Porto vs Atletico Madrid: Porto and Atletico Madrid battle it out in Group B on Tuesday in a knockout clash, as only 1 of them can secure qualification.
Match Details:
Teams: Porto vs Atletico Madrid
Venue: Estadio Do Dragao, Porto, Portugal
Date: Wednesday 8th December, 2021
Time: 01:30 AM IST
Live Link: http://www.sonyliv.com/
Preview
Porto come into this after a 2-0 away loss to Liverpool in their previous clash on Matchday 5. Thiago and Salah scored in the second half to inflict a 2nd defeat of the campaign on Porto.
However, Porto is still in 2nd place with 5 points from 5 matches but need to win this MD 6 clash if they are to go through to the Round of 16.
With Liverpool through, there are three teams competing for one spot. Hence, all the Group B matches tonight are knock-outs.
On the other hand, Atletico Madrid lost 1-0 at home to Milan on MD 5 which left their qualification hopes hanging by a thread.
Messias scored with 3 minutes to go to keep Milan in the qualification scene as well.
With just 4 points from 5 matches, Atletico are bottom of the table but a win tonight can help them seal qualification as well due to the points table.
It is evenly poised for both sides in this one with one team’s hopes sure to be dashed tonight. Both sides last met on MD 1 where it finished goalless in Madrid.
Form Guide
Porto: WWLWW
Atletico Madrid: DWLWL
Last Matches of both teams:
Portimonense 0-3 Porto
Atletico Madrid 1-2 Mallorca
Tomorrow in the Champions League:
▪️ Porto, Atletico and Milan fight for one round of 16 spot
▪️ Real Madrid and Inter battle to be group winner pic.twitter.com/hoMB1D1egZ— B/R Football (@brfootball) December 6, 2021
Where to watch the live stream and broadcast of Porto vs Atletico Madrid in India?
The match can be live streamed on Sony LIV App or Jio TV; while the broadcast is on the Sony TEN 3.
Team News
Conceicao, Ramos, Marcano, Grujic miss out for Porto due to injuries. Uribe is suspended due to accumulation of bookings.
Gimenez, Savic are out of contention for Atletico whereas Felipe is suspended due to a red card on MD 5.
Porto possible 11:
Costa, Mario, Mbemba, Pepe, Sanusi, Otávio, Oliveira, Vitinha, Diaz, Taremi and Evanilson
Atletico Madrid possible 11:
Oblak, Lodi, Hermoso, Vrsaljko, Llorente, Lemar, Kondogbia, Koke, Correa, Suárez and Griezmann
Prediction: Porto 2-2 Atletico Madrid
There are defensive woes for either side ahead of this final group match, hence we expect a high-scoring clash.
Both teams need the points in this one, as it is a knock-out clash with Milan also watching on.
Porto and Atletico have the experience in their ranks but the defensive issues could peg them back.
A draw is the most foreseeable result given how they have performed this season.
Players to watch out for: Taremi, Diaz, Griezmann and Correa.
