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Champions League: Roma, United renew league rivalry Tuesday Tue. April 01, 2008 08:16 am.- By Bonny Apunyu. - (SomaliNet) With AS Roma determined to erase the bitter memories of last season's quarter-final exit , Italian team and Manchester United renew their Champions League rivalry on Tuesday (1845 GMT). Last season, Manchester United lost the first leg 2-1 before hammering seven past the stunned Romans in the return match to go through 8-3 on aggregate in a tie marred by crowd trouble in both legs. The home team are without experienced talisman Francesco Totti while United have a doubt over midfielder Michael Carrick. "Roma are second (in Serie A) and have a fantastic chance of winning it. They're a better team (than last season), without question, as their league position shows," United manager Alex Ferguson told reporters. United and Roma also clashed in this year's group stages but German survivors Schalke 04 and Barcelona will be meeting for the first time in Tuesday's other quarter-final. Barca threw away a 2-0 lead to lose 3-2 to Real Betis at the weekend and Schalke will be relishing the chance to upset the Catalans, who are without Ronaldinho, Lionel Messi and Deco.-Reuters News Category: Sports Latest Headlines Latest News India: Army officer, seven guerrillas killed in fierc... Philippines: President Arroyo applauds airforce, pled... UK: Over 500 held for sex trafficking in six-month cr... Russia: Two killed, 30 others injured as blast hits a... Zimbabwe: US presses fellow UN council members to im... Somalia: Somali legislative body probes troop's act... Somalia: Swedish, Danish Kidnappee freed, flown to ... Afghanistan: No deaths, injures as US helicopter shot... China: Coal shaft collapses in northwest China killin... Somalia: Residents say 39 killed in Mogadishu fight... More News...