Roma 1-0 Chelsea LIVE: Champions League latest scores including Man Utd and Barcelona

Roma vs Chelsea LIVE: Express Sport brings you the latest Champions League team news, goals and analysis from the Stadio Olimpico including updates of Manchester United’s clash with Benfica and Barcelona’s trip to Olympiakos

17: Back here in Rome the game has settled down significantly. Roma are doing a better job of keeping possession with finding it difficult to press effectively.

MANCHESTER UNITED 0-0 BENFICA – MISSED PENALTY

15: Magical footwork from Anthony Martial leads to a handball from Douglas. The Frenchman picks it up and puts it on the spot… saved! Teenage goalkeeper Svilar guesses the right way. It remains 0-0.

11: I’m calling it. This is going to be a thriller. It’s end-to-end with both sides desperate for all three points.

10: Chelsea have conceded a goal in the opening minute of a competitive game for the first time since December 1st 2013.

8: Marcos Alonso powers down the left flank before fizzing a ball across the six-yard box, but nobody was there to meet it. Chelsea look a real threat on the break.

5: Just a word of warning, Chelsea have won their last three games 1-0. Eden Hazard has the perfect opportunity to equalise after slipping behind the defence quite easily, but he delays the shot too long before Alisson makes the save.

ROMA 1-0 CHELSEA – EL SHAARAWY

1: What a hit son, what a hit!

Seconds after Pedro wasted a decent chance for the visitors, Roma have taken the lead in style.

The ball drops kindly for Stephan El Shaarawy, who produces an incredible first-time half-volley that thundered past Thibaut Courtois.

ROMA 0-0 CHELSEA

1: We’re underway across Europe folks. I’m expecting goals, and plenty of them.

TWO MINUTE WARNING

19:43: Here comes the anthem! Feels like it could be a special night at the Stadio Olimpico tonight, but for who?!

ROMA vs CHELSEA

18:42: Quick reminder of tonight’s line-ups folks.

Roma XI: Alisson; Florenzi, Fazio, Juan Jesus, Kolarov; Nainggolan, De Rossi, Strootman; El Shaarawy, Dzeko, Perotti.

Subs: Skorupski, Manolas, Moreno, Pellegrini, Gonalons, Gerson, Under.

Chelsea XI: Courtois; Rudiger, David Luiz, Cahill; Azpilicueta, Bakayoko, Fabregas, Alonso; Pedro, Hazard; Morata.

Subs: Caballero, Christensen, Zappacosta, Kenedy, Drinkwater, Willian, Batshuayi.

WHEN IN ROME…

19:40: This is Chelsea’s first fixture in Italy since 2012-13, when Roberto Di Matteo’s side drew at home with Juventus and lost in Turin.

The sack followed on the way home for the Italian, whose side had come from behind to beat Napoli en route to winning the 2012 European Cup just six months previously.

Chelsea have won one, drawn three and lost five of their matches away to Italian clubs. The win came in the Stadio Olimpico 14 years ago this week, with a 4-0 rout of Lazio under then boss Claudio Ranieri.

19:36: Antonio Conte on why N’Golo Kante isn’t in his matchday squad: “His feeling is not 100 per cent. After a bad injury, it’s not right to push him.”

RIO ON CHELSEA XI

19:35:“Yeah it does (look attacking). To go to Rome, it’s a difficult place to go when you’re playing Roma,” the Manchester United legend said.

“This Roma team are confident, the last game at Stamford Bridge they were superb, clinical, and they’ve got experience. I think in the midfield I’m maybe concerned at just having the two players in there. Fabregas isn’t the most mobile anymore. 

“I thought he would have gone in there and thickened it up, maybe (Andreas) Christensen in the back three and Luiz in midfield. But Conte is tactically very aware and he knows this Roma team better than most. We’ll see if it plays out the way he sees it in his mind.”

ELSEWHERE IN EUROPE…

19:30: Obviously our main focus will be on the events that unfold in Rome, but we’re also building-up to tonight’s other games.

Manchester United will look to wrap up qualification for the Champions League knock-out phase against Benfica.

Celtic welcome Bayern Munich to Parkhead, Barcelona travel to Olympiakos and Paris St-Germain have the chance to do the double over Anderlecht.

TWITTER ROUND-UP

Nizaar: Morata, Pedro and Hazard (MPH) looks like Conte preferred front three. He didn’t get a chance to use it until Watford

Zach: So glad Rudiger is playing again tonight. Deserves it after a good performance at the weekend. 

Java: Watching tonight’s match is gonna be like watching a horror flick, you know the actors are gonna get killed but u can do zilch about it!

MORATA STEPS IN IT

19:25: Alvaro Morata’s had a rollercoaster week.

He started by telling Italy’s La Gazzetta dello Sport that he was unsettled at Chelsea as he found London to be “stressful”.

Not smart.

A day later he insisted he is committed to Chelsea, and would sign a ten-year contract if he could.

Smart.

Very Basil Fawlty. I mentioned it once, but I think I got away with it…

NO SPOILERS

19:20: My plan to watch the final of the Great British Bake Off while eating my bodyweight in cake has been temporarily put on hold because of tonight’s games.

Needless to say, any spoilers will result in a long and sustained personal vendetta…

ROMA RECORD

19:15: Roma have won just won of their last eight Champions League matches at home, losing four.

They have won eight, drawn three and lost four of their 15 home games against English clubs. That record does not include the 1984 European Cup penalty shootout loss to Liverpool.

They lost to City in 2014-15, ending a run of three straight home wins against Premier League opposition.

HAVE YOUR SAY

19:10: If you want to vent your frustrations, or discuss any issues in the world of football (within reason), then get in touch!

