Blast From The Past
Blast From The Past
Real Madrid travel to the capital of Italy to take on AS Roma in the first leg of the Champions League round of 16. The Spanish powerhouse are expected to sail through to the next round as nobody is giving their opponents any real chance. The Giallorossi always seem to choke in the knockout stages but one team that they've fared well against is the Los Blancos. Let's have a look at some of the previous encounters and how the two teams battled it out.
Real Madrid travel to the capital of Italy to take on AS Roma in the first leg of the Champions League round of 16. The Spanish powerhouse are expected to sail through to the next round as nobody is giving their opponents any real chance. The Giallorossi always seem to choke in the knockout stages but one team that they've fared well against is the Los Blancos. Let's have a look at some of the previous encounters and how the two teams battled it out.

Roma 0-3 Madrid, December 8, 2004 (Group B)
Ronaldo and Figo tore their opponents apart in this very one-sided game. Luckily for Roma, the players were saved the humiliation as the match was played in an empty stadium where Madrid ran riot. It was classic performance by the Galacticos with the likes of Ronaldo, Beckham, Owen and Zidane contributing.