Atletico v Leicester predicted lineups and match preview

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Leicester City face Atletico Madrid in the Champions League quarter-final at the Vicente Calderon on Wednesday night.

To be played on Wednesday 12th April 2017 at 20:45. Venue: Vicente Calderón Stadium,

Odds: Atletico 2/7, Draw 9/2, Leicester 10/1

Leicester City have nothing to lose, and they should be heading into this tie with the mindset of causing an upset.

This is the first meeting between the sides in over a decade. While Leicester are making their first ever appearance at this stage of the competition, Atletico are looking to progress to the semi-finals for the third time in the last four years.

Leicester, the 2015-16 Premier League champions, haven’t had a great season, but they have been in good form recently, winning six of their last seven games in all competitions.

Atletico Madrid have been disappointing in La Liga as well, failing to mount a strong title challenge this season, and the Champions League remains their best bet to win a major silverware this season.

Leicester will travel to Madrid without their skipper, Wes Morgan, who has failed to recover from his back injury in time. His absence means that the Tunisian defender, Yohan Benalouance, will take his place alongside Robert Huth at the heart of defence.

Atletico Madrid’s Fernando Torres looks dejected after the game

Craig Shakespeare rested few players in their 4-2 defeat to Everton on Sunday with this match in mind, and key players like Wilfred Ndidi and Riyad Mahrez are expected to return to the starting lineup.

Diego Simeone has no major injury problems ahead of this fixture. Kevin Gameiro and Nicolas Gaitan remain doubts, and no major changes are expected from the side that drew 1-1 against Real Madrid on Saturday.

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