Good evening and welcome to tonight’s Champions League last-16 clash between Roma and Shakhtar Donetsk at the Stadio Olimpico! Kick-off is scheduled for 7.45pm UK time.

So, the big news is that Francesco Totti is fit to face Shakhtar, and the Roma captain goes straight into the starting XI alongside Mirko Vucinic up top. Claudio Ranieri has named a relatively attacking formation - Daniele De Rossi holds in the midfield, with Simone Perotta and Rodrigo Taddei either side of him and Jeremy Menez, Totti, and Vucinic ahead of them. Shakhtar, on the other hand, go 4-2-3-1, with Luiz Adriano holding the line alone. Former Arsenal hitman Eduardo starts on the bench

SUBS: Roma - Lobont, Castellini, Juan, Borriello, Greco, Simplicio, and Brighi. Shakhtar - Khudzhamov, Eduardo, Stepanenko, Teixeira, Ishchenko, Chyzhov, and Vitsenets.

SHAKHTAR: Pyatov, Srna, Chygrynskiy, Rakitskiy, Rat, Mkhitaryan, Hubschman, Douglas Costa, Jadson, Willian, and Luiz Adriano.

ROMA: Doni, Cassetti, Burdisso, Mexes, Riise, De Rossi, Taddei, Perrotta, Menez, Totti, and Vucinic.

FACT: Shakhtar were on the end of 103 fouls in the Group Stage, more than any other team.

Shakhtar, meanwhile, are without Brazilian midfielder Fernandinho who is suffering from a long-term injury, while Ukrainian defender Olexandr Kucher is also out with a knee injury.

TEAM NEWS: Roma striker Marco Borriello has a thigh problem and is out, while Doni replaces injured goalkeeper Julio Sergio. David Pizarro is set to miss out due to an ongoing knee injury but skipper Francesco Totti could start after returning to the squad.