UEFA Champions League | FC Porto vs Juventus | Kick Off Time, Date, Team News

FC Porto host Juventus in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League round of 16 at the Estadio do Dragao on Wednesday night.

Juventus were eliminated at this stage of the competition last season, when they lost to Lyon on away goals.

When is the Match between FC Porto and Juventus ?

The match will take place at the Estadio do Dragao on Wednesday.

Kick Off Time

The match will start 8:00 PM (GMT).

Team News & Predicted Lineups

FC Porto

FC Porto manager Sergio Conceicao does not have a whole lot of injury issues to contend with ahead of Juventus’s visit, with the home team set to be just without the services of right-back Nanu.
Apart from the 26-year-old, the Portuguese giants have a fully-fit squad to select from and will set up in a 4-4-2 formation on Wednesday.

Predicted Lineup (4-4-2): Marchesin; Manafa, Mbemba, Pepe, Sanusi; Corona, Oliveira, Uribe, Otavio; Marega, Taremi

Juventus

Juventus have been hit with a fresh injury concern ahead of their trip to Porto as Juan Cuadrado could miss out after picking up a muscle issue in the game against Napoli.

However, there is some good news on the team news front for manager Andrea Pirlo as Aaron Ramsey is fit again and travelling with the squad.

Predicted Lineup (4-4-2): Szczesny; Danilo, de Ligt, Chiellini, Sandro; Chiesa, Rabiot, Bentancur, McKennie; Morata, Ronaldo

FC Porto vs Juventus Head-to-Head and Results

Porto have not beaten Juventus in four previous competitive games between the two sides. The Italian giants have won three of those games so far.

These two sides met in the 2016-17 UEFA Champions League round of 16, when Juve won 3-0 on aggregate.

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