| Real Madrid travel to Italy as favorites, as they are among the most experienced and successful teams in Champions League history. Madrid started their league campaign with a 2-1 victory against Inter, while Roma had to settle for a 1-1 draw against Fenerbahce. Incidentally, this was Roma's third draw in their last four matches across all competitions. While Roma haven't lost a competitive game this season, the individual quality of the Spaniards favors them, although they have certainly had their share of problems away from home over the course of the season so far. Mourinho generally persist a strong defensive awareness in his team. Roma have also done a strong job against the ball so far, keeping a clean sheet in four of their seven competitive matches. |
