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Real Madrid vs Roma : Five Things to Watch For

By Vijay Vemu

MADRID, SPAIN - MARCH 05: Cristiano Ronaldo of Real Madrid celebrates after scoring his 2nd goal during the La Liga match between Real Madrid CF and Celta Vigo at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu on March 5, 2016 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Denis Doyle/Getty Images)
MADRID, SPAIN - MARCH 05: Cristiano Ronaldo of Real Madrid celebrates after scoring his 2nd goal during the La Liga match between Real Madrid CF and Celta Vigo at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu on March 5, 2016 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Denis Doyle/Getty Images) /
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ROME, ITALY – MARCH 04: Mohamed Salah (R) with his teammates Diego Perotti and Stephan El Shaarawy (R) of AS Roma celebrates after scoring the team’s fourth goal during the Serie A match between AS Roma and ACF Fiorentina at Stadio Olimpico on March 4, 2016 in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Paolo Bruno/Getty Images)
ROME, ITALY – MARCH 04: Mohamed Salah (R) with his teammates Diego Perotti and Stephan El Shaarawy (R) of AS Roma celebrates after scoring the team’s fourth goal during the Serie A match between AS Roma and ACF Fiorentina at Stadio Olimpico on March 4, 2016 in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Paolo Bruno/Getty Images) /

4. Can Roma keep up the scoring?

After their loss to Juventus, the Roman attack has picked up form. During their winning streak, Roma have scored 12 goals in three games. This includes a 5-0 thrashing of Palermo and a 4-1 dispatching of Fiorentina. They are picking up form at exactly the right time and are they are going to cause problems for the Real Madrid defense.

Plus Roma have to score at least three goals if they want to have a chance at winning this game. Not scoring in the first leg hurts but two away goals can erase that doubt. Scoring against Madrid is not exactly the toughest. Just ask Schalke, who have Madrid trouble in the second leg and almost knocked them out of the competition last season.

The key player has been Mohamed Salah, who has been a revelation since he arrived from Chelsea in the summer. His pace has been deadly to deal with and it was something Madrid struggled to deal with in the first leg. He plays more of an assisting role as he finds his teammates for goals and gets the occasional goal for himself. Roma will be pushing forward a lot in this game as they need goals and they should force Keylor Navas into some quality saves.

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