Confirmed lineups: AS Roma vs. Bayer Leverkusen
With just under an hour to go before kick-off at the Stadio Olympico, the confirmed lineups for Thursday night's Europa League semifinal are in as the Roman giants and German champions look to take a step closer towards the finale in Dublin.
Leverkusen manager Xabi Alonso has made five alterations to his team that snatched an injury-time 2-2 draw at home to Stuttgart at the weekend.
Matej Kovár resumes European duties between the posts. Josip Stanišić and Piero Hincapié start in defence, while Granit Xhaka returns to midfield. Florian Wirtz has recovered from a slight knock to secure a starting berth.
Adam Hložek and Borja Iglesias return to the Werkself bench after overcoming injuries. Grimaldo will also start in a slightly more advanced role alongside Wirtz according to UEFA.
Rick Karsdorp, Chris Smalling, Leandro Paredes, Stefan El Sharaaway, and Romelu Lukaku return to the AS Roma lineup with a handful afforded rests in last Sunday's 2-2 draw with Napoli. There is no space for ex-Frankfurt centre-half Evan N'Dicka who drops to the bench.
Daniele De Rossi has absentees of his own to deal with. Turkish full-back Mehmet Zeki Çelik misses out through suspension after his red card against AC Milan in the quarter-final second-leg.
Check out the confirmed lineups for the AS Roma vs. Bayer Leverkusen match below.
AS Roma (4-3-3): Svilar - Karsdorp, Smalling, Mancini, Spinazzola - Pellegrini, Cristante, Paredes, - Dybala, Lukaku, El Shaarawy.
Bayer Leverkusen: (3-4-2-1): Kovár - Tapsoba, Tah, Stanišić - Frimpong, Andrich, Xhaka, Hincapié - Wirtz, Grimaldo - Adli.