UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE - 2017/18 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS Stadio Olimpico - Rome Tuesday 5 December 2017 20.45CET (20.45 local time) AS Roma Group C - Matchday 6 Qarabağ FK Last updated 04/12/2017 04:19CET UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE OFFICIAL SPONSORS Match background 2 Legend 4 1 AS Roma - Qarabağ FK Tuesday 5 December 2017 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Stadio Olimpico, Rome Match background AS Roma are a victory away from reaching the UEFA Champions League round of 16 while Qarabağ FK will want to conclude their group stage debut on a positive note in what is their last European fixture of the season. • The Italian side were 2-1 winners in Azerbaijan on matchday two and have eight points in Group C, two behind Chelsea FC and two ahead of Club Atlético de Madrid. Roma will therefore go through with a win, or if Atlético fail to win at Stamford Bridge. If Roma win and Chelsea do not, Roma win the group. • Qarabağ have two points and will finish bottom. Match background Roma • Roma, who are aiming to reach the round of 16 for the second time in three years, have picked up four points at home in Group C, drawing 0-0 with Atlético before a 3-0 defeat of Chelsea on matchday four. They suffered their first defeat in the section in going down 2-0 in Spain last time out. • This is the Italian side's first home game against visitors from Azerbaijan. • That Qarabağ success on matchday two was Roma's first win in eight UEFA Champions League matches, home and away and including qualifying, since a 3-2 home victory over Bayer 04 Leverkusen on 4 November 2015. They have now won three of their last 20 games in the competition. • Despite the Chelsea success, Roma have won just two of their last nine home matches in the UEFA Champions League – qualifying included – losing four. • The Italian side were eliminated by FC Porto in last season's play-offs (1-1 away, 0-3 home). They got as far as the UEFA Europa League round of 16, where they were defeated 5-4 over two legs by Olympique Lyonnais. • Second in Serie A in 2016/17, Roma are in the group stage for a tenth time and the third in four years. Qarabağ • The champions of Azerbaijan kicked off their first UEFA Champions League group stage campaign with a 6-0 loss at Chelsea, but drew 1-1 at Atlético in their last away fixture. • This is Qarabağ's third visit to Italy, and they lost on both previous trips, both in the UEFA Europa League group stage: 2-0 at FC Internazionale Milano in 2014/15 and 5-1 at ACF Fiorentina last season. • Overall Qarabağ's record against Italian clubs is W0 D1 L4. • The Azerbaijani club reached the group stage for the first time by beating Georgian champions FC Samtredia in the second qualifying round (5-0 home, 1-0 away) and Moldova's FC Sheriff (0-0 home, 2-1 away). In the play-offs, they won 1-0 at home to FC København and advanced on away goals after a 2-1 defeat in Denmark. • Qarabağ had won their last two away games in Europe before losing at FCK; they had won just two of the previous 11 (D2 L7) however. • Qarabağ's away record in the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League group stages is W2 D2 L7. • This is Qarabağ's fourth UEFA Champions League campaign; in each of the previous three they were eliminated in the third qualifying round. Last year they ousted F91 Dudelange 3-1 on aggregate in the second qualifying round, but lost to FC Viktoria Plzeň (0-0 away, 1-1 home) at the next hurdle. • In 2016/17, the Baku-based team contested the UEFA Europa League group stage – for the third consecutive year – after being knocked out of the UEFA Champions League. They have never gone on to the round of 32, however. • Qarabağ qualified for the UEFA Champions League after winning the Azerbaijani Premier League for the fifth time in 2016/17 – their fourth straight championship. Coach and player links • Roma's Juan Jesus was in the Inter team that beat Qarabağ 2-0 in Milan in the UEFA Europa League on 2 October 2014. • Stephan El Shaarawy was part of the AS Monaco FC side that edged Qarabağ 1-0 at home before a 1-1 draw in Azerbaijan in the 2015/16 UEFA Europa League group stage. • El Shaarawy scored in Italy's 3-1 win away to Azerbaijan in UEFA EURO 2016 qualifying on 10 October 2015. • Alessandro Florenzi was also in that Italy line-up in Baku, having appeared too in the Azzurri's 2-1 home win on 10 October 2014. 