By Anna Italia
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Lyon – AS Roma 
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The big day for AS Roma to continue their journey in the Europa League. The Round of 16 First Leg against Olympique Lyonnais in Lyon, France. An added boost for the Roman gladiators having a positive record. Roma are unbeaten in five European away fixtures this season with 2 wins, and 3 draws.
- A deja vu. Lyon and AS Roma meet again ten years after UEFA Champions League round of 16 tie.
- Roma won 2-0 on aggregate (0-0 home, 2-0 away) in 2006/07
- Francesco Totti scored Roma’s opening goal
AS Roma with the pressure to win this game against Olympique Lyonnais after losing their last 2 games. Roma lost Serie A Week 27 game at the Olimpico di Roma Stadium: AS Roma 1 – 2 Napoli. Losing also the Coppa Italia Semifinal match at the Olimpico: Lazio 2 – 0 AS Roma.
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Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer of LYON: Nabil Fekir with 3 goals
Top scorer of AS ROMA: Edin Dzeko with 8 goals
| Lyon | Goals | Goals | AS RomA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fekir, Nabil | 3 | 8 | Dzeko, Edin |
| Lacazette, Alexandre | 2 | 2 | El Shaarawy, Stephan |
| Ferri, Jordan | 1 | 2 | Perotti, Diego |
| Diakhaby, Mouctar | 1 | 1 | Salah, Mohamed |
| Aouar, Houssem | 1 | 1 | Fazio, Federico |
Stats. Here are the last 5 games of LYON: 4 wins, 1 lost
| 03/03/17 | L1 | Bordeaux – Ol. Lyon | 1:1 | 28 | |||
| 26/02/17 | L1 | Ol. Lyon – Metz | 5:0 | 27 | |||
| 23/02/17 | UELK | Ol. Lyon – AZ Alkmaar | 7:1 | 1 | |||
| 19/02/17 | L1 | Ol. Lyon – Dijon | 4:2 | 26 | |||
| 16/02/17 | UELK | AZ Alkmaar – Ol. Lyon | 1:4 | 1 |
Stats. Here are the last 5 games of AS ROMA: 2 wins, 3 lost
| 04/03/17 | SA | Roma – Napoli | 1:2 | 27 | |||
| 01/03/17 | CI | Lazio – Roma | 2:0 | S | |||
| 26/02/17 | SA | Inter – Roma | 1:3 | 26 | |||
| 23/02/17 | UELK | Roma – Villarreal | 0:1 | 1 | |||
| 19/02/17 | SA | Roma – Turin | 4:1 | 25 |
Europa League Match Officials: Lyon vs AS Roma
UEFA announcing the match officials for the game Olympique Lyonnais vs AS Roma for the UEFA Europa League Round of 16 First Leg game on Thursday 9 March 2017 at the Parc Olympique Lyonnais in Lyon, France at 21:05.
It is Referee Anthony Taylor from England to direct the game Lyon – AS Roma. Taylor will be assisted by Jake Collin (ENG) and Simon Bennett (ENG). The fourth official will be Adam Nunn (ENG). The additional assistant referees will be Andre Marriner (ENG) and Jonathan Moss (ENG)
Europa League Official called up players: Lyon vs AS Roma
Here are AS ROMA 20 official called up players by Coach Luciano Spalletti for the game Olympique Lyonnais vs AS Roma for the UEFA Europa League Round of 16 First Leg game on Thursday 9 March 2017 at the Parc Olympique Lyonnais in Lyon, France at 21:05.
Goalkeepers: Alisson, Lobont, Szczesny;
Goalkeepers: Emerson, Fazio, Juan Jesus, Manolas, Peres, Rui, Vermaelen;
Midfielders: De Rossi, Gerson, Nainggolan, Paredes, Perotti, Strootman;
Forwards: Dzeko, El Shaarawy, Salah, Totti.
Photo: facebook.com/officialasroma
2016 – 2017 UEFA Europa League
Round of 16, First Leg
Lyon – AS Roma
Thursday 9 March 2017
Parc Olympique Lyonnais
Lyon, France
21:05
Referee: Anthony Taylor (ENG)
Assistant referees: Jake Collin (ENG) and Simon Bennett (ENG)
Fourth official: Adam Nunn (ENG)
Additional assistant referees: Andre Marriner (ENG) and Jonathan Moss (ENG)