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We've picked out eight choice stats for you to muse over ahead of tonight's Europa League last-16 second leg with Olympique Lyonnais – Roma's 122nd match in the UEFA Cup/Europa League...



0

Edin Dzeko, who didn't score in Roma's last home game (against Napoli in Serie A), is yet to go two consecutive matches at the Stadio Olimpico without scoring this season.

0 in 2

Alexandre Lacazette, who didn't score in Lyon's last away match in the league, has only gone two away games without finding the net once this season. On that occasion one of games was on Italian soil, against Juventus, back in November.

2

The Giallorossi have succeeded in overturning a two-goal deficit twice in nine previous attempts. The first was against Dundee United in the 1983-84 European Cup (2-0 away and 3-0 at home) and the second against Partizan Belgrade in the 1988-89 UEFA Cup (4-2 away then 2-0 at the Olimpico).

4

This will be the fourth meeting between Roma and Lyon. Previous match-ups have yielded one win apiece in France and one draw (0-0) in their only encounter in Rome.

3 out of 8

In their last eight away games in European knockout ties, Lyon have conceded two goals – but never more than two – on three occasions.

10

Roma have faced off against French sides ten times before today (including last week's first leg in Lyon) recording five wins, three draws and two defeats.

11 in 3

Roma have failed to score in four of their last seven home games in European competitions, but have hit the net 11 times in the other three.

18%

Italian teams have succeeded in overturning a two-goal first-leg deficit in European competitions in 18% of all previous attempts.

52

Lyon have attempted more shots (52) than any other team in this season's Europa League since the start of the knockout stages.