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22:03 That is all for the Liveblog
The Italian teams all win. Not necessarily the best performances, but we’ll take them…
22:03 Fiorentina report
Fiorentina made life very difficult for themselves in Budapest, but still emerged with a 4-3 win over 10-man Maccabi Haifa in this chaotic encounter https://t.co/1sX9jZgGQj #MaccabiFiorentina #MACFIO #UECL
— Football Italia (@footballitalia) March 7, 2024
22:02 Milan report
#ACMilan 4-2 #SlaviaPraha
Milan take a 4-2 lead into the second leg of this Europa League Round of 16, but it was a real struggle against 10-man Slavia Praha and far from a good performance https://t.co/MCMYBYlJRE #MilanSlavia #ACMSLP #acmsla #UEL
— Football Italia (@footballitalia) March 7, 2024
21:57 FT: Maccabi Haifa 3-4 Fiorentina
Phew.
21:55 Maccabi Haifa 3-4 Fiorentina: Antonin Barak!
Long passing move, Barak gathers just inside the box and the reason his left-foot strike took such a weird looping direction is the deflection off a defender. Into the top corner!
21:53 FT: Milan 4-2 Slavia Praha
They need to be a LOT better than that in the second leg.
21:50 Fiorentina pushing
They want a win, but shot charged down, then Mandragora balloons into the stands. The pitch in Budapest is now largely mud.
21:47 Milenkovic booked
Milenkovic booked for climbing all over a defender and will be suspended for the second leg. Sottil replaces Ikone.
21:46 UEFA give it to Pulisic
An Inzaghi-esque goal robbery from 30cm out.
21:43 Milan 4-2 Slavia Praha: Christian Pulisic!
That’s what he can do in the mood! Rafael Leao is already grinning as he twists and turns, sends defenders mad, dinks it from the tightest of angles and did Pulisic get the final touch? He might’ve done…
21:42 Milan chance
Leao springs the offside trap, pulls it back for Jovic, who fires wide from 12 yards.
21:42 Fiorentina sub
Barak replaces Mandragora
21:40 Maccabi Haifa down to 10 men
Cafumana sent off! Already on a yellow, literally just booted Bonaventura in the back of the leg. Madness.
21:38 Milan subs
Okafor and Bennacer on, Giroud and Reijnders off.
21:37 Slavia Praha chance!
San Siro crowd is starting to panic now and with good reason, Milan almost gift Slavia an equaliser! Kjaer is absolutely spent, kicks it onto his own shin in the six-yard box, series of shots charged down.
21:35 Fiorentina subs
Belotti and Bonaventura on, Nzola and Duncan off
21:33 Maccabi Haifa 3-3 Fiorentina
Rolando Mandragora equalises! What a game this is! Biraghi gets down the left after a give and go with Nico Gonzalez, rolls it back across for Mandragora to just side-foot into the far bottom corner from 12 yards with the inside of the right boot!
21:32 Milan card
While that was happening, Calabria booked for Milan.
21:31 Fiorentina chance!
Argh, Biraghi free kick, rather clumsy Beltran header, but still skimmed the far post.
21:30 Wow
Cafumana absolutely smashes Nico Gonzalez in the face with a forearm. That’s horrible. Yellow card eventually shown, but that was just violent.
21:27 Maccabi 3-2 Fiorentina
Fiorentina just threatened to score with a Nico Gonzalez header that almost turned into an assist for Mandraogra at the far post. Instead, Maccabi go on the counter with Khalaili down the right, beats Ranieri and then everyone assumes he will cross for Pierrot, but instead an angled drive nestles into the far bottom corner.
21:25 Milan sub
Jovic on, Loftus-Cheek off
21:24 Milan 3-2 Slavia Praha : Schranz
We caused that, didn’t we? Sorry, Milan fans. Slavia Praha free kick ends up at the feet of Schranz at the back post, who hits a ferocious strike across Maignan into the far top corner! That’s another great goal.
21:23 Worth remembering
Slavia Praha finished top of Roma’s group and won all but one of their Europa League games this season. This is a good team.
21:21 Fiorentina chance
Duncan breaks into the box, finish with the inside of the left foot parried by the goalkeeper, Nzola cannot take advantage!
21:19 Maccabi Haifa 2-2 Fiorentina: Lucas Beltran!
