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&lt;p style=&#34;text-align:justify&#34;&gt;“These two matches will prove decisive in the group,” declared Roma boss Rudi Garcia this evening as held a pre-match press conference to analyze tomorrow’s Champions League contest against Bayer Leverkusen.&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;br /&gt;  &lt;strong&gt;Edin Džeko and Toni Rüdiger have both been out for a couple of weeks. Are they ready to start tomorrow?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  “They’re ready but maybe they don’t have 90 minutes in their locker. Obviously, playing as a central defender is different to the job of a striker, as you burn more energy playing up front. I have a full roster apart from the long-term injuries. Everyone else is available and that’s good news.”&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p style=&#34;text-align:justify&#34;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;strong&gt;What is Leverkusen’s biggest threat? Their coach, Roger Schmidt, has said that the key to the match will be high pressing.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  “We know that Leverkusen are a good side. They play with a high tempo and have done better in the Champions League than they have done in the league so far. They have good players and I’m sure it’ll be a great match tomorrow. Roma haven’t got a result in Germany for 15 years, but we’re looking to rip up the form book tomorrow as the match is going to be important in terms of our qualification hopes. On Sunday, we have the chance to go top of Serie A, so it’s a really exciting week. I’m pleased to be going into it and I’ll be even happier if we secure positive results.”&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p style=&#34;text-align:justify&#34;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;strong&gt;Have you moved on definitively from the playing system you used against BATE in favor of a more balanced style?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  “Yes and no. No because we beat Empoli and used the same system we employed against BATE and Palermo in the second half. Yes because at least in the second half in Belarus and in the Palermo match we did well with a 4-4-2. We are able to use that system tomorrow, but we shouldn’t be tied to just one style. The most important thing is to be able to use it well, then you need to consider how your opponents are playing. Our on-field attitude will be important tomorrow, as will having confidence in our own means. It promises to be an important match. They play with a high tempo and we’ll need to put in a great performance to secure the points.”&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p style=&#34;text-align:justify&#34;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;strong&gt;Personally you’ve won three matches in the Champions League so far in your career and only one with Roma. Do you want to improve on that?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  “I always play to win. I won’t speak about Lille because that was a different Champions League campaign. I’ve had eight Champions League games with Roma since I joined the club and we’ve faced Bayern Munich twice, Manchester City twice and Barcelona once. We could have done better, but we always play with the same objective – to try to win and get some points. There’s no point looking back to the past. The group looks the way it does and the results are the way they are. It would be good to get some points tomorrow to keep our destiny in our own hands.”&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p style=&#34;text-align:justify&#34;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;strong&gt;What does it take to achieve greater stability on the European stage and progress in a competition like the Champions League?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  “We are happy to have players in our roster that know the Champions League well, but we have others that are still gaining experience in this competition. That doesn’t mean we’re not ambitious – we want to qualify from the group. After the BATE match we understood that the Champions League is like a mini season and if you don’t win you don’t get very far. That’s why these two matches against Leverkusen are so important to our qualification hopes. We need to reproduce the league form that has taken us to second in the table. Bayer are a team full of quality players and we’ll need to perform well to stop them showing that. We need to keep a good balance over the course of the 90 minutes and tomorrow will show us if we’ve improved in that regard or not.”&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p style=&#34;text-align:justify&#34;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;strong&gt;Have you analyzed Lazio’s tie with Leverkusen in the Champions League qualifiers?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  “Leverkusen have played 14 matches since July 1 and we’ve analyzed nearly all of them. There are some common themes in terms of their strengths but also their weaknesses, as is the case for all teams. Studying the opposition is important and we’ve already started to explain the tiny details to the players as these can sometimes be the difference. It might be a dead-ball situation or a particular phase of play. We have to be alert both in defense and attack. After having underlined the good work of my staff against Empoli, we want to keep working in that way. Our goal is to make lots of information available to the players and we hope it’s the best information available.”&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p style=&#34;text-align:justify&#34;&gt;&lt;em&gt;(Photo LaPresse)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p style=&#34;text-align:justify&#34;&gt;&lt;a href=&#34;http://www.asroma.it&#34;&gt;www.asroma.it&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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“These two matches will prove decisive in the group,” declared Roma boss Rudi Garcia this evening as held a pre-match press conference to analyze tomorrow’s Champions League contest against Bayer Leverkusen. 
 
Edin Džeko and Toni Rüdiger have both been out for a couple of weeks. Are they ready to start tomorrow? 
“They’re ready but maybe they don’t have 90 minutes in their locker. Obviously, playing as a central defender is different to the job of a striker, as you burn more energy playing up front. I have a full roster apart from the long-term injuries. Everyone else is available and that’s good news.”

 
What is Leverkusen’s biggest threat? Their coach, Roger Schmidt, has said that the key to the match will be high pressing. 
“We know that Leverkusen are a good side. They play with a high tempo and have done better in the Champions League than they have done in the league so far. They have good players and I’m sure it’ll be a great match tomorrow. Roma haven’t got a result in Germany for 15 years, but we’re looking to rip up the form book tomorrow as the match is going to be important in terms of our qualification hopes. On Sunday, we have the chance to go top of Serie A, so it’s a really exciting week. I’m pleased to be going into it and I’ll be even happier if we secure positive results.”

 
Have you moved on definitively from the playing system you used against BATE in favor of a more balanced style? 
“Yes and no. No because we beat Empoli and used the same system we employed against BATE and Palermo in the second half. Yes because at least in the second half in Belarus and in the Palermo match we did well with a 4-4-2. We are able to use that system tomorrow, but we shouldn’t be tied to just one style. The most important thing is to be able to use it well, then you need to consider how your opponents are playing. Our on-field attitude will be important tomorrow, as will having confidence in our own means. It promises to be an important match. They play with a high tempo and we’ll need to put in a great performance to secure the points.”

 
Personally you’ve won three matches in the Champions League so far in your career and only one with Roma. Do you want to improve on that? 
“I always play to win. I won’t speak about Lille because that was a different Champions League campaign. I’ve had eight Champions League games with Roma since I joined the club and we’ve faced Bayern Munich twice, Manchester City twice and Barcelona once. We could have done better, but we always play with the same objective – to try to win and get some points. There’s no point looking back to the past. The group looks the way it does and the results are the way they are. It would be good to get some points tomorrow to keep our destiny in our own hands.”

 
What does it take to achieve greater stability on the European stage and progress in a competition like the Champions League? 
“We are happy to have players in our roster that know the Champions League well, but we have others that are still gaining experience in this competition. That doesn’t mean we’re not ambitious – we want to qualify from the group. After the BATE match we understood that the Champions League is like a mini season and if you don’t win you don’t get very far. That’s why these two matches against Leverkusen are so important to our qualification hopes. We need to reproduce the league form that has taken us to second in the table. Bayer are a team full of quality players and we’ll need to perform well to stop them showing that. We need to keep a good balance over the course of the 90 minutes and tomorrow will show us if we’ve improved in that regard or not.”

 
Have you analyzed Lazio’s tie with Leverkusen in the Champions League qualifiers? 
“Leverkusen have played 14 matches since July 1 and we’ve analyzed nearly all of them. There are some common themes in terms of their strengths but also their weaknesses, as is the case for all teams. Studying the opposition is important and we’ve already started to explain the tiny details to the players as these can sometimes be the difference. It might be a dead-ball situation or a particular phase of play. We have to be alert both in defense and attack. After having underlined the good work of my staff against Empoli, we want to keep working in that way. Our goal is to make lots of information available to the players and we hope it’s the best information available.”

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