Just a few months ago, these two teams faced each other in what would turn out to be one of the most thrilling comebacks in Champions League history.
Barcelona defeated AS Roma 4-1 in their Champions League quarterfinals first leg.
The return leg in Rome looked like a formality with Romans needing to win by at least 3 unreplied goals. They did just that, they stunned the world by beating Barcelona 3-0 in front of their home fans to reach the Champions League semifinal.
This game offers Barcelona the chance to get revenge, but with most of their star men still on break, it would be a tough ask.
The Spaniards started their International Champions Cup campaign with a 2-2 draw and a penalty win over Spurs.
With most of their first team players still unavailable, it was new boy Arthur who led the way with a stunning strike, Malcom would go on to score the winning penalty, having changed his mind from joining Roma at the last minute, the former Bordeaux man has a point to prove in this game.
Roma has one of the strongest squads in this competition. The likes of Edin Dzeko, Ante Coric and Justin Kluivert are available for them. Their first match was also against Tottenham, and they took an early lead through Patrik Schick. But they ultimately capitulated and were beaten 4-1, thanks to a brace each from Lucas Moura and Fernando Llorente.
Roma would still be with the same players that were demolished by Tottenham and it would be interesting to see if they would play better in this game.
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