Two clubs chasing UEFA Champions League glory will do battle today in a match between BATE and FC Porto. The group-stage clash scheduled for 12 p.m. ET will be held at the Borisov Arena in Borisov and can be live streamed here free.
What They're Saying
BATE manager Aleksandr Yermakovich (via UEFA): "How do we feel? Not afraid, that's for sure. Above all, we have a sense of duty. I believe that those 6-0 [against Porto], 7-0, 5-0 [both against Shakhtar] scorelines do not represent the the real difference in class between those teams and us. We could have played better, made more of a game of it. I believe we can take points off teams like these."
FC Porto manager Julen Lopetegui: "Every Champions League game is important and we don't want to make the mistake of underestimating BATE. You have to respect a team that qualified for the group stage and judge them by what they have done. A win against Athletic is no mean feat."
Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: FC Porto's Ricardo Quaresma has one goal in 142 minutes of Champions League play. Always a threat on the ball, the 31-year-old is averaging 1.7 take-ons.
BATE's Projected Lineup (4-2-3-1): Chernik; Olekhnovich, Tubić, Gayduchik, M Volodko; Likhtarovich, A Volodko; Baga, Karnitski, Gordeychuk; Signevich
FC Porto's Projected Lineup (4-3-3): Andrés Fernández; Ricardo, Maicon, Marcano, Alex Sandro; Casemiro, Rúben Neves, óliver Torres; Tello, Quaresma, Aboubakar
Note: Credit all statistics to officially licensed data from Opta Sports (via WhoScored).
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