Champions League matches in Group F
Injury news and probable teams for Tuesday's Champions League matches in Group F:
Injury news and probable teams for Tuesday's Champions League matches in Group F:
PORTO v OLYMPIQUE MARSEILLE
Porto will be without suspended playmaker Deco Souza, with his place going to Russian Dimitri Alenitchev. Marco Ferreira will come in for left-winger Cesar Peixoto, who is out for at least three months after damaging knee ligaments. Midfielder Francisco Costinha is fit again after missing Porto's last league match.
Olympique Marseille will be without captain Fabio Celestini after the Swiss midfielder picked up a groin injury. Marseille coach Alain Perrin took the same squad to Portugal as the one who lost 1-0 at Girondins Bordeaux in the league on Saturday.
Probable teams:
Porto: 99-Vitor Baia, 22-Paulo Ferreira, 2-Jorge Costa, 4-Ricardo Carvalho, 8-Nuno Valente, 18-Maniche Ribeiro, 6-Francisco Costinha, 15-Dimitri Alenitchev, 20-Marco Ferreira, 77-Benny McCarthy, 11-Derlei Silva.
Marseille: 1-Vedran Runje, 23-Habib Beye, 4-Daniel van Buyten, 5-Philippe Christanval, 8-Sebastien Perez, 6-Brahim Hemdani, 15-Pascal Johansen, 18-Camel Meriem, 14-Stepan Vachousek, 11-Didier Drogba, 20-Steve Marlet.
Referee: Graham Poll (England)
PARTIZAN BELGRADE v REAL MADRID
Partizan, who lost 1-0 to Real in an evenly balanced game last month, are without international full back Milivoje Cirkovic and keeper Ivica Kralj due to long-term injuries.
Better news is the return of midfielder Vladimir Ivic, after a foot fracture, and Nigerian defender Taribo West, after missing two games with a stomach virus.
Partizan boss Lothar Matthaeus, whose men face a league derby with bitter rivals Red Star on Saturday, could field a more attacking formation with Ljubinko Drulovic and skipper Sasa Ilic behind the two strikers.
Real coach Carlos Queiroz is set to make at least one change to the team who beat Athletic Bilbao 3-0 at home last weekend, with defender Francisco Pavon available again after suspension.
Pavon should partner Raul Bravo at centre-back, with the versatile Ivan Helguera pushing up from defence to replace Guti in central midfield.
Ronaldo, who scored two of Real's three goals against Bilbao and set up the third, will continue up front alongside Raul, but reserve striker Javier Portillo is out with a stomach upset, meaning a place on the bench for free scoring B team forward Rikki.
Probable teams:
Partizan: 27-Djordje Pantic, 24-Branko Savic, 14-Nenad Djordjevic, 15-Nikola Malbasa, 16-Taribo West, 4-Igor Duljaj, 28-Albert Nadj, 22-Sasa Ilic, 10-Ljubinko Drulovic or 26-Tomasz Rzasa, 9-Andrija Delibasic, 17-Ivica Iliev.
Real: 1-Iker Casillas, 2-Michel Salgado, 22-Francisco Pavon, 15-Raul Bravo, 3-Roberto Carlos, 10-Luis Figo, 6-Ivan Helguera, 7-David Beckham, 5-Zinedine Zidane, 7-Raul, 9-Ronaldo.
Referee: Cosimo Bolognino (Italy).