Roma-Real Madrid LIVE and PHOTOS

Roma - Real Madrid on the pitch at 9pm at the Olimpico LIVE for the second day of the Champions League championship phase

THE RANKING

RESULTS AND PROGRAM

THE EVE

Gasperini 'in the Champions League with our identity, we will not distort ourselves with Real Madrid'

"Our attitude led us to finish third and win the Champions League last year. We have characteristics that we don't distort, then we know the value of Real, because when you think you can put them in difficulty then that's when they score goals for you." Gian Piero Gasperini said this on the eve of the Champions League match against Real Madrid. "It's an opportunity to compete with them, recently we played against Inter and Como who are among the best in Italy, now we meet one of the strongest in Europe. We want to understand how competitive we can be", he added. While on the goals in the cup he instead explained: "Obviously it is my goal and my hope to do better than what we did with Atalanta who also started from lower than Roma. They didn't win in the Champions League but they won in the Europa League. But our football cannot make proclamations, now we have to grow our little garden because the last Champions League was won by Inter in 2011". Finally, an evaluation on Real Madrid: "For us it's a good time to meet them. We want to compete against one of the strongest teams in Europe even if perhaps it needs some testing. There remains a team that beat Inter in the Champions League, it will be a very prestigious match."

Mourinho 'special Roma players, I have to forget who I play against'

"I have to forget where I am and who I'm playing against, for me it will be one more match. The Roma fans want to win and so do we. Then maybe sooner or later my heart will beat, but during the match there is no room for love, in the match love is forgotten. I've prepared myself: I'm fine, I'm solid, there's no doubt that in the 90 minutes I'll give my all." Thus Josè Mourinho, Real Madrid coach, in the conference anticipating the match against Roma, his former team. "I'm always myself, the interests of the club, the fans and the team are above mine. Many times people appreciate it, then if you do something good it's even better. We didn't win the Champions League but we won a European cup and played in a second European final - continues Speciale One recalling his past in the capital -. I won't deny that the Roma players are special, they treated me well everywhere. There's no pressure from the Champions League, honestly, Roma and Real Madrid I think they'll both qualify, maybe I'll come back later. to play them in a quarter-final. For me it's not normal to arrive at the airport before the match or to be here but in the 90 minutes it is." Who then, to those who ask if Roma are in for the Scudetto, replies: "I don't have to say it, but without a doubt Roma and Inter are the strongest teams in the championship. The two strongest teams have played against us in the first two days: in the first match, Inter, now Roma, a strong and motivated team because they are back in the Champions League, they have an audience that doesn't come to watch, but they come to play. We have an important opponent ahead of us", he concludes.