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the fans are all set for glory in the italian capital, but can liverpool provide it and book their place in the champions league final? i'm in rome as we assess the task ahead forjurgen klopp was mad men. we are here to fight for our dreams. that's how it is. we want to go to the final, you can imagine. away from the football, barry hawkins completes a comprehensive victory over ding junhui to reach the semifinals of the world snooker championship. also coming up on the programme, i'm here injerusalem also coming up on the programme, i'm here in jerusalem as also coming up on the programme, i'm here injerusalem as chris froome faces the media ahead of the start of the giro d'italia. hello and welcome along to sportsday with me, sarah mulkerrins.

let's begin then with the chance "to create dreams", as liverpool, a club steeped in european cup history, are looking to bring their record up to date. jurgen klopp‘s side are just over an hour away from their semifinal second leg against roma, and in the eternal city, he wants his players to fight for their dream of reaching a first champions league final in 11 years. so let's cross live to rome and join our sports correspondent, david 0rnstein. typical motivational talk with the dreams and fighting for it from klopp, but they have a big advantage after the 5—2 win in the the first leg. reason surely to feel confident? yes, they will be confident. they are in pole position to reach the final. it's not done yet but they will have easily taken this situation before the tie itself. it's a commanding lead established by them with a fantastic performance in the first leg at anfield. they

have all of their players available tonight, apart from alex 0xlade—chamberlain, who is replaced in the starting line—up i georginio wijnaldum. he said yesterday that liverpool do not have one foot in the final. you either have no feet oi’ the final. you either have no feet or two feat. tonight they will be hoping to put two feet in the final. they are the highest scorers in the competition this season. there is a feeling to make it would take just one goal to wrap this up. in his final press conference before the match, i askjurgen klopp are big occasion this is for liverpool football club. it's great to be here and leave the boys gave us the opportunity to be here with their performances, with the games that they played. the attitude that they showed. with all the things they did in this champions league campaign. we are here to fight for our dreams. that's how it is. and we want to go to the final, you can imagine. a lot of

people think walmart only has to win 3-0. but people think walmart only has to win 3—0. but that's quite a result. —— think that roma only has to win. you still have to be really brave and not wait. we need to be brave and not wait. we need to be brave and play football. really, we need to be active and all that stuff. and use their situation much more than they can use the situation. because they can use the situation. because they have to win against us. you need to take a risk. and if we concentrate, it will be difficult to score. they will then need to take more risks and then it will be moments where we have to use it. that's how it is. the specific story of liverpool in rome and having games here, that's great. nobody here really thinks it helps a lot that our grandfathers won here. we don't have to make it bigger than it is. it's already big enough will. we only have to do what what our

boys do best, play football. all well and good with that 5—2 advantage, but roma overturned a three—goal deficit against barcelona in the quarterfinals. they have a good record at home. that's right. barcelona led 4—1 in first leg from the previous round. roma then won 3—0 here that a jubilant stadio 0limpico. if they wa nted jubilant stadio 0limpico. if they wanted to achieve the same scoreline tonight, they would go through. you have not conceded a single goal here at the champions league this season. they are, like liverpool, third in the domestic season. edin dzeko in fantastic form. daniele de rossi, the midfielder of italy, so much experience. as mark lawrence and the former liverpool captain will say here, there now no surprise for liverpool. have seen what row—mac did against us alone and have been warned. —— they have seen what

row—mac did. warned. —— they have seen what row-mac did. i expect them to go through. roma beating barcelona was a bonus for liverpool because the lawyers now it has been done. it is always in the back of your mind, which is a good end. not something to worry about. and i think it is much more difficult for aroma, what they do tonight. —— much more difficult for roma. do they go hell for leather, build up pressure, or sit back and wait and know that liverpool will go hell for leather in the first 15 or 20? it is difficult and if i was playing for aroma to make, it is a difficult thing. 0nce playing for aroma to make, it is a difficult thing. once that little worm is in there, it makes it easier for liverpool, to be in there. mark lawrenson near. how has the city felt today? the build—up has been focused on fine the —— on fancy day after the incident last week.

