Roma have to rely on Gervinho, Mohamed Salah and Juan Manuel Iturbe away to BATE Borisov in the Champions League.

It kicks off at 19.45 UK time (18.45 GMT). Follow the build-up and action as it happens, giving your views, on our LIVEBLOG.

Rudi Garcia is still under pressure to deliver, despite a 5-1 destruction of Carpi at the weekend.

Roma have to rely on Gervinho, Mohamed Salah and Juan Manuel Iturbe away to BATE Borisov in the Champions League.

It kicks off at 19.45 UK time (18.45 GMT). Follow the build-up and action as it happens, giving your views, on our LIVEBLOG.

Rudi Garcia is still under pressure to deliver, despite a 5-1 destruction of Carpi at the weekend.

He’s missing Edin Dzeko and Francesco Totti for three to four weeks, while Seydou Keita is also out and Iago Falque struggling with a knee injury.

Alessandro Florenzi has recovered from a muscular problem to start, having made headlines around the world with his extraordinary goal against Barcelona from 55 metres.

Salah has scored in each of his last three Serie A games and gets the nod in this trident alongside Gervinho and Iturbe.

William Vainqueur made his Roma debut at the weekend and here gets his first start, while Daniele De Rossi is again re-routed to a centre-back role.

Wojciech Szczesny returns earlier than expected after dislocating his finger against Barcelona.

BATE Borisov were swept aside 4-1 by Bayer Leverkusen in the opening game, but are a very different prospect on home turf.

Including the preliminary rounds, they have won their last three home games in the Champions League.

They welcomed Serie A sides twice before in the Champions League, holding Milan 1-1 in 2011 and Juventus 2-2 in 2008.

Above all, Garcia’s Lille suffered a 3-1 defeat in France in September 2012 against the Belarusian champions.

Roma’s away record is poor, as they haven’t won outside the Olimpico in the Champions League since a 3-2 at Basel in November 2010.

In fact, their last away clean sheet in this tournament was against Lyon in March 2007.

The hosts are missing injured Vitali Rodionov and Maksim Zhavnerchik, but Aleksandr Hleb is back on the bench after a thigh problem.

English referee Mark Clattenburg will be wielding the whistle tonight.

BATE Borisov: Chernik; Polyakov, Dubra, Milunovic, Mladenovic; Nikolic, Yablonski; Stasevich, Gordeichuk, M Volodko; Signevich

BATE Borisov bench: Soroko, Karnitski, A Volodko, Aleksievich, Rios, Hleb, A Jevtic

Roma: Szczesny; Florenzi, Manolas, De Rossi, Digne; Pjanic, Vainqueur, Nainggolan; Iturbe, Gervinho, Salah

Roma bench: De Sanctis, Castan, Maicon, Torosidis, Falque, Ucan, Soleri

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