Nico Gonzalez cross, Nzola with his back to goal lays it off with the chest for Beltran, who runs into the box and toe-pokes it into the far bottom corner!
21:18 Fiorentina appeal
Appeals for a potential handball, rejected.
21:14 Tomori nods wide
Tomori header is off target from a Milan corner.
21:12 Fiorentina chance
Long cross fingertipped off the head of Ranieri at the back post.
21:10 Maccabi Haifa threaten
Nzola error sparks a counter, Pierrot curls wide.
21:07 Leao chance
Rafael Leao onto the Theo Hernandez pass, flashes a shot across the face of goal with the inside of the right boot, inches wide!
21:06 2nd half kicks off: Maccabi Haifa 2-1 Fiorentina
21:04 2nd half kicks off: Milan 3-1 Slavia Praha
21:03 Milan subs
Calabria replaces the carded Florenzi, Tomori on for Gabbia.
20:58 The Reijnders goal
Tijjani Reijnders lets it FLY from distance 🚀 pic.twitter.com/FfMEUuwrBZ
— CBS Sports Golazo ⚽️ (@CBSSportsGolazo) March 7, 2024
20:57 The Slavia Praha goal
David Douděra hammered this shot home! ☄️#UEL pic.twitter.com/nBMnbUYCvC
— Football on TNT Sports (@footballontnt) March 7, 2024
20:51 Half-Time: Maccabi Haifa 2-1 Fiorentina
Fiorentina doing Fiorentina things.
20:49 Oof
Ouch. Nico Gonzalez went up to head a cross and ended up smashing his face into Seck’s shoulder.
20:48 Half-Time: Milan 3-1 Slavia Praha
That is an awfully generous result for Milan, who have been really poor against 10 men.
20:46 Milan 3-1 Slavia Praha: Ruben Loftus-Cheek!
Free header on a corner from six yards on the Florenzi corner!
20:46 Milan chance!
Leao bursts down the left, rolls across for the Giroud tap-in, crucial Zima interception!
20:44 Milan 2-1 Slavia Praha: Tijjani Reijnders!
Corner taken short to the edge of the area, where Reijnders – to use a technical term – hits it as hard as humanly possible with his right foot.
20:42 What a save!
Woah! Gabbia header on the corner, fingertipped off the line at the back post!
20:41 Save on Leao
A rare Leao header is palmed away for a corner. From that set play, Loftus-Cheek turns and his shot is deflected for another corner.
20:37 Milan 1-1 Slavia Praha: Doudera!
Absolutely deserved, Slavia have been the better team so far. Poor Reijnders clearance on the corner and then a simply spectacular Doudera volley with the right boot that flies into the far top corner!
20:36 Kjaer to the rescue
Gabbia error sparks a dangerous counter-attack from Slavia Praha, Kjaer rushes across for the decisive block!
20:34 Milan 1-0 Slavia Praha: Olivier Giroud!
Rafael Leao gathers down the left, cuts inside to make a defender do the splits and whips the cross to the back post for the Giroud header!
20:33 Duncan wide
Alfred Duncan drills well wide for Fiorentina.
20:30 Maccabi Haifa 2-1 Fiorentina
Kinda on target! Mohammad slide-rule pass releases Kinda, he turns Kayode and blasts it across Terracciano from a tricky angle!
20:28 Maccabi Haifa chance
Pierrot springs the offside trap and Terracciano parries the shot at the near post!
20:26 SLAVIA PRAHA DOWN TO 10 MEN
Straight red card for Diouf, who went in late, studs up on Christian Pulisic’s ankle! That’s…. it looks a lot worse in slow motion, but the referee made the decision in the moment. It was really late… But a straight red? Hmm.
20:24 Luckily for Milan
Dudera can’t seem to hit the ball properly, because that’s another promising situation he wastes.
20:22 Milan are really sluggish
It’s mainly Slavia Prague at San Siro.
20:19 Slavia threaten
Slavia doing all their attacking down the left, Diouf rolls a ball across the face of goal, nobody there to meet it.
20:15 Slavia Prague chance
Milan defence looking rather shaky! Doudera was in a very good position and shinned it wide! Before that, Diouf had also mis-kicked from a promising spot.
20:13 Maccabi Haifa 1-1 Fiorentina
Abdoulaye Seck with the tap-in from six yards after a corner is flicked on. Slight problem – that was never a corner, as there was a visible offside position first.
