UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
Atletico Madrid V Bayer Leverkusen
Date: Tuesday, 17th March
Kick off: 19:45 GMT
Venue: Vicente Calderón
1st Leg
0 - 1
MATCH NEWS
Atlético Madrid, last season's beaten finalists, have one win in six matches, must overturn a 1-0 last-16 first-leg deficit against Bayer Leverkusen on Tuesday at the Calderon.
Diego Simeone says hard work is the only way Atletico can end their poor run of form and battle to stay in the Champions League.
Atlético Madrid will miss suspended Tiago Mendes after being sent off in the first leg against Leverkusen and Uruguay defender Diego Godin is also banned, having picked up his third Champions League yellow card of the season in the same game.
Atlético Madrid, after picking up three successive draws now trail log leaders Barcelona by 9 points with 11 games to go.
Atlético Madrid won the Spanish League last season.
"We're going into this game with great confidence."
- Bayer Leverkusen Schmidt said.
"We're still the underdogs, but an underdog in with a good chance,"
Form guide :
Atlético: LWLDDD
Leverkusen: DWWDWW
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