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Juventus vs Atletico Madrid line-ups: Predicted XIs for tonight's Champions League clash

Atletico Madrid head to Turin in control of their last-16 Champions League tie against Juventus, with Diego Simeone's side holding a two-goal advantage.

Diego Costa and Thomas Partey are both suspended for Atletico, while Filipe Luis and Lucas miss out due to injury.

Simeone, meanwhile, confirmed that defender Diego Godin, who picked up a knock in training on Friday, would play.

Alvaro Morata should start in attack alongside Antoine Griezmann, and an away goal could well prove a stretch too far for Juve.

Juve will be without two full-backs because Mattia De Sciglio is injured and Alex Sandro suspended.

Sami Khedira and Juan Cuadrado are injury doubts, while Douglas Costa, who was expected to be fit again after injury, had been ruled out of the match.

Massimiliano Allegri says one possibility would be to switch to a three-man defence. That would probably include Martin Cacares, Leonardo Bonucci and Giorgio Chiellini.

Joao Cancelo and Federico Bernardeschi would likely play on the flanks, with Miralem Pjanic organising the midfield and Blaise Matuidi and Emre Can offering a more physical presence while Mario Mandzukic would partner Ronaldo in attack.

Another formation, according to Italian media, would feature Caceres and Cancelo as full backs in a four-man defence with Bonucci and Chiellini in the centre.

Can, Pjanic and Matuidi would form a three-man midfield with Mandzukic, Ronaldo and Bernardeschi in attack.

As with the previous option, that would mean no place for playmaker Paulo Dybala. The Argentine would only likely be used in the 4-2-3-1 option which could see Pjanic on the bench.

Can and Matudi would play in front of the defence, with Dybala as the playmaker, Mandzukic and Bernardeschi on either side of the Argentine and Ronaldo in attack.

Predicted Juventus XI: Szczesny, Cacares, Bonucci, Chiellini, Cancelo, Pjanic, Matuidi, Can, Bernardeschi, Mandzukic, Ronaldo

Predicted Atletico XI: Oblak, Juanfran, Godin, Gimenez, Solano, Koke, Rodri, Saul, Lemar, Morata, Griezmann

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Additional reporting by Reuters.

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