FOOTBAL NEWS - "Welcome Romans, 100 000 gladiators await you," warned Barcelona in a preview video ahead of their Champions League quarterfinal first leg against AS Roma on Wednesday.
One warrior stands head and shoulders above the rest.
Lionel Messi is fit again and expected to start against the Italian side after rising from the bench to rescue Barcelona a point in a 2-2 draw with Sevilla on Saturday.
Messi missed Argentina's friendlies during the international break with muscular problems, a 2-0 win over Italy and a humiliating 6-1 thrashing by Spain in Madrid.
Thrown on by Ernesto Valverde just before the hour mark as Barcelona trailed Sevilla 2-0, Messi turned the tide in his team's favour and drove home an 89th-minute equaliser from outside the area.
