Barcelona vs AS Roma Preview

This season looks like it will be a very successful one for Barcelona as they have reached the final of the Copa del Rey, are miles apart in the race for the La Liga and have been handed a favourable draw in the Champions League.

They come into this game after surviving a serious scare at the hands of Sevilla at the weekend.

They were 2-0 down with less than 3 minutes of normal time to go, before a quick-fire double from Luis Suarez and Lionel Messi helped them to a 2-2 draw.

That draw makes it 11 wins and no losses from their last 17 games ahead of this match up with Roma.

They have also impressed defensively this season as they have kept 11 clean sheets from their last 13 home games.

AS Roma are also having an impressive season in the Serie A even though a challenge for the league title is currently beyond them.

The Rome-based side are currently 3^rd in the league table and they have been impressive in the Champions League this season also.

They have won 4 of their last 5 games and have no losses from those encounters.

Away from home, Roma have only 4 wins from their last 12 and their last 2 away days in the Champions League have ended in losses.

Results of each team’s last 5 matches across all leagues and competitions

Barcelona

LAST FIVE GAMES						DATE	COMPETITION
W	Barcelona		2-0		Athletic Bilbao	18 Mar, 2018	Spanish Primera División
W	Barcelona		3-0		Chelsea	14 Mar, 2018	Champions League
W	Málaga		0-2		Barcelona	10 Mar, 2018	Spanish Primera División
W	Barcelona		1-0		Atletico Madrid	4 Mar, 2018	Spanish Primera División
D	Las Palmas		1-1		Barcelona	1 Mar, 2018	Spanish Primera División

AS Roma

LAST FIVE GAMES						DATE	COMPETITION
W	Crotone		0-2		AS Roma	18 Mar, 2018	Italian Serie A
W	AS Roma		1-0		Shakhtar Donetsk	13 Mar, 2018	Champions League
W	AS Roma		3-0		Torino	9 Mar, 2018	Italian Serie A
W	Napoli		2-4		AS Roma	3 Mar, 2018	Italian Serie A
L	AS Roma		0-2		AC Milan	25 Feb, 2018	Italian Serie A

H2H

LAST FIVE GAMES					DATE	COMPETITION
Barcelona		6-1		AS Roma	24 Nov, 2015	Champions League
AS Roma		1-1		Barcelona	16 Sep, 2015	Champions League
Barcelona		3-0		AS Roma	5 Aug, 2015	Friendly
AS Roma		3-0		Barcelona	26 Feb, 2002	Champions League
Barcelona		1-1		AS Roma	20 Feb, 2002	Champions League