Astana vs. Atletico
Venue: Astana Area
Kick off: 3pm
Astana will continue to look for their first win in the group stage of the Champions League when they host Atletico Madrid in their fourth outing in the competition.
The Spanish side sit second in Group C ahead of this meeting, having lost just one of their three games in the competition so far this season.
Astana have one point from their first three matches in their debut in the group stage of the Champions League, having drawn with Galatasaray earlier in the season.
The Kazakhstan champions suffered their heaviest defeat of the campaign in their previous Champions League fixture, losing 4-0 to Atletico Madrid at the Vicente Calderon last month.
Astana will be hoping to make the most of their home advantage again, with the long journey to their artificial pitch having caused problems for Galatasaray in their only other home match so far.
Atletico Madrid know that a win will all-but secure the Spanish side’s progression to the knockout stage of the competition, having already picked up six points from three outings in Group C.
Diego Simeone’s side have already beaten this week’s opponents once, with their 4-0 win last time out leaving them second in the table, sitting just behind Benfica.
The La Liga side are the top scorers in their group, having netted seven goals in their first three games, with Antoine Griezmann leading the way with two goals.
Astana possible starting lineup: Eric, Ilic, Anicic, Postnikov, Shomko, Maksimovic, Canas, Zhukov, Kethevoama, Dzholchiyev, Nusserbayev.
Atletico Madrid possible starting lineup: Oblak, Godin, Luis, Juanfran, Gimenez, Tiago, Koke, Gabi, Ferreira-Carrasco, Correa, Griezmann.