The Champions League Round of 16 takes centre-stage again this evening with another pair of huge games.Manchester City are looking to finish the job against Schalke after their dramatic 3-2 win in the first-leg in the Germany.
3Man City vs Schalke
City defender Aymeric Laporte returns to action tonight following his hamstring injury and John Stones is back on the bench after a groin problem.Pep Guardiolas side are without suspended pair Nicolas Otamendi and Fernandinho.Schalke playmaker Daniel Caligiuri is out with a leg injury but full-back Hamza Mendyl is back on the bench.Mark Uth and Amine Harit have been left out of the squad again for disciplinary reasons.Man City: Ederson, Danilo, Walker, Laporte, Zinchenko, Bernardo Silva, Gundogan, Silva, Sterling, Aguero, Sane.Subs: Muric, Stones, Delph, Mahrez, Gabriel Jesus, Foden, Humphreys.Schalke: Fahrmann, Bruma, Stambouli, Sane, Oczipka, Serdar, McKennie, Konoplyanka, Bentaleb, Burgstaller, Embolo.Subs: Nubel, Mendyl, Rudy, Matondo, Kutucu, Skrzybski, Teuchert.Referee: Clement Turpin
3Juventus vsAtletico Madrid
Alex Sandro is suspended for Juve while Mattia De Sciglio, Sami Khedira and Juan Cuadrado all miss out.Douglas Costa, who was expected to be fit after his recent injury, had been ruled out by bossMassimiliano Allegri.Diego Costa and Thomas Partey are both suspended for Atletico and Filipe Luis will miss out with a calf injury.Key defender Diego Godin, who picked up a knock in training this week, does start tonight.Juventus: Szczesny, Cancelo, Bonucci, Chiellini, Spinazzola, Can, Pjanic, Matuidi, Bernardeschi, Mandzukic, Ronaldo.Subs: Perin, Caceres, Dybala, Kean, Rugani, Bentancur, Caviglia.Atletico Madrid: Oblak, Arias, Godin, Gimenez, Juanfran, Griezmann, Saul, Rodri, Koke, Lemar, Morata.Subs: Adan, Kalinic, Correa, Savic, Vitolo, Carro, Montero.Referee: Bjorn Kuipers
3Champions League live on talkSPORT
You can listen to talkSPORTs Champions League Live show with Natalie Sawyer tonight as we bring you updates from both games.To tune in click here for the live stream or the radio player below.
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