AS Roma team are unbeaten
in eleven of their last twelve matches. Their only loss during this
streak came by the hand of Juventus, who are currently unbeaten in, and
top of the Serie A table. Despite their sparkling form, AS Roma still sit
behind the frontrunners in both the Serie A and in Group E of the
Champions League. Tuesday’s clash with Bayern Munich is a very important
for Roma, as it could be a deciding factor in who goes on to win the
group. Francesco Totti was predicted to be on the bench for Roma’s
league match versus Chievo Verona over the weekend, but he started,
showed excellent form, and contributed a goal to the 3-0 final score.
Roma may appear to be the underdogs against Bayern Munich, but they have
been in such good form lately, that it is very likely that they will
steal the three points at home this Tuesday and take the lead at the top
of Group E.
Bayern Munchen have been in sparkling form lately, winning four
of their last five matches and remain unbeaten in their last ten. In
the 2010/2011 Champions League competition, Bayern Munich and AS Roma each won
their home matches against each other. Bayern went on to claim the top
spot in the group while Roma brought up second, advancing them both to
the Round of 16. In their last match, Bayern rolled over Werder Bremen
by an unforgiving score of 6-0. Tuesday’s match very well could be the
deciding factor in who goes on to win Group E this year. Bayern has
become a powerful force to be reckoned with, but they will have a very
difficult time at the Stadio Olimpico this Tuesday. Roma will play
defensively and take advantage of their goal-scoring opportunities;
Bayern must respond with a solid back line and they must finish
their early chances to hold off the Italians.
Roma last 5 matches:
24/09/14 Parma 1 – 2 Roma
27/09/14 Roma 2 – 0 Hellas
30/09/14 Manchester City 1 – 1 Roma
05/10/14 Juventus 3 – 2 Roma
18/10/14 Roma 3 – 0 Chievo
27/09/14 Roma 2 – 0 Hellas
30/09/14 Manchester City 1 – 1 Roma
05/10/14 Juventus 3 – 2 Roma
18/10/14 Roma 3 – 0 Chievo
Bayern Munchen last 5 matches:
23/09/14 Bayern München 4 – 0 Paderborn
27/09/14 Köln 0 – 2 Bayern München
30/09/14 CSKA Moskva 0 – 1 Bayern München
04/10/14 Bayern München 4 – 0 Hannover 96
18/10/14 Bayern München 6 – 0 Werder Bremen
27/09/14 Köln 0 – 2 Bayern München
30/09/14 CSKA Moskva 0 – 1 Bayern München
04/10/14 Bayern München 4 – 0 Hannover 96
18/10/14 Bayern München 6 – 0 Werder Bremen
Probable lineups:
AS Roma: Skorupski – Maicon, Yanga-Mbiwa, Manolas, A. Cole – de Rossi, Pjanic, Nainggolan – Totti, Ljajic – Gervinho.
Bayern Munich: Neuer – Rafinha, J. Boateng, Dante, Alaba – Lahm, Xabi Alonso – Robben, M. Gotze, T. Muller – Lewandowski.
AS Roma vs Bayern Munich
Competition: UEFA Champions League, Group E
Match date: Tuesday, 21 October 2014
Kick Off Time: 19:45 BST
Venue: Stadio Olimpico, Roma
Competition: UEFA Champions League, Group E
Match date: Tuesday, 21 October 2014
Kick Off Time: 19:45 BST
Venue: Stadio Olimpico, Roma
