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Roma 5-0 Plzen: full-time - Dzeko scores a hat-trick for Roma

Roma 5-0 Plzen: full-time - Dzeko scores a hat-trick for Roma

Roma take on Plzen in the Champions League tonight, as they look to put the 3-0 defeat to Real Madrid behind them. Plzen drew 2-2 with CSKA Moscow in their first UCL matchday fixture; conceding a late equaliser in injury time.
 
Roma have had a mixed start to the season but look to have finally got things back on track with back-to-back 4-0 and 3-1 victories over Frosinone and Lazio respectively. Aside from those games, Roma have won just once this season; suffering defeats to Milan, Bologna and Real Madrid.
 
Plzen, on the other hand, sit in 2nd place in the Czech 1. Liga, winning 8 and losing two of their opening ten games. The Czech side have been playing well but suffered unexpected 4-0 and 3-0 defeats to Slavia Prague and Jablonec respectively.
 
Confirmed line-ups:
 
Roma: Olsen; Kolarov, Jesus, Fazio, Florenzi; N’Zonzi, Cristante; Kluivert, Pellegrini, Under; Dzeko
 
Plzen: Kozacik; Limbersky, Hubnik, Hejda, Reznik; Hrosovsky, Prochazka; Kovarik, Horava, Zeman; Krmencik
 
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