Two clubs chasing UEFA Champions League glory will do battle today in a match between AS Roma and CSKA Moscow. The group-stage match scheduled for 2:45 p.m. ET will be held at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome and can be live streamed here free. Additional TV coverage can be found on Fox Soccer Plus.
Roma manager Rudi Garcia had this to offer ahead of today's European encounter (via UEFA): "CSKA have played seven matches already this season, we have only played two. At the moment, they are the strongest team in Group E. There aren't weaker teams at this level—absolutely not. CSKA have a much better pedigree in UEFA competitions than us because they play in a group stage every year. They have talented, fast players and an excellent defense."
"I know that my players are 100 percent ready and they will do everything they can to win," he added. "I trust them. I faced CSKA when I was LOSC Lille coach. They still have the same coach and some of the same players, but I have another team, AS Roma, with different players—this [experience] will be different."
Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: CSKA Moscow's Ahmed Musa remains the club's premier attacking threat. The 21-year-old has two goals and an assist in seven appearances. He also enters the match averaging 1.3 key passes per match.
Roma's Projected Lineup (4-3-3): De Sanctis; Maicon, Manolas, Astori, Cole; Pjanić, Keita, Nainggolan; Iturbe, Totti, Gervinho
CSKA Moscow's Projected Lineup (4-4-2): Akinfeev; Mário Fernandes, V Berezutski, Ignashevich, Nababkin; Tošić, Natcho, Eremenko, Milanov; Panchenko, Musa
Note: Credit all statistics to officially licensed data from Opta Sports (via WhoScored).
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