The 2016-17 UEFA Champions League Round of 16 first leg continue on Wednesday when Atletico Madrid visits BayArena to face Bayer Leverkusen. These two teams also met at the same stage back in 2015 with Atletico coming out on top.
Where to Watch Bayer Leverkusen vs. Atletico Madrid
The Bayer Leverkusen vs. Atletico Madrid match will be on Tuesday, February 21 at the BayArena in Leverkusen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The match kicks off at 2:45 p.m. EST and 7:45 p.m. GMT.
Bayer Leverkusen vs. Atletico Madrid is going to be shown live on FOX Sports 2, fuboTV and ESPN Deportes in the United States, and BT Sport 3 in the United Kingdom. As for the live stream links, fans can watch the match via FOX Sports 2GO, fuboTV, WatchESPN and BT Sport App.
Bayer Leverkusen vs. Atletico Madrid Preview
The home side is out for revenge when Atletico Madrid visits the BayArena on Wednesday. Bayer Leverkusen and Atletico faced each other in the Round of 16 of the 2014-15 UEFA Champions League. Both teams got the 1-0 home win but it was Atletico that went through the next round after a very exciting penalty shootout, per The Daily Mail.
Atletico is still a strong side and they are even an improved team from a couple of seasons ago. However, the same can't be said for Leverkusen since they are currently eighth in the Bundesliga table with just 30 points from 21 games.
Diego Simeone's men are coming off a 4-1 win over Sporting Gijon on Saturday with Kevin Gameiro scoring a hat-trick. On the other hand, is coming off a 3-1 win over Augsburg on the same day as Javier Hernandez had a brace.
Finally, both teams are coming in the game depleted due to injuries and other reasons. Jonathan Tah is out with an injury and Hakan Calhanoglu is banned for the rest of the season for the home side while Atletico will not have Jan Oblak, Diego Godin, and Juanfran in the lineup, per TransferMarkt.
Bayer Leverkusen vs. Atletico Madrid Possible Lineups and Predictions
Bayer Leverkusen (4-2-3-1): Bern Leno; Benjamin Henrichs, Aleksandar Dragovic, Omer Toprak, Borges Wendell; Lars Bender, Charles Aranguiz; Julian Brandt, Kevin Kampl, Karim Bellarabi; Javier Hernandez
Atletico Madrid (4-4-2): Miguel Moya; Sime Vrsaljko, Stefan Savic, Lucas Hernandez, Filipe Luis; Saul Niguez, Gabi, Koke, Yannick Carrasco; Antoine Griezmann, Kevin Gameiro
Prediction: Leverkusen will take advantage of a more depleted Atletico but it won't be enough to get the win. The match ends in a hard-fought 1-1 draw.
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