Champions League line-ups: Atletico Madrid vs. Inter | OneFootball

Lautaro Martinez, Marcus Thuram and Hakan Calhanoglu lead Inter out against Atletico Madrid’s Antoine Griezmann and Alvaro Morata in the Champions League Round of 16.

It kicks off at the Wanda Metropolitano at 20.00 GMT.

The Nerazzurri have a 1-0 first leg advantage thanks to the Marko Arnautovic goal at San Siro, but the Austrian is out injured today along with Carlos Augusto, Juan Cuadrado and Stefano Sensi.

There were a few doubts on who would start in defence, as Stefan de Vrij gets the nod ahead of recovered Francesco Acerbi, while Denzel Dumfries provides a more attack-minded approach to Matteo Darmian on the right flank.

Calhanoglu made his comeback for an hour against Bologna on Saturday after three weeks out with an adductor issue.

Thuram has also shaken off muscular problems to partner captain Lautaro Martinez.

Atletico Madrid received a huge boost with the news that Antoine Griezmann is fit to start a month after sustaining an ankle injury.

Former Juventus striker Alvaro Morata had only been fit for the bench at San Siro, but leads the attack here.

Thomas Lemar and Marcos Paulo remain on the treatment table.

Diego Simeone’s men have won only two of their last nine competitive games and are coming off a shock 2-0 defeat to relegation-threatened Cadiz in LaLiga on Saturday.

Cholo was teammates with Simone Inzaghi at Lazio and before that spent three years at Inter from 1996-99.

Both sides have numerous players one yellow card away from suspension, specifically Samuel Lino, Morata and Stefan Savic for Atleti, Lautaro Martinez, Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Davide Frattesi and Kristjan Asllani for Inter.

Atletico Madrid: Oblak; Savic, Witsel, Hermoso; Nahuel Molina, M Llorente, Koke, De Paul, Lino; Morata, Griezmann

Atletico Madrid bench: Moldovan, Antonio Gomis, Azpilicueta, Gabriel, Saul Niguez, Depay, Correa, Riquelme, Vermeeren, Reinildo, Barrios

Starting lineups

13

Jan Oblak

Goalkeeper

22

Mario Hermoso

Defender

16

Nahuel Molina

Defender

79'

15

Stefan Savic

Defender

20

Axel Witsel

Midfielder

6

Koke

Midfielder

14

Marcos Llorente

Midfielder

99'

5

Rodrigo de Paul

Midfielder

71'

19

Álvaro Morata

Attacker

79'

7

Antoine Griezmann

Attacker

106'

12

Samuel Lino

Attacker

71'

1

Yann Sommer

Goalkeeper

95

Alessandro Bastoni

Defender

73'

28

Benjamin Pavard

Defender

2

Denzel Dumfries

Defender

73'

32

Federico Dimarco

Defender

84'

6

Stefan de Vrij

Defender

20

Hakan Calhanoglu

Midfielder

22

Henrikh Mkhitaryan

Midfielder

111'

23

Nicolò Barella

Midfielder

84'

10

Lautaro Martínez

Attacker

9

Marcus Thuram

Attacker

102'

Substitutes

4

Gabriel Paulista

Defender

23

Reinildo Mandava

Defender

1

Horatiu Moldovan

Goalkeeper

31

Antonio Gomis

Goalkeeper

18

Arthur Vermeeren

Midfielder

8

Saúl Ñíguez

Midfielder

106'

10

Ángel Correa

Attacker

71'

17

Rodrigo Riquelme

Attacker

71'

9

Memphis Depay

Attacker

79'

24

Pablo Barrios

Midfielder

79'

3

César Azpilicueta

Defender

99'

21

Kristjan Asllani

Midfielder

77

Emil Audero

Goalkeeper

17

Tajon Buchanan

Attacker

50

Aleksandar Stankovic

Midfielder

12

Raffaele Di Gennaro

Goalkeeper

49

Amadou Makhtarlayi Sarr

Attacker

70

Alexis Sánchez

Attacker

102'

14

Davy Klaassen

Midfielder

111'

15

Francesco Acerbi

Defender

73'

36

Matteo Darmian

Defender

73'

16

Davide Frattesi

Midfielder

84'

31

Yann Bisseck

Defender

84'