You can either comment at the bottom of the page or contact me via Twitter using the hashtag #ExpressSport.

WHAT CAN BE DECIDED?

19:05: Eleven teams will start the fourth set of Champions League group stage fixtures with a chance to seal a place in the round of 16 with two games to spare.

Group A

– Man United will qualify on Tuesday if they win at home against Benfica and CSKA fail to beat Basel. United will also advance to the round of 16 if they draw and CSKA lose.

– Basel will advance with a win against CSKA if United avoid a defeat.

Group B

– Paris will qualify if they win and Celtic fail to beat Bayern. PSG are also through if they draw and Celtic lose their match against the German Bundesliga champions.

– Bayern can secure a round of 16 spot with a win on Tuesday if PSG avoid defeat.

Group C

– Chelsea will qualify with a victory at Roma.

Group D

– Barcelona will reach the last 16 if they win and Juventus avoid defeat at Sporting. The Spanish side will also qualify if they draw and Sporting lose.

– Juventus will secure a round of 16 spot with a win if Barcelona avoid a defeat.

MANCHESTER UNITED vs BENFICA – TEAM NEWS

19:00: So that’s a full six changes that Jose Mourinho has made from the side who beat Tottenham on Saturday.

Young Scott McTominay starts alongside Nemanja Matic in central midfield, while Anthony Martial is chosen ahead of Marcus Rashford, who drops to the bench.

Elsewhere Phil Jones and Antonio Valencia are rested altogether with Daley Blind and Matteo Darmian replacing them as Mourinho shifts to a 4-2-3-1.

MANCHESTER UNITED vs BENFICA

18:55: A few changes from Jose Mourinho for tonight’s clash, but the big news is that Scott McTominay starts!

Manchester United XI: De Gea, Darmian, Bailly, Smalling, Blind, Matic, McTominay, Mata, Lingard, Martial, Lukaku.

Subs: Romero, Lindelof, Shaw, Herrera, Mkhitaryan, Young, Rashford.

Benfica XI: Svilar, Douglas, Ruben Dias, Jardel, Grimaldo, Fejsa, Filipe Augusto, Pizzi, Salvio, Diogo Goncalves, Raul.

CELTIC vs BAYERN MUNICH

18:50: And here are the line-ups for the battle at Parkhead.

Celtic XI: Gordon, Lustig, Boyata, Bitton, Tierney, Forrest, Brown, Armstrong, McGregor, Sinclair, Dembele.

Bayern Munich XI: Ulreich; Rafinha, Süle, Boateng, Alaba; Martinez, Tolisso, Vidal; Robben, James, Coman.

OLYMPIAKOS vs BARCELONA

18:45: Barcelona carrying a few injuries tonight. Still a might fine starting XI though.

Olympiakos XI: Proto, Diogo, Botía, Engels, Koutris, Romao, Tachtsidis, Elabdellaoui, Odjidja, Carcela, Fortounis.

Barcelona XI: Ter Stegen, Semedo, Umtiti, Mascherano, Alba, Denis, Busquets, Paulinho, Sergi Roberto, Messi, Suárez.

ROMA vs CHELSEA – TEAM NEWS

18:40: Right then, Antonio Conte is without midfield livewire N’Golo Kante, who hasn’t recovered from a hamstring problem despite resuming training this week.

The Italian tactician has made one change from the side who beat Bournemouth on Saturday as captain Gary Cahill replaces Davide Zappacosta, who drops to the bench.

Roma make three changes from Saturday’s 1-0 win over Bologna.

Aleksandar Kolarov, adja Nainggolan and Diego Perotti and all start, as does brace hero Edin Dzeko.

ROMA vs CHELSEA

18:35: Drum roll please… Here are tonight’s line-ups folks.

Roma XI: Alisson; Florenzi, Fazio, Juan Jesus, Kolarov; Nainggolan, De Rossi, Strootman; El Shaarawy, Dzeko, Perotti.

Subs: Skorupski, Manolas, Moreno, Pellegrini, Gonalons, Gerson, Under.

Chelsea XI: Courtois; Rudiger, David Luiz, Cahill; Azpilicueta, Bakayoko, Fabregas, Alonso; Pedro, Hazard; Morata.

Subs: Caballero, Christensen, Zappacosta, Kenedy, Drinkwater, Willian, Batshuayi.

TEAM NEWS KLAXON

18:30: The starting XI’s will be filtering through shortly folks. They all seem to be released at different times on Champions League nights. I’m hearing that N’Golo Kante does NOT start tonight.

HAVE YOUR SAY

18:25: If you want to vent your frustrations, or discuss any issues in the world of football (within reason), then get in touch!

You can either comment at the bottom of the page or contact me via Twitter using the hashtag #ExpressSport.

HALLOWEEN BOYCOTT

18:20: Before we get started, I should warn you that I have absolutely no intention of discussing Halloween tonight.

I’ve seen enough ‘hilarious’ costumes, read enough puns and watched enough cheap Halloween-themed programmes to last a lifetime.

So if you were hoping to read about “Zlatan Ibrahimowitch” or “Roman Abroomandawitch,” I’m afraid you’re bang outta luck.

I feel like the Mark Corrigan of Halloween.

EVENING

18:15: Welcome to our LIVE coverage of Roma vs Chelsea from the Stadio Olimpico.

I don’t know about you, but after watching last night’s atrocious match between Burnley and Newcastle – the Champions League is seriously welcome.

Think of it as a palate cleanser after the worst meal you’ve ever eaten… 

Anyway, Antonio Conte’s side could put one foot in the knockout stages with victory in Rome tonight.

But that’s easier said than done against a Roma side who’ve won eight of their last 10 games.

Should be a cracker!