Europa League: Athletic Club vs. Roma – Probable line-ups and where to watch | OneFootball

Eldor Shomurodov looks set to be given another opportunity to impress up front for Roma when they take on Athletic Club in the second leg of the Europa League round of 16 on Thursday evening.

Pre-match reports suggest that Artem, Dovbyk will start from the substitutes bench again in order to accommodate an attacking partnership of Shomurodov and Paulo Dybala in the Basque Country on Thursday night.

ROME, ITALY – MARCH 06: Eldor Shomurodov of AS Roma celebrates scoring his team’s second goal during the UEFA Europa League 2024/25 Round of 16 First Leg match between AS Roma and Athletic Club at Stadio Olimpico on March 06, 2025 in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Paolo Bruno/Getty Images)

There are not expected to be too many surprises in midfield, although there could be a starting opportunity for either Devyne Rensch or Saul Abdulhamid at right wing-back.

Gianluca Mancini sat out of the 1-0 win over Empoli in Serie A over the weekend through suspension, so he is now eligible domestically and of course in Europe as well, so he is in line to return to the back three alongside Mats Hummels and Evan Ndicka.

A draw will be enough for Roma to book a spot in the Europa League quarter-finals after a 2-1 win at the Stadio Olimpico last Thursday.

The winner of this tie will go on to face either Rangers or Fenerbahce in the quarter-finals in April.

Kick-off this evening is due at 17.45 GMT.

Athletic Club vs. Roma: Probable line-ups

Roma (3-5-2): Svilar; Mancini, Hummels, Ndicka; Rensch, Koné, Paredes, Cristante, Angelino; Dybala, Shomurodov

Athletic Club (4-2-3-1): Agirrezabala; de Marcos, Paredes, Nunez, Berchiche; Ruiz de Galarreta, Jauregizar; Inaki Williams, Unai Gomez, Nico Williams; Maroan Sannadi.

Where to watch Athletic Club vs. Roma

Tonight’s game will be available to watch TNT Sports 5 and online through Discovery+. Supporters in the USA will be able to tune via Paramount+. The game will be shown live on Sky and on Now TV in Italy.

Join us for the pre-match build-up, in-game coverage and post-match reactions on the Football Italia Liveblog.