Lille and Porto are playing live on the UEFA Champions League playoff schedule on Wednesday and the first leg qualifying matchup comes from Grand Stade de Lille Métropole in France starting up at 2:45 pm ET and the game is live on Fox Soccer 2Go and on ESPN from the WatchESPN website with a live stream online as these teams try to get into the group stage of the UCL tournament.
Porto comes into the matchup a bit banged up and they may not have Alex Sandro or Juan Quintero in the lineup and that could be big for Lille as they try and win the matchup. Sandro should be back in the mix after heading off in the Friday win against Maritimo and that could be a factor in this game and Lille comes in looking to get a win to advance and both teams are hoping to stay involved in the Champions League.
Lille and Porto have the chance to move on and this game will be the first leg and then things will be back again on Tuesday and will be with Porto at home for the second leg. Lille comes in struggling a bit and they have only scored four goals in four games in the Champions League and their home league and they will need more to get it done on Wednesday and they are hoping to get through to the next stage for group play.
Lille plays defensively and the team has had less than three goals in six of their last seven matches in the Champs League and that could mean another low scoring affair. Porto comes in not having won in their last five matches in UCL play and that could be a big factor in the match as well. Each of these teams have strong defensive fronts and that could make this a back and forth matchup through the middle and it likely will be low scoring.
Arsenal also played in this round and they are looking to bounce back after a scoreless draw with Besiktas and they nearly won the match after a nice shot from Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, but it just was knocked to the post. The team started off well in the Premier League and now they have the chance to try and finish things off to get into the main tournament. The next matchup for Arsenal will be at home at Emirates Stadium for the second leg of the playoff.
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