20:12 Maccabi Haifa card
Mohamed booked for tripping Nico Gonzalez from behind.
20:10 Milan close
Florenzi free kick from the edge of the area lands on the roof of the net.
20:09 Oh boy
Kinda probably offside anyway from the assist – definitely, in fact – but Khalaili managed to scuff it horribly wide as well. Maccabi Haifa are not starting well.
20:07 Milan threaten
Theo Hernandez fouled, then cross to the back post plucked off the head of Giroud.
20:03 Maccabi Haifa 0-1 Fiorentina!
M’Bala Nzola! He has barely started in 2024, he’s able to miss sitters, but he is in the right place at the right time there! Kayode floats a cross from the right and Nzola doesn’t even need to jump, just steers it in from six yards!
20:02 Seriously?
Florenzi booked after 90 seconds. That’s awfully harsh. It was a foul, fine, but come on…
20:01 We have kick-off!
20:00 Maccabi moment of silence
For Zion Bitton, who worked for the club for over 50 years and died on Monday, aged 74.
19:57 Unusual
Slavia Praha kit is… pale mint green with gold accents. Choices were made. They look like a high-end dessert.
19:57 Out come the teams
In both stadiums.
19:53 Budapest
Raining very heavily in Budapest. There are circa 400 Fiorentina fans present. 1,500 Maccabi Haifa supporters. It is played on neutral turf for fairly obvious reasons.
19:47 Milan vs. Slavia Praha line-ups
Milan: Maignan; Florenzi, Kjaer, Gabbia, Theo Hernandez; Adli, Reijnders; Pulisic, Loftus-Cheek, Leao; Giroud
Milan bench: Sportiello, Mirante, Calabria, Bennacer, Jovic, Okafor, Kalulu, Chukwueze, Tomori, Thiaw, Terracciano, Musah
Slavia Praha: Stanek; Vicek, Holes, Zima, Diouf; Dorley, Masopust; Doudera, Provod, Zmrzly; Chytil
Slavia Praha bench: Mandous, Sirotnik, Ogbu, Wallem, Tijani, Van Buren, Jurecka, Boril, Schranz, Tomic, M Jurasek, Konecny
Ref: Meler (TUR)
19:45 Maccabi Haifa vs. Fiorentina line-ups
Maccabi Haifa: Keouf; Kandil, Simic, Seck, Gershon; Cafumana, Mohamed, Cornud; Khalaili, Pierrot, Kinda
Fiorentina: Terracciano; Kayode, Milenkovic, Ranieri, Biraghi; Duncan, Mandragora; Ikoné, Beltran, Gonzalez; Nzola
Ref: Rumsas (LTU)
19:44 Serie A is not boring
Only two Italian teams had previously managed to beat an English side 4-0 in UEFA competitions, Milan with Manchester United in the 1957-58 European Cup and Milan against Arsenal in the 2011-12 Champions League.
19:41 FT: Roma 4-0 Brighton
Roma absolutely dominated Roberto De Zerbi’s Brighton and Hove Albion for a 4-0 Europa League victory with Paulo Dybala, Romelu Lukaku, Gianluca Mancini and Bryan Cristante goals https://t.co/b4lOmGvrg4 #RomaBrighton #ROMBHA #BHAFC #UEL
— Football Italia (@footballitalia) March 7, 2024
19:40 Roma
Scenes you love to see! 😍#ASRoma | #UEL pic.twitter.com/F1ulry5uY8
— AS Roma English (@ASRomaEN) March 7, 2024
19:36 Added time
Into 5 minutes of added time.
19:33 Roma subs
Azmoun and Zalewski on, Lukaku and El Shaarawy off.
19:31 Ouch again
Baleba catches Cristante in the face with a flailing arm.
19:29 Ouch
Accidental, but Pellegrini really got an elbow in the face there. That’s gonna hurt.
19:27 Roma sub
Diego Llorente on, Spinazzola off.
19:27 Brighton subs
Ferguson and Baleba on, Gilmour and Welbeck off.
Brighton chance again as Dunk blasts over.
19:26 Pioli speaks
Stefano Pioli explains his Milan choices in the Europa League Round of 16 against Slavia Praha and why people ‘expect a lot’ from Rafael Leao https://t.co/qB7lP3YYlh #ACMilan #MilanSlavia #ACMSLP #acmsla #UEL
— Football Italia (@footballitalia) March 7, 2024
19:25 Brighton corner
Shot charged down by Mancini, corner given.
