ROMA -: AS Roma supporters may be looking ahead to Barcelona's Champions Alliance visit with some anxiety and mentor Rudi Garcia unquestionably does not appear to be overflowing with positive thinking.
Roma have completed second in Serie A for the last two seasons yet at the same time there is still an unmistakable crevice in the middle of themselves and Europe's top clubs, in spite of the expansion of Edin Dzeko and Mohamed Salah.
Barcelona's visit to the Stadio Olimpico on Wednesday, which commences their Champions Group title guard, comes simply under a year after Roma lost 7-1 at home to Bayern Munich in the same rivalry.
The Bavarians cut through the Roma barrier just about voluntarily as they scored five objectives in a baffling half hour spell in the first half.
Roma went ahead to complete third in the gathering in the wake of taking one point in two recreations off Manchester City while locally they have miss the mark in matches against Juventus, with three annihilations in their last four group gatherings,
On account of that, Garcia has effectively made it clear that he would be cheerful to complete second in a gathering that likewise incorporates Champions Alliance regulars Bayer Leverkusen and Belarus champions BATE Borisov.
"The objective in the Champions Alliance is to move beyond the gathering stage and to the round of 16," Garcia said in a meeting a week ago with Radio Monte Carlo. "Behind Barcelona, it is an open gathering."
There was only an insight of good faith when he said: "Everyone is persuaded that they will get 18 focuses, so that infers getting six off us, yet now and then wonders happen in football.
"We have nothing to lose and we must do whatever we can to annoy the chances."
The match takes Barcelona mentor Luis Enrique back to the club where he spent an unremarkable season in 2011/12, when Roma were obviously on the move.
The two sides last met 13 years back, again in the Champions Association second gathering stage, when they attracted 1-1 Barcelona and Roma won the arrival 3-0 with Luis Enrique in the Barcelona side.
Unimaginably, there is one playing survivor from those diversions - Roma playmaker Francesco Totti who will 39 toward the month's end.
"I need to win no less than one title with my skipper, Francesco Totti," said Garcia. "I don't know whether Totti or the Pope are more imperative in Rome, yet I can surely say that for Francesco, the Roma shirt is similar to a second stretch.
"He's an exceptional player, on and off the field, and we are simply pacing him in preparing, however he never requests any uncommon favors."
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