the attack on sean cox that left him ina the attack on sean cox that left him in a critical condition before the first leg meant all eyes were on the safety issues around this match. yesterday was very quiet, a public holiday. today, the liverpool fans arrived en masse. but i must say, it has been a celebratory atmosphere with you and respect between the two sets of fans. no incidents reported. 1200 police officers on duty. a whole raft of measures to ensure the safety of liverpool fans. such is not walking to the stadium under any circumstances. quite an extraordinary measure in 2018 in a major european city, and also not winning team colours to identify themselves as liverpool fans. no drinking in public places and respecting national monuments. let's hear from respecting national monuments. let's hearfrom some respecting national monuments. let's hear from some fans who we re were in joyous were injoyous spirits were in joyous spirits and all seemed to be calm. i'm not worried about it. i'm not worried about troubles or anything. i'm looking forward to the match. we have been

told to stay away from certain areas and if we keep away, hopefully will be ok. they said it would be bad if we got towards the ground but again, the police said they would take us there ina the police said they would take us there in a convoy. engels crossed it'll be a good game and everyone is happy. it's a great atmosphere. i we nt happy. it's a great atmosphere. i went to see fat boy slim last night. dancing with italian women might. there is no bad vibes will stop i don't want is the too soon. —— there is no bad vibes but i don't want to speak too soon. not long until the match begins on the stadio 0limpico behind me. the noise levels are starting to ratchet up. liverpool will try and reach their first champions league final since 2007, the eighth overall. they are going for a sixth trophy in this competition. but roma have never won it before and in front of their home fans, they will hope for a dramatic comeback in what should be a classic. great stuff. there has been some great moments

for liverpool fans in europe over the city. and many might be thinking back to the final in 1984 against rome. it ended 1—1 after extra time, so it went to penalties. alan kennedy was the man to score the decisive spot kick that clinched the title for liverpool. 0ur sports editor, dan roan, spoke to him about that final. liverpool were probably the top team in europe at that particular time. he had won the league, the league cup, and be tried to get the treble. consequently, we did by the penalty shoot out. i hope that they are inspired by it. we are all big family at liverpool football club. if they need us, we're there. but they're if they need us, we're there. but they‘ re pretty if they need us, we're there. but they're pretty good on their own, have to say. they have since remained as players. they're doing well in the league and of course the european cup. how intimidating was going over to the italian capital,

in their own backyard, in the final? they expected to win, didn't they? they expected to win, didn't they? they had already decked out the city in red and gold. they assumed that. i think in red and gold. they assumed that. ithink mike in red and gold. they assumed that. i think mike bayern munich three yea rs i think mike bayern munich three years earlier in the semifinal against liverpool, they thought that they had done the job. against liverpool, they thought that they had done thejob. and quite wrongly, we had done thejob on them. and, for me, we had taken it toi-i. them. and, for me, we had taken it to 1—1. that was the hard part. and then the penalty shoot out was quite never lacking in terms of who would ta ke never lacking in terms of who would take them. are you confident about it? but, you know, there's no better players club that can go to the backyard of somewhere like rome and wing—mac. that was the key. we were not going to be beaten. we had this mental attitude. i hope the players of today have that attitude, that they will go there and get a result

and get to the final. that is the most important thing. it is not about how well you play but about the result at the end. was it intimidating that night? without a doubt, yes. even in the tunnel, you're looking up at the players, towards the roma players. they are looking down at you because they we re looking down at you because they were quite tall players, and intimidating, but we all stood up from. alan kennedy. so that's liverpool and their champions league hopes, but what about the other club bidding for european glory this week? arsene wenger is in madrid with his arsenal side as they look to send him off with a first european title. but the task is tough. they gave away a precious away goal last week in their europa league 1—1 draw with atletico. in madrid for us ahead of the second leg is our sports correspondent, joe wilson. ina suburb in a suburb of madrid, about 20 minute strike from the city centre, there is a place in which you could just drive by and not even be aware

it is there. but what we have is the training ground of atletico madrid. a seniorfit all training ground of atletico madrid. a senior fit all team in madrid training ground of atletico madrid. a seniorfit all team in madrid if you talk to atletico madrid, fans. the point is, the league table has them in second place ahead of real madrid stopped a long behind barcelona but another reason for atletico diddle positive. especially as they have diego costa ready to start the game again. and the sought—after antoine griezmann, who was training you today dressed in pink. and they are two reasons for arsenal to be pretty worried. the tie stands at 1—1 after arsenal railway in 1—0 lead against ten men for almost the entirety of the first leg, letting atletico madrid joaquin with the equaliser, infuriating as and —— infuriating arsene wenger. from a positive point of view, this

