FC Barcelona vs AS Roma

Mascherano had a session at the gym but he has not entered the training field and joins the injured list with midfielder Rafinha Alcantara and defender Douglas Pereira.

Key players Ivan Rakitic and Lionel Messi both played against Madrid as they recover from their respective injuries and both with play at some stage against Roma, although whether they will start or begin the match on the bench is open to debate. The Camp Nou will see a special security operation to ensure the safety of the fans in the wake of the Paris terror attacks, but that should do little to dampen the atmosphere after Barcelona‘s magnificent 4-0 away win over bitter rivals Real Madrid in La Liga on Saturday night, reports Xinhua.

Barca were held to a cagey 1-1 draw by Roma in September’s reverse fixture and Luis Enrique is expecting a concerted challenge from the team he coached in the 2011-12 season.

Luis Suarez and Neymar have thrived in Messi’s absence, scoring 23 of the team’s 27 goals in all competitions.

And he believes they can produce another upset at the Camp Nou.

Hey everyone, there’s a Barcelona game going on today! “Hopefully we can prepare for it well and produce a big performance at Barcelona”.

Despite a draw being sufficient Luis Enrique insisted his side would look for the win against one of his former clubs.

Roma is trying to advance to the round of 16 for the first time since the 2010-11 season, when it was eliminated by Shakhtar Donetsk. The Mexican striker has found the net in each of his last seven games, scoring a total of 10 goals.

The Spaniard, who won the Champions League four times during his time at FC Barcelona, was being quizzed about his love of European lower league football.