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Roma Naingglolan: ''Liverpool are warriors, a bit like us'' as he admits he never wanted the draw.

AS Roma midfielder Radja Nainggolan admits Liverpool will still remain the team he would ever wanted to be draw with despite having the likes of Realmadrid and Bundesliga Champions Bayern Munich in the tussle.

The brilliant midfielder will be traveling to Anfield with his team mates for the first league of the Champions league semi-final on tuesday night with both team being regarded as the underdogs in the race for the elite trophy.

The both teams ousted their opponents  in the quarter finals in a grand styles, with AS roma dismantling of the Laliga giant Barcelona put every in shock after already going 4-1 down in the first leg in Camp nou. And Liverpool out shadow high flyers Manchester city with a 5-1 aggregate to secure their Semi- finals spots.

Although Bayern Munich and Real Madrid, the other two semi-final occupants, are arguably stronger than Liverpool on paper, it is the Reds who Nainggolan says he feared facing the most

“I wasn’t happy with the draw, because in my view Liverpool were the toughest team out of the three.

“It’s not that they have more quality than Real Madrid or Bayern, but they put a lot of hard work in and have nothing to lose. Real and Bayern might’ve underestimated Roma, but Liverpool are warriors, a bit like us.

The Belgium international also had some nice words to say about former teammate Mohamed Salah, who he clearly still thinks highly of:

“I spoke to Salah and he couldn’t believe we’d beaten Barcelona either! He was joking on Instagram that we’ll never hear the end of Kostas Manolas saying he scored the winning goal.

“It’ll be nice to see Momo again, we had a good rapport. He’s a good guy, sweet and respectful, as well as being an excellent player.

“I am not surprised by his success at Liverpool, as he always had the quality. The only difference now is perhaps he’s got more opportunities and also learned to keep a cool head in front of goal. I’m a fan of his.” as he concluded.

Tuesday’s game is set to be a stunning occasion on Merseyside, as Anfield hosts one of its biggest matches this century.

Liverpool are within touching distance of a first Champions League final since 2007, and as Nainggolan alludes to, they should fear nobody.

The Belgian is one of many Roma players who can do damage to the Reds, however, and they will have to find their best level to progress.

The Serie A side have enjoyed a good week, beating Genoa 2-1 on Wednesday before picking up an impressive 3-0 triumph away to Spal on Saturday.