could be a famous night for him in europe as he comes to the end of his association with the club. i would like to walk out from arsenal one day and inked the last, i focused on arsenal. arsenal one day and inked the last, ifocused on arsenal. when myjob is finished at arsenal, i will see when igo finished at arsenal, i will see when i go from there. but i want to finish this love story well. we have already seen one remarkable european game in madrid this week. let's see what is to come in this match. also coming up in the programme... we hearfrom chris froome ahead of the start of the giro d'italia. and tracey neville shares her experiences of a dramatic gold medal win at the commonwealth games. everything just showed in that moment about how much it meant every single netball person in the country and every single person on team. just the great and determination and

mental resilience that was shown. ding junhui is out of the world snooker championship, beaten in the quarter finals by barry hawkins. ding was the favourite before the last eight but was comprehensively outplayed by hawkins, who took the two frames he needed for victory in the first two this morning, eventually wrapping up a 13—5 win with a century break. kyren wilson is through to the semifinal of the world snooker championship. he beat northern ireland's mark allen 13—6 make his first world championship semifinal. for more reaction to this, let's head live to the crucible in sheffield and our reporter, tulsen tollett. this is a tournament of shots and another one today. —— of shocks. yes, you talked about ding junhui going out to barry hawkins. john

higgins and judd trump are 8—8 piece. let's chat a man knows a thing or two about the crucible theatre. the in 1985 against steve avis. dennis, have a look at this. we see the cloud coming in, it is brilliant. but when you talk about the players now, is it more unpredictable now as to who would go to the final than it was in your day? over 30 years ago, you could predict matches a lot easier. nowadays, they are all playing to such a high standard. it has been probing with the 8/4—finalists we have five. former world champions have five. former world champions have gone but the line—up is incredible. it is very difficult to predict the matches because they are playing all over the world all the time and the standard is very high. how much of a difference does it

make when it goes from the two table set up into just one table? that's when the crucible comes into its own. every player, when they come professional, their ambition should be to win the world championship. but one ambition is to play at the crucible at one table and you have to get to the semifinal. a lot of very good players have never managed to do that in their whole career because the theatre takes on... it's like a whole new venue. when the table is in the middle, you don't know whether to talk to them what to do. you've got your own seat and atmosphere. the view is superb. you can hear everything going on in the audience when you're playing. quick 30 seconds on tonight's game, john higgins and judd trump, that is level at 8—8 and mark will use is ahead of ali carter. what are your predictions? i thinkjohn will come

through with his experience. he came back from 7—3 down to get level. i think his experience willjust getting through. we will see if that does happen. ali carter against mark williams as well. dennis taylor, thank you very much indeed. really looking forward to receiving, gets under way in next 15 minutes. let's have a look at some of the other sport stories that are making the news today. england's men are up to number one in cricket's one day international rankings. they've overtaken india to take top spot for the first time in five years. england have won 41 of their 63 matches since eoin morgan became captain. fifa have proposed staging a new mini world cup called the final 8. it would happen every other year as part of a new revamp of international football. the new tournament would replace the confederations cup, which takes place a year before the world cup each four years, and it would involve eight teams that qualify

via a global nations league. kyle edmund is through to the quarterfinals of the estoril 0pen. the british number one beat teenage wild card alex de minaur in straight sets. he'll play eitherjoao sousa or pedro sousa in the quarterfinals. now, there's no doubt about what was one of the most dramatic and emotional moments at the commonwealth games in brisbane recently. a last—gasp goal captured a first major netball title for england and the scenes it brought meant the team and the sport gathered a new set of fans. tracey neville led england to success as head coach and earlier, hugh ferris caught up with her. thank you. yes, the final commonwealth games gold for england but perhaps the most celebrated came courtesy of tracey neville and her fantastic netball side, beating australia in the final. i wonder him eight times since you got all you

been able to watch it. have you chosen to watch it? i actually got to watch it for the first time on monday, tuesday night, when i got home from australia. it still got a shiver to me. it brought a smile and all the emotional response that we actually sat on the telly. it was so dramatic. the second game in a row, it was incredibly dramatic. a final second goal. being —— bearing in mind that you grew up with your brothers, gary and phil, you watched a lot of manchester united, but now you can invite them over and watch the netball. every time i got on the plane, i just get watching the actual game over and over. i think i do deserve to watch this a few more times in the next month! are you a particularly emotional coach? we saw those