19:24 Brighton chance
Lamptey bursts down the right and flashes a ball across the six-yard box, but nobody is ready to tap in.
19:20 Brighton subs
Estupinan and Veltman on, Igor and Buonanotte off. Brighton move to 4 at the back.
19:20 Brighton chance
Buonanotte fires wide after good work from Ansu Fati, who wanted the return pass instead.
19:18 Mancini goal
Unmarked and on target 🎯
Gianluca Mancini adds a third for Roma!
It's a long way back for Brighton now…#UEL pic.twitter.com/TYRwxjPRnb
— Football on TNT Sports (@footballontnt) March 7, 2024
19:17 Roma subs
Baldanzi and Bove on, Dybala and Paredes off
19:16 Tammy’s pumped
Tammy Abraham in the stands excitedly gabbling to Huijsen. He’s loving this!
19:14 Roma 4-0 Brighton: Bryan Cristante!
There’s a fourth! Again worked down the left, El Shaarawy completes a give and go with Spinazzola, pulls back from the by-line and there are TWO Roma players unmarked at the back post, Cristante gets there first for the diving header!
19:12 Yellow card
Oof, Lamptey booked for going in late on El Shaarawy.
19:11 It’s OK!
That absolutely looked offside, not going to lie, but VAR says it’s fine!
19:10 Roma 3-0 Brighton: Gianluca Mancini!
Fabulous goal! Roma corner is cleared, El Shaarawy whips a cross back into the box, Mancini miiiiiiiight be offside, but at full stretch he steers it in from four yards on the volley. Waiting for VAR…..
19:07 Prediction
Between the yellow card and visible fatigue, we assume Spinazzola will make way for Angelino very soon.
19:07 Spinazzola booked
Shirt tug on Buonanotte.
19:03 POLL
POLL: Who wins #ACMilan vs. #SlaviaPraha ?
Liveblog https://t.co/xjsAvdafzi#MilanSlavia #ACMSLP #acmsla #UEL
— Football Italia (@footballitalia) March 7, 2024
19:02 As mentioned
Adingra excellent to gather an Igor pass, gives it to Welbeck, who blasts over.
19:00 Horrible Welbeck cross
Welbeck good with his head. Not his feet.
19:00 Stop it, Roma fans
Was the stabbing not enough? Behave yourselves!
We are aware of the bottles, coins and lighters being thrown by home supporters into the away end. We have reported to UEFA and Italian Police and requested immediate action be taken.
— Brighton & Hove Albion (@OfficialBHAFC) March 7, 2024
18:58 Adingra effort
Adingra remains comfortably the best Brighton player, cuts inside and the angled drive is smothered.
18:54 Save on Lukaku!
Spinazzola cross again, Lukaku header again, Steele makes the save at the back post!
18:54 Maccabi Haifa vs. Fiorentina
#MaccabiHaifa vs. #Fiorentina line-ups:
Fiorentina look to Lucas Beltran, Nico Gonzalez and M’Bala Nzola in the Conference League Round of 16 against Maccabi Haifa. https://t.co/y3cyzA85E3 #MaccabiFiorentina #MACFIO #UECL
— Football Italia (@footballitalia) March 7, 2024
18:53 Brighton chance
After a free kick, Celik does enough to put Ansu Fati off and the finish is straight at Svilar.
18:51 Maccabi Haifa vs. Fiorentina line-ups
Maccabi Haifa: Keouf; Kandil, Simic, Seck, Gershon; Cafumana, Mohamed, Cornud; Khalaili, Pierrot, Kinda
Fiorentina: Terracciano; Kayode, Milenkovic, Ranieri, Biraghi; Duncan, Mandragora; Ikoné, Beltran, Gonzalez; Nzola
Ref: Rumsas (LTU)
18:50 2nd half kicks off: Roma 2-0 Brighton
18:49 Brighton sub
Ansu Fati on, Enciso off
18:49 Milan vs. Slavia Praha
#ACMilan vs. #SlaviaPraha line-ups:
Rafael Leao, Olivier Giroud and Christian Pulisic lead a full-strength Milan against Slavia Praha in the Europa League Round of 16 https://t.co/F7KMC1bzeK #MilanSlavia #ACMSLP #acmsla #UEL
— Football Italia (@footballitalia) March 7, 2024
18:46 Milan vs. Slavia Praha XI
Milan: Maignan; Florenzi, Kjaer, Gabbia, Theo Hernandez; Adli, Reijnders; Pulisic, Loftus-Cheek, Leao; Giroud
18:45 Paredes on song
Two passes, two goals.
