Intro:

Daniele De Rossi spoke at the Roma news conference ahead of the Champions League tie with Bayern Munich on Tuesday (October 21st).

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SOUNDBITE: (Italian) Roma midfielder Daniele De Rossi:

"If we play as Roma can play, being brave and giving it our all, and in doing so we'll make our fans proud as we'll have a full house tomorrow, then even a draw would be a good thing. But we won't walk on the pitch to stay behind and play like a small team in front of the whole world and in front of our fans."

SOUNDBITE: (Italian) Roma midfielder Daniele De Rossi

"Back then I faced the choice of joining more ambitious projects, and I declined. Bigger teams which were clearly ahead of Roma, and it wasn't ambition or the desire to win the Champions League which made me choose to stay here, but as you all know I chose for 30 years of my life spent rooting for this team, and right now it's probably the best time I ever had with this team."