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UCL: Porto face Juventus, Sevilla plays Leicester tonight

By Michael Abayateye
Champions League
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The Champions League returns tonight with two interesting games in the Round of 16 as teams are looking forward to qualifying to the next stage.

FC Porto would face Juventus in a tie that would see the Portuguese side geared up and desperate to pick three points to get the advantage ahead of the next leg in Italy.

Juventus however, would also be anxious to get a favourable result with the likes of Khedira, Cuadrado,Mandzukic and Higuain to lead the lines for the Old Ladies.

Coach Massimiliano Allegri is aware of the threat that Porto possess and would step up, hoping his side would put up a good game.

“Porto are a team and a club accustomed to being in the Champions League. They are unbeaten since September, having conceded only 14 goals all season. They have beaten Bayern and Chelsea at home in the last three years. They have an excellent record, so this is a difficult test. We know the problems we'll run into,” the Juventus coach stated.

“We have to keep focused on the most important thing, which is the game. These will be 180 very difficult minutes, because Porto are the worst side we could've drawn in the round of 16,”he stressed.

In the other game of the night, Sevilla would welcome English Premier League champions Leicester to Spain in a game that would see Leicester hoping to upset their host.

It could however go the other way as Leicester have had a terrible season and might be relegated from the EPL.

Meanwhile, they have enjoyed some good champions league campaign and would be looking forward to a win against Sevilla.

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