Barcelona gear up for Roma opener

Barcelona gear up for Roma opener

FC Barcelona are in the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals for a record 11th season in a row, and last-eight opponents AS Roma are familiar foes – although the Italian side are at this stage for the first time in a decade.

• Barça went on to the semi-finals for six years running between 2008 and 2013, although their last two campaigns – and three of the last four – have been ended at this stage.

• Roma, meanwhile, have lost both their previous UEFA Champions League quarter-finals, the most recent of which came a decade ago. The Giallorossi’s only other last-eight tie, in 1983/84, also featured their sole aggregate win at this …

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