other five times before, but there has been some cracking games between Liverpool and Roma down the years - starting with the most famous one of all back in 1984 when Roma hosted the European Cup final in their own stadium.

From Bruce Grobbelaar's spaghetti legs to a ghost penalty at Anfield and Gerard Houllier's return from heart surgery - Paul Higham looks back at Liverpool v Roma in history.

Salah's season in numbers

Mohamed Salah has had an explosive first season at Liverpool
Mohamed Salah has had an explosive first season at Liverpool

He's the newly-crowned PFA Player of the Year after a remarkable first season at Liverpool, and Mohamed Salah has been stacking up a hugely impressive set of numbers during the current campaign.

Salah now looks an absolute bargain from Roma as he's been banging in goals for fun as well as assists, but some of the stats are truly remarkable - take a look at the best ones here.

Klopp calls for calm

Jurgen Klopp has called for calm from Liverpool fans before Roma game

Liverpool fans have become renowned for welcoming the team bus on European nights through the streets of Anfield while intimidating the opposition as they make their way to the stadium.

The fans overstepped the mark with an attack on Manchester City's team bus in the last round, however, and Klopp has called for calm ahead of Tuesday's tie.

Henderson - Salah will stay at Anfield

Jordan Henderson in discussion with Mohamed Salah
Jordan Henderson is confident Mohamed Salah will remain at Anfield

Mohamed Salah has taken the Premier League and Champions League by storm, but with such performances comes the attention of Europe's elite clubs - namely Barcelona and Real Madrid.

Some reports have suggested Real are thinking over a huge money offer for Salah in the summer, but his club captain Jordan Henderson isn't worried about him leaving anytime soon.

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