Their previous encounter in Rome ended in a 1-1 draw, and with both teams displaying solid form, another tightly contested battle is expected in this Round of 16 tie at the Stadio Olimpico. Roma advanced to the knockout stage the hard way, overcoming Porto in a tense 3-2 victory in the second leg of the intermediate round. Despite a mixed group-stage performance, the Giallorossi have improved domestically, winning their last four consecutive matches and rising in Serie A’s form table. At home, Claudio Ranieri’s side is particularly dominant, unbeaten in their last seven league matches (6-1-0) and scoring nine goals in their last three home games. Additionally, their Europa League record at the Stadio Olimpico has been formidable, with victories over Porto and Eintracht Frankfurt. Athletic Bilbao enters this fixture with confidence, having collected seven points from their last four La Liga matches and boasting an impressive six wins in their last seven Europa League games. However, their momentum took a hit with a 1-0 loss to Atletico Madrid last weekend, highlighting vulnerabilities without their star striker Oihan Sancet. Sancet, who scored six goals in his last four matches, is sidelined due to injury, leaving Inaki Williams as the primary attacking threat. Williams has already netted four Europa League goals this season and will be crucial in Bilbao’s offensive approach. Even without Sancet, I don't see Bilbao losing this. Yes, Roma had some great results lately but still I rate Bilbao as stronger team. Spanish teams love this competition so I will go with +0.5 on Basque team.

他们之前在罗马的交手以1-1平局告终，两队都表现出了稳定的状态，预计在这场16强的比赛中，他们将在奥林匹克球场进行另一场激烈的战斗。罗马艰难地进入淘汰赛阶段，在中间轮第二回合以3-2的比分战胜波尔图。尽管小组赛表现好坏参半，但罗马人在国内的表现有所改善，他们在最近的四场比赛中取得了胜利，在意甲的排名也有所上升。在主场，拉涅利的球队尤其具有统治力，他们在最近7场联赛中保持不败（6胜1负0负），在最近3场主场比赛中打入9球。此外，他们在奥林匹克球场的欧联杯战绩令人敬畏，分别战胜了波尔图和法兰克福。毕尔巴鄂竞技带着信心进入这场比赛，他们在过去的四场西甲比赛中拿到了7分，并且在过去的七场欧联杯比赛中取得了令人印象深刻的六场胜利。然而，他们的势头在上周末以0比1输给马德里竞技后受到了打击，这凸显了他们的明星前锋桑切特缺阵的脆弱性。在最近4场比赛中打进6球的桑切特因伤缺阵，使得伊纳基·威廉姆斯成为球队的主要进攻威胁。威廉姆斯本赛季已经打进4个欧联杯进球，他将在毕尔巴鄂的进攻中发挥关键作用。即使没有桑切特，毕尔巴鄂也不会输。是的，罗马最近取得了一些不错的成绩，但我仍然认为毕尔巴鄂是一支更强的球队。西班牙球队喜欢这项比赛，所以我给巴斯克队+0.5分。