Atletico Madrid vs Juventus ( WON )

Team News

Atletico Madrid

• Diego Costa returned from injury at the weekend after two months out but Diego Simeone has suggested he is not fit enough to start.
• Simeone has confirmed Koke is back from injury but faces competition from Thomas Lemar for a place in the starting XI.
• Having confirmed one of Koke or Thomas Lemar will start, that suggests one of Thomas Partey, Saul Niguez or Rodrigo will have to settle for a place on the bench.
• Jose Gimenez and Stevan Savic compete for a spot at centre-back, while Alvaro Morata should start against former club Juventus.
• Filipe Luis, Partey, Costa and Gimenez are one booking away from missing the return leg.

Team News

Juventus

• Leonardo Bonucci and Giorgio Chiellini both recovered from injury on Friday and started Juventus’ 3-0 win over Frosinone.
• Max Allegri has removed any doubts about Paulo Dybala’s place in the team and confirmed he will start on Wednesday.
• Alex Sandro was suspended on Friday but will start at left-back against Atletico Madrid.
• Mario Mandzukic has developed into a really important player for Juventus this season and will start against his former club.
• Sami Khedira’s future as a professional footballer is in doubt after Juventus detected an irregular heartbeat.
• Blaise Matuidi and Sandro will miss the return leg if they are booked on Wednesday.

• Atletico Madrid bounced back from successive defeats with a narrow 1-0 win over Rayo Vallecano at the weekend. They have kept clean sheets in their last three Champions League matches.
• Cristiano Ronaldo has fond memories of knocking out Atletico Madrid in the Champions League. Juventus signed the 34-year-old for these occasions and there will be pressure on him to guide the Old Lady through to the next round.