AS Roma were drawn against Liverpool on Friday in the draw for the Champions League semi-finals. Roma are in the last four of Europe's premier club competition after their breathtaking 3-0 win over Barcelona on Tuesday enabled them to reverse a 4-1 deficit from the first leg of their quarterfinal.
The outcome is probably the best Roma could have hoped for with soccer giants Real Madrid and Bayern Munich the other teams in the semis.
The tie will give Roma an opportunity to avenge their defeat on penalties to Liverpool at their home ground, the Stadio Olimpico, in the final of the 1984 European Cup.
"Who we got in the draw mattered little: all the sides at this point are great," said Roma captain Daniele De Rossi.
"Liverpool have made a statement like we did, they beat the side that I thought were the favourites," he said, referring to Liverpool's 5-1 aggregate defeat of Manchester City. "They have a great coach (in Jurgen Klopp). "Like Barcelona and Shakhtar, we have huge respect for them - but we have a chance." Roma overcame Shakhtar Donetsk in the last 16.
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