Atlético de Madrid, led by Argentine coach Diego Simeone, will receive Bayer Leverkusen, from Germany, on Wednesday, with the need to add a victory that allows it to maintain chances of qualifying for the knockout stages of the Champions League.
The match will be played at the Cívitas Metropolitano Stadium, in the Spanish capital, from 4 p.m. in Argentina, by Group B and televised by ESPN and Star+.
The group is led by Brugge from Belgium with 10 units, who want to close their classification as leader, followed by Porto from Portugal with six, Atlético with four and Bayer Leverkusen with three.
Atlético, with the Argentines Nahuel Molina, Rodrigo de Paul and Angel Correa, must win to have the chance to take advantage of a probable loss of Porto in Bruges, a situation that would leave them second while waiting for the last date visiting the Portuguese.
For its part, for Group C, Inter from Italy, with Lautaro Martínez and Joaquín Correa, will be local, at 1:45 p.m. (ESPN 2 and Star +) against Viktoria Plzen from the Czech Republic.
The Italian team should win smoothly and wait for what happens with Barcelona from Spain receiving German Bayer Munich, because if Lionel Messi’s former team does not win, they would qualify.
The full schedule for this Wednesday afternoon is as follows:
+ Group A
Ajax-Liverpool (4:00 p.m., ESPN 2 and Star +)
Napoli-Rangers (4:00 p.m., Fox Sports 3)
Positions: Napoli 12 points; Liverpool 9; Ajax 3 and Rangers 0.
+ Group B
Bruges-Porto (13.45, Fox Sports)
Atlético de Madrid-Bayer Leverkusen (4:00 p.m., ESPN and Star+)
Positions: Bruges 10; Porto 6; Atletico Madrid 4 and Bayer Leverkusen 3.
+ Group C.
Inter-Viktoria Plzen (13.45, ESPN 2 and Star +)
Barcelona-Bayern Munich (4:00 p.m., Fox Sports)
Positions: Bayern Munich 12; Inter 7; Barcelona 4 and Viktoria Plzen 0.
+ Group D
Tottenham Hotspur-Sporting Lisbon (4:00 p.m., Fox Sports 2)
Frankfurt-Olympique de Marseille (4:00 p.m., ESPN 3 and Star +)
Positions: Tottenham 7; Olympique de Marseille and Sporting Lisbon 6; Frankfurt 4.
