Two more UEFA Champions League Round of 16 first legs take place on Wednesday.
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Leicester City of the Premier League head to Spain to face Sevilla in the UCL last 16 despite Claudio Ranieri’s men battling for survival in the Premier League. The Foxes, as always, are the big underdogs in Spain as Sevilla have won the UEFA Europa League in each of the past three seasons and Jorge Sampaoli’s side are battling for the title in La Liga.
As for Leicester, they’re just two points off the bottom of the PL as they haven’t scored in their last six outings and have lost five on the spin as well as being dumped out of the FA Cup by third-tier Millwall at the weekend. So yeah, Sevilla head into this game as the heavy favorites and will hope to take a healthy lead to the King Power Stadium with them in two weeks time.
Tonight's starting XI: Schmeichel, Simpson, Morgan (c), Huth, Fuchs, Albrighton, Drinkwater, Ndidi, Musa, Mahrez, Vardy. #SevLei pic.twitter.com/1RMccLIAvh
— Leicester City (@LCFC) February 22, 2017
In the other UCL clash on Wednesday FC Porto host Juventus as the Portuguese and Italian giants collide at the Estadio do Dragao. Porto finished behind Leicester in the group stage, while Juv battled it out with Sevilla and clinched top spot. Massimiliano Allegri’s men remain top of Serie A and will look to Gonzalo Higuain to deliver the goals away from home. It promises to be an intriguing tactical battle in northern Portugal.
Click on the link above to follow live commentary on both games, while we will have reaction and analysis on all of the UCL knockout games here at Pro Soccer Talk.
Wednesday’s UCL Round of 16, first legs
Sevilla vs. Leicester City – 2:45 p.m. ET
FC Porto vs. Juventus – 2:45 p.m. ET
