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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