CSKA Moscow vs Porto preview

March 9, 2011
By: Frank Beresford

CSKA suffered a big scare in the first knockout round but managed to eliminate PAOK thanks to the late goal, and the Army Men now face another difficult task.

With their domestic season yet to gain full swing, it is little wonder the Russians look a bit rusted at the moment, and that could be a big problem against very sharp Porto.

The hosts enter the match after losing the Super Cup game to Zenit, so they will definitely have something to prove in this clash.

With Zoran Tosic and Aleksandrs Kauna still sidelined with injuries, coach Leonid Slutsky is expected to field the same side the started the Zenit game.

Porto also had problems in the second leg after beating Sevilla away, but they, too, managed to make it through and earn the tie with CSKA Moscow.

The Dragons are the only team that won every single away game in Europe this season, having beaten Genk, CSKA Sofia, Besiktas, Rapid Wien and Sevilla away, so you should bear in mind the Dragons are 2.85 (37/20) at 188BET to win the game.

Andre Villas Boas’ side quickly returned to winning ways after losing the return leg to Sevilla and they are high on confidence at the moment.

Hulk, Sereno and Souza have returned to contention, but Alvaro Pereira and Mariano Gonzalez miss out through suspension and injury respectively.

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