— AS Roma (@OfficialASRoma) March 7, 2024
18:41 Attendance for Roma-Brighton
64,877
18:37 For the Americans
Lewis Dunk will want that one back 🙈
27 #UEL goals and counting for Roma's Romelu Lukaku ⚽️ pic.twitter.com/V6kI7rblAA
— CBS Sports Golazo ⚽️ (@CBSSportsGolazo) March 7, 2024
18:35 Half-Time: Roma 2-0 Brighton
Dybala and Lukaku on target. Nicely done!
18:34 Lukaku goal
Classic Romelu Lukaku 😮💨
Roma double their lead against Brighton!#UEL pic.twitter.com/QhV3mokqEm
— Football on TNT Sports (@footballontnt) March 7, 2024
18:33 Milan arrive
𝗜 𝗥𝗔𝗚𝗔𝗭𝗭𝗜 𝗔 𝗦𝗔𝗡 𝗦𝗜𝗥𝗢 🏟️📍
L'arrivo del pullman del Milan a San Siro per il match di questa sera contro lo Slavia Praga, andata degli ottavi di Europa League ⚔️ 🔴⚫#MilanSlaviaPraga #uel #milanpress pic.twitter.com/tP1MJLu6N6
— MilanPress.it (@MilanPress_it) March 7, 2024
18:32 Silvar save!
Adingra is the danger, the big danger, and his cross finds the head of Welbeck, Svilar flies to fingertip it over the bar!
18:31 Dunked
That really was a gift from Lewis Dunk. You need a lot more skill to try a control like that with Lukaku breathing down your neck. And he ain’t got it.
18:29 Roma 2-0 Brighton: Romelu Lukaku!
Dunk caught NAPPING on a ball over the top, horrible first touch and Lukaku just goes clear on goal to surprise Steele at the near post when he was preparing to save at the far!
18:24 Yellow card
Pellegrini gets to the ball first and is brought down by Van Hencke for a yellow card.
18:23 Roma corner
Promising Roma counter sparked by Dybala back-heel flick, Pellegrini strike inside the box deflected for a corner.
18:22 Pellegrini overhit pass
Another overhit Roma pass, Lukaku was not expecting it there.
18:19 Lamptey danger
Cross goes beyond Welbeck, but Lamptey can’t steer it on target at the back post.
18:18 Pellegrini effort charged down
On that resulting corner.
18:16 Good idea
Divine Dybala through ball to release El Shaarawy, Lamptey has to sprint back and make the desperate tackle for a corner.
18:15 Celik again
Celik shows skill in defending too, as he robs the impressive Adingra.
18:14 Celik skill
Lovely bit of Celik skill to control the long ball, as the move continues, Spinazzola cross and Lukaku header over.
18:11 Chance for Brighton!
Svilar with a big save using his leg on Welbeck’s header, lovely cross from the left by Adingra. He’s a danger, that lad.
18:08 Brighton corners
A pair of Brighton corners in a row and a lot of pushing and shoving. In the end, foul on Pellegrini, who got a knock to the head.
18:06 Spinazzola tracks back
Spinazzola somehow ended up tracking back to block an Enciso counter on the complete opposite flank. That’s a hard-working left-back.
18:04 The Dybala goal
NO OFFISDE… GOAL! 🖥️
A composed Paulo Dybala finish means Brighton must come from behind against Roma…#UEL pic.twitter.com/cj0rXUfH3K
— Football on TNT Sports (@footballontnt) March 7, 2024
18:02 Oh dear
Roma counter for Lukaku, but the pass was very, very overhit.
18:00 Roma 1-0 Brighton: Paulo Dybala!
IT WAS NOT OFFSIDE. Loooooooong Paredes ball over the top, Dybala runs onto it, controls, draws out the goalkeeper and deposits into an empty net. It all counts!
17:59 Dybala goal ruled offside!
Was it, though? That is very tight…. Not at all convinced that’s offside. Not. At. All. Waiting for VAR.
