Roma vs Porto LIVE: Stream, score, goals and latest updates from the Champions League
Last year's semi-finalists finished behind Real Madrid in the group stage and host Sergio Paulo Conceicao's side, who are unbeaten in Europe this season
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Your support makes all the difference.Roma appear vulnerable as they enter the last 16 of the Champions League nearly a year on from their incredible run to the semi-finals, where Liverpool finally eliminated them.
Porto await, quietly confident of landing themselves a quarter-final spot with one of the easiest routes in living memory, having gone unbeaten in a group including Schalke, Lokomotiv Moscow and Galatasaray.
The Giallorossi have one of the youngest, most talented sides around, including midfield revelation Nicolo Zaniolo, can they hold their composure at home to take a lead back to the Dragao? Follow it live:
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↵Jack will be here shortly with all the build-up to Manchester United vs PSG and Roma vs Porto. In the meantime, here's Miguel Delaney with a brilliant piece on the journey of Angel Di Maria:
It's back!
The return of that music in February means it is the return of the Champions League, at long last, and time for the best teams in Europe to battle it out for the ultimate club glory.
The bandwagon has shown no sign of slowing down in the Premier League, but will he be able to carry that momentum into tonight's game against PSG?
Solksjaer's first team selection in the Champions League as Manchester United manager will be revealed in the next 15 minutes or so.
Inspired by the past
Manchester United certaainly have plenty of pedigree in Europe's premier competition, just ask their manager, but tonight is the chance to win their first Champions League knockout match since they beat Olympiacos in 2014.
Solskjaer keeps faith
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer makes five changes to the side that beat Fulham 3-0 on Saturday but has not shifted from the side that has brought him so much success.
Eric Bailly and Victor Lindelof come in for Phil Jones and Chris Smalling. Ashley Young starts in place for Diogo Dalot, while Anthony Martial and Marcus Rashford replace Romelu Lukaku and Juan Mata.
De Gea, Young, Bailly, Lindelof, Shaw, Matic, Herrera, Pogba, Lingard, Martial, Rashford.
PSG team
As expected, there's no Neymar, Edinson Cavani or Thomas Meunier, who all miss out through injury. Still a decent team, right?
Kehrer, Thiago Silva, Kimpembe, Bernat, Marquinhos, Verratti, Daniel Alves, Draxler, Di Maria, Mbappe
Tuchel: it's a 50-50 tie
PSG manager Thomas Tuchel believes that this last 16 tie is a 50-50 tie, although admits that Manchester United may have an edge tonight in their first ever competative meeting.
"Over 180 minutes I would say it's 50-50," Tuchel said. "Tomorrow, with them at home at Old Trafford whether it's 50-50 I'm not sure but we have a second leg in Paris where we are strong and comfortable.
"At this level it's the details. It could be a decision of a referee, a yellow or a red that can make the difference. It's a close game.
"They play with a lot of confidence, they score a lot of goals and get a lot of early leads," he said. "It's an impressive run. To play at Old Trafford in this moment against this Manchester United is one of the toughest challenges you can have."
Miguel Delaney: The Solskjaer effect could be even more potent in the Champions League
Solskjaer knows better than anyone the effect psychology can have on such ties, and how capricious the Champions League can be
VAR!
Everyone's favourite video assistant referee system VAR will be in use tonight for the first time ever in the Champions League, pinch yourself.
European referees have been rapidly training in the system in time to impliment it tonight mid-compteition.
VAR will be used to check all goals, major incidents inside the area, red cards and cases of mistaken identity. The referee will point to his ear to show there is a check and the stadium board will show there is a check underway.
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