In his managerial debut with Bayer Leverkusen, Alonso guided the German club to a resounding 4-0 victory over Schalke at the weekend.
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Bayer Leverkusen will be hoping to maintain the good start they made under new manager Xabi Alonso when they face FC Porto in the Champions League. The Wednesday night clash will be tricky to call for various reasons. A week ago when these two teams faced each other in the reverse leg, it was Porto who emerged victorious. Since then, the German club has seen a managerial change. Former Real Madrid and Bayern Munich midfielder Alonso took over the reins and has already made a positive impact.
| Bayer Leverkusen vs Porto | Key details |
| Date | October 12th |
| Venue | BayArena |
| Kickoff time in India | 12:30 am (Thursday) |
| Kickoff time in Germany | 9 pm |
| Kickoff time in Portugal | 8 pm |
In his managerial debut with Bayer Leverkusen, Alonso guided the German club to a resounding 4-0 victory over Schalke at the weekend. That performance has undoubtedly lifted the spirits ahead of the upcoming Champions League clash. Meanwhile, FC Porto are on a three-game winning run in all competition, which also includes a 2-0 success over Leverkusen last week. In Group B, strangely though Club Brugge are sitting at the top with nine points from three games, while Porto, Leverkusen and Atletico Madrid all have three points each.
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Both sides have a few absentees for this clash, with Bayer Leverkusen missing the bulk of them. Sardar Azmoun has joined Florian Wirtz, Exequiel Palacios and Karim Bellarabi on the sidelines. But their biggest loss will be in the form of an attacking full-back Jeremie Frimpong, who will miss this match due to suspension. Robert Andrich will also miss this fixture due to a suspension. Meanwhile, Porto will miss captain Pepe through an injury, which has also raised questions over his participation in the upcoming World Cup.
Bayer Leverkusen possible line-up: Hradecky, Tapsoba, Tah, Hincapie, Amiri, Aranguiz, Demirbay, Bakker, Diaby, Hudson-Odoi, Schick
Porto possible line-up: D Costa, Mario, Carmo, Cardoso, Wendell, Uribe, Eustaquio, B Costa, Pepe, Taremi, Evanilson
The Champions League match between Bayer Leverkusen and Porto will take place at BayArena on Thursday at 12:30 am IST.
For football fans in India, live coverage of the UEFA Champions League matches will be available on the Sony Sports network. Besides, fans can also live stream via Jio TV. Furthermore, the match between Bayer Leverkusen and Porto can also be seen on DAZN, DAZN2 in Germany; and Sport TV Multiscreen, Sport TV+, Eleven Sports 1 Portugal in Portugal.
