Europa League: Athletic Club vs. Roma – Confirmed line-ups | OneFootball

Aretm Dovbyk returns to the Giallorossi starting line-up as Roma take on Athletic Club in the Basque Country in the second leg of their Europa League round of 16 tie on Thursday evening.

Kick-off is due in the early-evening slot at 17.45 GMT.

You can follow the action as it unfolds on the Football Italia Liveblog.

The Giallorossi have a 2-1 advantage heading into tonight’s return leg, which means that a draw will be enough to book a spot in April’s quarter-finals. The winner of this tie will go on to face either Rangers or Fenerbahce in the next round.

Gianluca Mancini sat out of Roma’s 1-0 win over Empoli in Serie A through suspension, but is now eligible domestically and of course in the Europa League, so he returns to the back three alongside Mats Hummels and Evan Ndicka.

There is no room in the Roma line-up for the in-form Eldor Shomurodov, who has two goals and two assists in his last five Giallorossi appearances for an average of a goal involvement every 78 minutes over that period. Dovbyk is preferred and is supported by Paulo Dybala and Tommaso Baldanzi behind him.

epa11680472 Roma’s Artem Dovbyk scores the 1-0 goal during the UEFA Europa League soccer match AS Roma vs Dynamo Kyiv at Olimpico stadium in Rome, Italy, 24 October 2024. EPA-EFE/ALESSANDRO DI MEO

Zeki Celik is Ranieri’s only first-team injury concern heading into tonight’s game against Athletic Club.

Athletic Club vs. Roma: Confirmed line-ups

Roma (3-5-2): Svilar; Mancini, Ndicka, Hummels; Rensch, Paredes, Cristante, Angelino; Dybala, Baldanzi; Dovbyk.

Athletic Club (4-2-3-1): Agirrezabala; De Marcos, Nunez, Paredes, Berchiche; Ruiz, Jauregizar; I. Williams, Gomez, N.Williams; Sannadi.