today Radja Nainggolan acknowledges Roma's Champions League battle this season relies on taking greatest focuses against Bayer Leverkusen on Wednesday.
date: November 4
tame: 20:45 CET, 14:45 EDT
Stadio Olimpico Roma, Italia
Roma originated from 2-0 down to lead 4-2 with only six minutes to play in the converse installation a month ago just for Leverkusen to grab a draw with two late objectives.
The outcome left Rudi Garcia's side base of Group E without a triumph from their initial three diversions and their confidence was managed a further blow at the weekend on account of a 1-0 annihilation to Serie A title adversaries Inter.
Nainggolan has approached his side to demonstrate a more merciless edge before objective as they search for a triumph to keep their last 16 trusts alive.
"Wednesday's match is vital. We need to win it no matter what to be in with a possibility of qualifying," he told Roma's official site.
"We weren't sufficiently clinical [against Inter]. We had opportunities, we really made more contrasted and different recreations and we didn't should lose."
Leverkusen, by differentiation, have been practically relentless before objective since the 4-4 draw with Roma, scoring 11 times in only three matches in household rivalry.
Question marks stay over their protective record, on the other hand, particularly after their 2-1 thrashing to Wolfsburg at the weekend, yet midfield star Hakan Calhanoglu demands their assaulting methodology under Roger Schmidt is demonstrating fruitful.
"He has been making a truly awesome showing and treats us the way every player would wish to be dealt with. We have all been becoming together," said the Turkey universal to UEFA.com.
"We are an extremely youthful group that is ready and hungry. Furthermore, we need to keep on demonstrating that. Individuals think our mentor's playing style is a bit too assault minded and foolhardy, however we accomplish a ton with this framework."
Seydou Keita and Francesco Totti (both thigh) remain sidelined for Roma yet Garcia will plan to have Daniele De Rossi completely fit again after he made the seat against Inter.
Ryu Seung-charm (lower leg), Tin Jedvaj (thigh) and Roberto Hilbert (knee) are out for the guests, while Lars Bender (lower leg) is a noteworthy uncertainty.
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