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Focus On Struggling Real Madrid, As UCL Returns by WasereSupport: 11:27am On Sep 27, 2016
Tuesday’s UEFA Champions League slate looks quite tasty, with a host of exciting matches on the card.

Defending Premier League champions Leicester play host to an exciting fixture, when they welcome Porto. The Portuguese outfit as no pushover, and has shown great potential in this tournament. A trip to the King Power stadium will certainly not scare Porto, who will look to stun the Foxes who had a dream start to their Champion’s League run.

Iker Casillas, Yacine Brahimi, and Maxi Pereira lead a star studded Porto side to England. It will certainly be a close contest, considering the quality on both side, especially in attack. The Foxes however, have been vulnerable at the back, and could be punished by Porto. After a 4-1 soaking last weekend in the hands of Manchester United, Leicester will be keen to avoid another shocker, and look to stretch its dream Champions League start.

A Real Madrid side on a mini-slump travels to Germany for arguably their toughest group fixture.

Cristiano Ronaldo’s form has dipped, and this was evident as his side was frustrated to a draw by league newbies Las Palmas, forcing manager Zinedine Zidane to uncharacteristically withdraw him from the tie.

Ronaldo will certainly step up the gears on the night, and silence critics. It certainly will be a tough clash, when an off-colour Madrid faces a high flying Dortmund. The German side will look to inflict more misery on the defending champions.

CSKA Moscow did the business against Bayer Leverkusen, picking up a solid draw away and will want to stun Tottenham Hotspurs. Spurs are likely to miss Harry Kane in this on, and after a shocking opening loss to Monaco, Mauricio Pochettino will be keen to get his side back on track, in what will be a tough assignment in Russia.

Missing a player of Harry Kane’s quality in such a key fixture will certainly hurt Spurs, who could struggle away.

Lyon has suffered 3 defeats in 5 Ligue 1 matches and has a tough task against a sturdy Sevilla side. The French side has a tough assignment against a Sevilla side with massive experience at this stage of football. Alexandre Lacazette is also sitting out with an injury, and that could complicate Lyon’s chances here.

Juventus has a rather easy task against Dinamo Zagreb. Despite travelling away, the Old Lady has immense quality and talent, and will be keen to not only notch a win, but also find the goals to keep the Champions League run on track.

Tuesday’s UCL matches

All matches kickoff at 07:45 p.m.

Sporting Lisbon vs. Legia Warsaw
Sevilla vs. Lyon
Dinamo Zagreb vs. Juventus
CSKA Moscow vs. Tottenham Hotspur
Borussia Dortmund vs. Real Madrid
Monaco vs. Bayer Leverkusen
Copenhagen vs. Club Brugge
Leicester City vs. Porto

Re: Focus On Struggling Real Madrid, As UCL Returns by mkoabiola: 12:03pm On Sep 27, 2016
I see winning for madrid n sevilla

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