Roma have Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Edin Dzeko back in the starting XI for the second leg of the Europa League quarter-final with Ajax.

It kicks off at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome at 20.00 UK time (19.00 GMT).

You can follow all the build-up and action as it happens on the LIVEBLOG.

The Giallorossi won the first leg 2-1 in Amsterdam last week, giving them the advantage going into this decider.

Roma have Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Edin Dzeko back in the starting XI for the second leg of the Europa League quarter-final with Ajax.

It kicks off at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome at 20.00 UK time (19.00 GMT).

You can follow all the build-up and action as it happens on the LIVEBLOG.

The Giallorossi won the first leg 2-1 in Amsterdam last week, giving them the advantage going into this decider.

Mkhitaryan is ready for a return to the starting XI after a substitute appearance at the weekend, and he plays with Lorenzo Pellegrini and Edin Dzeko.

Leonardo Spinazzola limped off with a muscular problem in Amsterdam and Bruno Peres is suspended, so Riccardo Calafiori takes over on the left.

Rick Karsdorp missed the first leg through suspension, but he returns, while Chris Smalling, Marash Kumbulla, Stephan El Shaarawy and Nicolò Zaniolo are injured.

Roma are unbeaten at the Olimpico in Europe this season, managing four wins and a draw.

Ajax have Devyne Rensch sitting out a one-match ban, plus injured Daley Blind and Noussair Mazraoui, while January signing Sebastien Heller was accidentally left off the UEFA squad list.

Maarten Stekelenburg missed the first leg with a knee injury, but is back in goal to face his former club, as Andre Onana sits out a doping ban.

Perr Schuurs is only fit for the bench, as Sean Klaiber steps in at left-back, with Jurrien Timber in the centre.

Roma: Pau Lopez; Mancini, Cristante, Ibanez; Karsdorp, Veretout, Diawara, Calafiori; Pellegrini, Mkhitaryan; Dzeko

Roma bench: Mirante, Fuzato, Pedro, Villar, Santon, Mayoral, Perez, Ciervo, Darboe, Morichelli

Ajax: Stekelenburg; Klaiber, J Timber, Martinez, Tagliafico; Alvarez, Klaassen, Gravenberch; Antony, Tadic, Neres

Ajax bench: Scherpen, Kotarski, Schuurs, Idrissi, Ekkelenkamp, Kudus, Traore, Brobbey, Kasanwirjo, Q Timber

Ref: Taylor (ENG)

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