The Champions League takes centre stage at the Estadio do Dragao on Wednesday evening, as Porto and Arsenal bid to earn a first-leg advantage in their last-16 showdowns.
The Gunners topped Group B with a tally of 13 points, one more than the Dragons managed en route to a second-placed finish in Group H, and here Sports Mole rounds up the team news for the two clubs.
PORTO vs. ARSENAL
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PORTO
Out: Zaidu Sanusi (ACL), Ivan Marcano (ACL), Mehdi Taremi (adductor)
Doubtful: Stephen Eustaquio (unspecified)
Sports Mole's predicted XI: Costa; Mario, Pepe, Otavio, Sanchez; Varela, Gonzalez; Conceicao, Pepe, Galeno; Evanilson
ARSENAL
Out: Jurrien Timber (ACL)
Doubtful: Gabriel Jesus (knee), Oleksandr Zinchenko (calf), Takehiro Tomiyasu (knock), Fabio Vieira (groin), Thomas Partey (thigh)
Sports Mole's predicted XI: Raya; White, Saliba, Gabriel, Kiwior; Odegaard, Rice, Havertz; Saka, Trossard, Martinelli
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Ben Knapton
