Champions League Liveblog: Juventus vs. Benfica, Atalanta vs. Athletic Club

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Join us for all the build-up and action as it happens in the Champions League, as Juventus host Jose Mourinho’s Benfica and Atalanta seek a top eight spot welcoming Athletic Club Bilbao.

They both kick off at 20.00 GMT (21.00 CET) in the penultimate matchday of the league phase.

The Bianconeri failed to win any of the opening four fixtures, but victories over Bodo/Glimt and Pafos revived their fortunes.

La Dea are surging towards the Round of 16 after four wins and a draw, shaking off that opening loss to PSG.

Juventus: Di Gregorio; Kalulu, Bremer, Kelly, Cambiaso; Thuram, Locatelli; McKennie, Locatelli; McKennie, Miretti; Yildiz; David

Benfica: Trubin; Dedic, Otamendi, Tomas Araujo, Dahl; Barreiro, Aursnes; Prestianni, Sudakov, Schjelderup; Pavlidis

Ref: Gozubuyuk (NED)

Atalanta can lock down a top eight Champions League spot with Ademola Lookman back on the bench against Athletic Club, as Gianluca Scamacca starts with Charles De Ketelaere.

Atalanta: Carnesecchi; Kossounou, Djimsiti, Kolasinac; Zappacosta, De Roon, Ederson, Bernasconi; De Ketelaere, Zalewski; Scamacca

Athletic Club: Unai Simon; Inigo Lekue, Vivian, Paredes, Adama Boiro; Jauregizar, Alejandro Rego; Gorosabel, Gomez, Navarro; Guruzeta

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