TEAM NEWS
Atletico Madrid
Stefan Savic and Diego Costa have recently returned from injury and could play a part against Juventus. although probably not from the start. Manager Diego Simeone is likely to reprise the attacking partership of Antoine Griezmann and Alvaro Morata, while Thomas Partey is again expected to start in midfield. Koke has suffered form a muscular issue of late but is expected to start, but Lucas Hernandez will miss out with a knee injury.
Juventus
Giorgio Chiellini and Leonardo Bonucci are expected to start in central defence, while Blaise Matuidi and Miralem Pjanic will play in midfield. Paulo Dybala should also start, despite not being at top form this season, and he will be joined in attack by Serie A's top goalscorer Cristiano Ronaldo. However tricky winger Juan Cuadrado will miss out due to injury.
MANAGERS' THOUGHTS
Atletico Madrid manager Diego Simeone on Koke's fitness and Ronaldo's switch to Juventus:
"I feel a big desire to win. We will be playing against a very solid team, we are proud to be here and we’ll do everything we can to win. I don’t think it’s an anticipated final, we won’t win a trophy at the end of the game. Koke will play if he feels well, the fact that Dybala will play for Juve doesn’t change a lot.”
“Juve have a solid club, that’s their strength. Atletico has been growing in the last 10 years. Ronaldo made a big choice with Juve, he accepted to enter a consolidated group. We don’t think about him. I focus on Morata, Diego Costa, Koke, Saul and the rest of my players."
Juventus manager Massimiliano Allegri on the nature of tomorrow's game and his side's Champions League pedigree:
"Tomorrow, we will have to stay sharp and try to control the game. I wouldn't take a draw now, in fact I said to the lads that it's important to score a goal, although two would be better."
"It's not a match like any other, it's an important last-16 match, just as it was last year, two years ago, three years ago, four years ago and five years ago. This is because for Juventus the Champions League has always been a goal."
FORM GUIDE
DID YOU KNOW?
The pair were in the same group in the 2014-15 Champions League, with Atletico winning their home game 1-0 before earning a goalless draw in Turin.
Wednesday's clash will be only the third meeting between the sides in European competition.
Atletico are unbeaten in their last 12 home knock-out games in the Champions League, winning seven and drawing five.
POSSIBLE LINE-UPS
Atletico Madrid: Oblak; Arias, Godin, Gimenez, Luis; Koke, Rodri, Thomas, Saul; Griezmann, Morata.
Juventus: Szczesny; Cancelo, Bonucci, Chiellini, Sandro; Pjanic, Matuidi, Khedira; Ronaldo, Dybala, Mandzukic.