5 reasons why Barcelona will thrash Roma in first leg of Champions League quarterfinals
UEFA Champions League 2017/18 has reached its business end as teams gear up for the quarter-final fixtures.
Camp Nou will play host to AS Roma in the first-leg with Barcelona looking to exert their dominance. Eusebio Di Francesco's side progressed on away goals after the two-legged round of 16 fixture against FC Shakhtar Donetsk ended 2-2 (aggregate score).
Barcelona, on the other hand, progressed to the quarter-finals with ease as they defeated the English giants, Chelsea, 4-1 (aggregate score). Last time AS Roma played at the Camp Nou, they were destroyed by the Catalan side 5-1 in UEFA Champions League 2010/11.
Without further ado, let's take a look at the reasons why Barcelona will beat AS Roma at the Camp Nou on Wednesday:
#5 Barcelona's home form
The Catalan side came out comfortable winners in four UEFA Champions League home games this season, scoring eight goals and conceding only one. They defeated Juventus (3-0), Olympiacos FC (3-1), Sporting Clube de Portugal (2-0) in the group stage and Chelsea (3-0) in the round of 16.
The Blaugrana are unbeaten in 25 UEFA Champions League games at the Camp Nou, a stunning run that started in September 2013, winning 23 games in the process. The Catalan giants are unbeaten in their last 10 home knockout matches, winning 8 of them.
The last time they lost a UEFA Champions League knockout game was in 2012/13, when Bayern Munich defeated them 3-0 in the semi-final. Expect this Barcelona side to beat AS Roma without any trouble.