17:57 They’re quite similar teams
Both aggressive, attacking, like to play out from the back. Should be a cracking game.
17:53 Brighton off the post!
Adingra dribbles inside down the left, attempted cross takes a big deflection off Ndicka and thumps the upright. Roma counter on the corner, but El Shaarawy scuffs it into the arms of Steele at the near post.
17:52 Svilar wobbly too
Svilar clearance hits Buonanotte, but Brighton can’t take advantage.
17:51 Lukaku again
Roma high press wins it back in the final third, Lukaku scuffs the finish wide.
17:50 Dybala slips
Corner knocked down, eventually by Mancini for Dybala, who slips trying to pull it back from the by-line.
17:49 Big save on Lukaku!
Spinazzola cross, Lukaku leaps and the header is too central, palmed over the bar!
17:49 That is indeed Igor
So if you remember him at Fiorentina…
17:46 We have kick-off in Roma vs. Brighton!
Roma: Svilar; Celik, Mancini, Ndicka, Spinazzola; Cristante, Paredes, Pellegrini; Dybala, Lukaku, El Shaarawy
Brighton: Steele; Igor, Dunk, van Hecke; Lamptey, Gilmour, Gross; Adingra, Enciso, Buonanotte,; Welbeck
Ref: Letexier (FRA)
17:45 Roma anthem plays
The acapella singing is a lovely moment, always. Banner says: “Bravely for Europe your colours flew”
17:44 Big hug
They’re buddies. Their daughters are buddies. De Rossi and De Zerbi – nothing but love.
17:43 Bentornato, Roberto!
Back in his homeland. 🇮🇹 pic.twitter.com/lg9wrhgqaX
— Brighton & Hove Albion (@OfficialBHAFC) March 7, 2024
17:43 Out come the teams!
Sold out at the Stadio Olimpico – as usual.
17:42 POLL
POLL: Who wins #ASRoma vs. #BHAFC ?
Liveblog https://t.co/xjsAvdafzi#RomaBrighton #ROMBHA #BHAFC #UEL
— Football Italia (@footballitalia) March 7, 2024
17:41 Line-ups
Roma: Svilar; Celik, Mancini, Ndicka, Spinazzola; Cristante, Paredes, Pellegrini; Dybala, Lukaku, El Shaarawy
Roma bench: Rui Patricio, Boer, Karsdorp, Smalling, Llorente, Azmoun, Renato Sanches, Aouar, Baldanzi, Bove, Zalewski, Angelino
Brighton: Steele; Igor, Dunk, van Hecke; Lamptey, Gilmour, Gross; Adingra, Enciso, Buonanotte,; Welbeck
Brighton bench: Verbruggen, McGill, Webster, Lallana, Moder, Baleba, Ferguson, Estupinan, Fati, Veltman, Peupion, Baker-Boaitey
Ref: Letexier (FRA)
17:36 POLL
POLL: Who scores first in #ASRoma vs. #BHAFC ?
Liveblog https://t.co/xjsAvdafzi#RomaBrighton #ROMBHA #BHAFC #UEL
— Football Italia (@footballitalia) March 7, 2024
17:35 Warmed up
Ready for work. 💪 #ASRoma | #UEL pic.twitter.com/eVShwe4fu5
— AS Roma English (@ASRomaEN) March 7, 2024
17:29 De Rossi comments
Daniele De Rossi warns Roma what would be ‘a big mistake’ against Roberto De Zerbi’s Brighton and Hove Albion in the Europa League. ‘We need intensity, determination and mentality.’ https://t.co/arnUe0frow #ASRoma #BHAFC #RomaBrighton #ROMBHA #UEL
— Football Italia (@footballitalia) March 7, 2024
17:28 Mou who?
"Even though Jose Mourinho had unprecedented success in getting Roma to back-to-back European finals, the thinking was there's more in this team" 📈@Becky_Ives_ speaks to @JamesHorncastle about the impact of Daniele De Rossi at Roma.#UEL
📺 @tntsports & @discoveryplusUK pic.twitter.com/wp7iVUdlcy
— Football on TNT Sports (@footballontnt) March 7, 2024
17:16 Leonardo Spinazzola (Sky)
“We have to run harder than them, play better, that’s how you win. Every match is important, Angelino and I are alternating well at left-back and that’s good for the team, we keep the quality level high. I am focused only on this season and then we’ll see what happens next year.”
