Porto vs Sevilla preview

February 22, 2011
By: Nemanja Lazarevic

Porto gained the upper hand of the tie by winning 2:1 at Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan and the Dragons are now hot favourites to go through.

Andre Villas-Boas’ side had enough time to prepare for the return leg as they haven’t been in action at the weekend and that is another thing why the hosts should feel confident before the Sevilla game.

Another great news is that key striker Radamel Falcao Garcia has resumed training and is set to lead the attack at Dragao Stadium, alongside Hulk and Varela.

Sevilla face an uphill task after missing their chance in the first leg, but los Rojiblancos will not go down without a fight.

They managed to restore some of the lost confidence by beating Heracles at the weekend, with Ivan Rakitic scoring the winner.

Boss Gregorio Manzano faces certain selection problems as Martin Caceres, Romaric and keeper Palop will not make the trip, which means Javi Varas will keep his place between the sticks.

Sevilla have no choice but to attack from the off, which should leave Porto with a lot of space to exploit, so bear in mind that Betfair pays 1.78 (7/9) on over 2.5 goals.

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