2 AS Roma - Qarabağ FK Tuesday 5 December 2017 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Stadio Olimpico, Rome • Have played together Kostas Manolas & Míchel (AEK Athens FC, 2010/11) • International team-mates: Edin Džeko & Ibrahim Šehić (Bosnia & Herzegovina) Łukasz Skorupski & Jakub Rzeźniczak (Poland) Match facts Roma • Bruno Peres serves a one-game ban on matchday six. • Roma have won 12 of their last 16 matches in all competitions. • Allison has kept seven clean sheets in 14 Serie A games this season. • Roma drew 1-1 at Genoa CFC on 26 November, ending their Italian top-flight record of 12 successive away wins. • After scoring seven goals in his first six Serie A appearances this season, Edin Džeko did not find the net in his next seven league games before opening the scoring in the 3-1 win versus SPAL on Friday. • Stephan El Sharaawy has scored four goals in his last seven games in all competitions for Roma. • Kostas Manolas has signed a new contract until 2022. • Džeko, the 29-goal Serie A top scorer last season, is on the 30-man shortlist for the Ballon d'Or. The winner will be announced on 7 December. • Patrik Schick was a late substitute against Genoa, appearing for the first time since 16 September following a thigh injury. • Grégoire Defrel injured his left knee cap at Genoa and missed the game against SPAL. • Summer signing Rick Karsdorp has not featured since rupturing the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee on his Giallorossi debut against FC Crotone on 25 October. Qarabağ • Pedro Henrique and Rashad F. Sadygov serve a suspension on matchday six. Jakub Rzeźniczak is a booking away from a ban. • Qarabağ won 3-2 at Zirä FK on 26 November with Richard Almeida scoring in a second consecutive league game for the first time since April 2014. They beat Neftçi PFK 1-0 on Friday. • Albanian defender Ansi Agolli made his 200th appearance for Qarabağ in the game against Zirä. • Qarabağ reached the Azerbaijan Cup quarter-finals after beating FK Qaradağ Lökbatan 2-0 on 28 November. They are bidding to lift the trophy for the fourth season running. 3 AS Roma - Qarabağ FK Tuesday 5 December 2017 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Stadio Olimpico, Rome Legend ALL-TIME STATISTICS The all-time record of the competing clubs in UEFA club competition. UEFA club competition: These are the official statistics considered valid for communicating official records in UEFA club competition defined as European Champion Clubs' Cup, UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, UEFA Cup Winner's Cup UEFA Super Cup, UEFA Intertoto Cup and European/South American Cup. Matches in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup and the 1972 Super Cup are not included as they were not held under UEFA auspices, while the FIFA Club World Cup is excluded. Match officials UCL: Total matches officiated in the UEFA Champions League from 1992/93 season, group stage to final only. Matches where the official has acted as the fourth official are not included in these statistics. 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Competitions Club competitions National team competitions UCL: UEFA Champions League EURO: UEFA European Football Championship ECCC: European Champion Clubs' Cup WC: FIFA World Cup UEL: UEFA Europa League CONFCUP: FIFA Confederations Cup UCUP: UEFA Cup FRIE: Friendly internationals UCWC: UEFA Cup Winners' Cup U21FRIE: Under-21 friendly internationals SCUP: UEFA Super Cup U21: UEFA European Under-21 Championship UIC: UEFA Intertoto Cup U17: UEFA Under-17 Championship ICF: Inter-Cities Fairs Cup U16: UEFA European Under-16 Championship U19: UEFA Under-19 Championship U18: UEFA European Under-18 Championship WWC: FIFA Women's World Cup WEURO: UEFA European Women's Championship Competition stages Other abbreviations F: Final GS: Group stage (aet): After extra time pens: Penalties GS1: First group stage GS2: Second group stage No.: Number og: Own goal 3QR: Third qualifying round R1: First round ag: Match decided on away P: Penalty R2: Second round R3: Third round goals agg: Aggregate R4: Fourth round PR: Preliminary round Pld: Matches played AP: Appearances SF: Semi-finals QF: Quarter-finals Pos.: Position Comp.: Competition R16: round of 16 QR: Qualifying round Pts: Points D: Drawn R32: Round of 32 1QR: First qualifying round R: Sent off (straight red card) DoB: Date of birth 1st: first leg 2QR: Second qualifying Res.: Result ET: Extra Time round sg: Match decided by silver GA: Goals against 2nd: second leg FT: Final tournament goal t: Match decided by toss of a PO: Play-off ELITE: Elite round coin Rep: Replay 3rdPO: Third-place play-off GF: Goals for W: Won PO - FT: Play-off for Final GS-FT: Group stage – final gg: Match decided by golden Y: Booked Tournament tournament goal L: Lost Y/R: Sent off (two yellow Nat.: Nationality cards) N/A: Not applicable f: Match forfeited Statistics -: Denotes player substituted +: Denotes player introduced