Champions League: Liverpool host City, Barcelona lock horns with Roma
The Champions League will resume tonight with Liverpool locking horns with Manchester City at Anfield and Barcelona hosting Roma. Liverpool's front three have scored 75 goals between them this season and this should instil some fear in the hearts of Manchester City's defenders. But Manchester City also have their deadly trio of Kevin De Bruyne, David Silva and Sergio Aguero.
Guardiola will be wary of the in-form Mo Salah
Pep Guardiola has almost guided his team to the Premier League title, but the Champions League is a whole new challenge. Manchester City might be playing the best football right now, but Liverpool boast one of the best attacking units across Europe. The in-form Mo Salah will definitely make things difficult for City at Anfield.
Klopp is the only manager to beat Pep six times
It is not just about Liverpool's attacking flair, but Guardiola also does not boast the best record against Jurgen Klopp. The Liverpool boss is the first and the only manager in football to beat Guardiola six times. Both the managers prefer having control on the ball and deploying high press. The team that gets its manager's strategy right would win this tie.
Can Liverpool's leaky defense halt City's juggernaut?
It's after a 9-year period that Liverpool have reached the quarter-final stage of the Champions League, but it's not going to be an easy task. Manchester City are a relentless offensive force, scoring goals for fun. Liverpool's defence will have to come out strong if they have to contain Pep Guardiola's juggernaut.
Barcelona host Roma in the quarter-finals
Barcelona host Roma at the Camp Nou in their quarter-final tie and a lot of them consider this as a favourable fixture for the Catalans. Barcelona are unbeaten in La Liga this season while Roma are on a 5-game unbeaten run. It's not going to be an easy task for Barcelona as AS Roma are a formidable side away from home.
Philippe Coutinho ruled out of the fixture
Barcelona will be without the services of Philippe Coutinho who is cup-tied and left-back Lucas Digne is yet to recover from his injury. Sergio Busquets is in a race to get fit in time for the big fixture. Despite missing out on the trio, Barcelona boast enough quality to win the 1st-leg encounter against Roma.
