Champions League draw fixtures: Liverpool to play Roma at Anfield first

The other semi-final will be between European giants Bayern Munich and holders Real Madrid

Liverpool will face Roma at Anfield on the 24th of April after being drawn together in the Champions League semi-finals.

The Reds came through an all-Premier League quarter-final against Manchester City, winning the first leg 3-0 at Anfield and the second 2-1 at the Etihad Stadium on Tuesday night.

Serie A outfit Roma produced a remarkable comeback to knock out Barcelona on the same night. The Italian team lost the first leg 4-1 in Spain, but progressed on away goals following a 3-0 home victory.

The other semi-final will be between European heavyweights Bayern Munich and holders Real Madrid, who needed a dramatic stoppage-time penalty from Cristiano Ronaldo to see off Juventus after the Italians had come back from 3-0 down in the first leg to level the tie.

The first legs will be played on April 24/25, when Liverpool will be at home, with the second legs on May 1/2.

Uefa later confirmed Liverpool will host Roma onc 24 April, with the match at the Stadio Olimpico on Wednesday 2 May.

Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah scored in both games against City and will be set to face his former club, having left Roma in a £34million deal during the summer transfer window.

Jurgen Klopp's side impressed with the manner in which they dispatched City, having taken hold of the tie in an electric encounter at Anfield where all the goals came inside the opening 31 minutes.

The tie against Roma will also bring back memories of Liverpool's fourth European Cup triumph in 1984.

The Reds won 4-2 on penalties after the match at Roma's Stadio Olimpico finished 1-1 after extra-time.

Roma sporting director Monchi believes the tie also offers the Italians hope of progress.

"It feels like a great opportunity to chase the joy we were not able to experience so many years ago, but of course it will be difficult because Liverpool are an extremely strong side," he said on the club's official Twitter page.

"We need to think about ourselves and try to reproduce what we were able to show against Barcelona."

Fixtures in full:

Tuesday 24 April (19:45 BST) - Liverpool vs Roma

Wednesday 25 April (19:45 BST) - Bayern Munich vs Real Madrid

Tuesday 1 May (19:45 BST) - Real Madrid vs Bayern Munich

Wednesday 2 May (19:45 BST) - Roma vs Liverpool