17:14 Brighton fans
Following Albion over land and sea! 🤍 pic.twitter.com/S61wH6gsd6
— Brighton & Hove Albion (@OfficialBHAFC) March 7, 2024
17:08 Roma warming up
Running out to the sounds of Maneskin (Roma fans themselves, of course).
17:04 De Rossi
Focused. 👀 #ASRoma | #UEL pic.twitter.com/zfRv4caF61
— AS Roma English (@ASRomaEN) March 7, 2024
16:56 Brighton
Former Fiorentina defender Igor is in defence, while Billy Gilmour is available because his three-match ban only applies to the Premier League.
Joao Pedro, Kaoru Mitoma, Solly March, James Milner and Jack Hinshelwood are injured.
Veteran Danny Welbeck leads the attack after he was rested for the defeat to Fulham, with support from Facundo Buonanotte, leaving Barcelona-owned talent Ansu Fati on the bench.
16:55 Roma
Rasmus Kristensen is injured anyway, while Dean Huijsen and Sardar Azmoun are also ineligible for the Europa League, and Tammy Abraham a long-term absentee.
Rick Karsdorp is not fully fit either, so Zeki Celik starts at right-back, while Lorenzo Pellegrini and Leandro Paredes support Dybala, Lukaku and Stephan El Shaarawy.
16:46 Potential news for Roma
Brighton fans seem awfully upset that Jason Steele is starting in goal. Might be a weakness to exploit.
16:41 Roma arrive
Checking in! 👔🐺#ASRoma | #RomaBrighton | #UEL pic.twitter.com/D2qZCdiBe5
— AS Roma English (@ASRomaEN) March 7, 2024
16:39 POLL
POLL: Who scores first in #ASRoma vs. #BHAFC ?
Liveblog https://t.co/xjsAvdafzi#RomaBrighton #ROMBHA #BHAFC #UEL
— Football Italia (@footballitalia) March 7, 2024
16:37 POLL
POLL: Who wins #ASRoma vs. #BHAFC ?
Liveblog https://t.co/xjsAvdafzi#RomaBrighton #ROMBHA #BHAFC #UEL
— Football Italia (@footballitalia) March 7, 2024
16:34 Team news
Roma rely on Romelu Lukaku and Paulo Dybala for the Europa League showdown with Roberto De Zerbi’s Brighton and Hove Albion https://t.co/qh1ZICpLch #RomaBrighton #ROMBHA #UEL
— Football Italia (@footballitalia) March 7, 2024
16:33 Roma vs. Brighton line-ups
Roma: Svilar; Celik, Mancini, Ndicka, Spinazzola; Cristante, Paredes, Pellegrini; Dybala, Lukaku, El Shaarawy
Roma bench: Rui Patricio, Boer, Karsdorp, Smalling, Llorente, Azmoun, Renato Sanches, Aouar, Baldanzi, Bove, Zalewski, Angelino
Brighton: Steele; Igor, Dunk, van Hecke; Lamptey, Gilmour, Gross, Adingra; Buonanotte, Enciso; Welbeck
Brighton bench: Verbruggen, McGill, Webster, Lallana, Moder, Baleba, Ferguson, Estupinan, Fati, Veltman, Peupion, Baker-Boaitey
Ref: Letexier (FRA)
16:30 Stadio Olimpico scenes
Pitchside at the iconic Olimpico 😍 🇮🇹
Roma v Brighton live @tntsports #UEL pic.twitter.com/W6CgKn0W15
— Adam Summerton (@adamsummerton) March 7, 2024
16:27 Welcome to Rome
Taking in our surroundings at Stadio Olimpico! 👋 pic.twitter.com/be2Qk4wTMD
— Brighton & Hove Albion (@OfficialBHAFC) March 7, 2024
Join us for all the build-up and action as it happens from the Europa and Conference League Round of 16, as Roma host Brighton, Milan face Slavia Praha and Fiorentina take on Maccabi Haifa.
We begin at 17.45 GMT at the sold out Stadio Olimpico, where Daniele De Rossi’s Roma go head to head with Roberto De Zerbi’s Brighton and Hove Albion.
At 20.00 GMT, Milan aim to get back on track with Slavia Praha and Fiorentina resume their Conference League campaign in Budapest against Maccabi Haifa.
Atalanta already got us started on Wednesday with a 1-1 draw away to Sporting CP.