2017/18 UEFA Europa League
Atletico Madrid v Sporting Lisbon
Quarter-Final
First-Leg
Estadio Wanda Metropolitano, Madrid, Spain
Thursday, 05 April 2018
Kick-off is at 21h 05 CAT
Atletico Madrid will face off with Sporting Lisbon in the UEFA Europa League quarter-final first-leg match at the Estadio Wanda Metropolitano on Thursday.
The Red and Whites edged out Deportivo La Coruna 1-0 at home in a Spanish La Liga game which was played last weekend.
Atletico qualified for the quarter-finals after defeating Russian side Lomokotiv Moscow 8-1 on aggregate in the round of 16.
Meanwhile, Sporting were beaten 2-1 by FC Porto away in the Portuguese Primeira Liga match which was played last Friday.
The Lions reached the quarter-finals after defeating Czech giants FC Viktoria Plzen 3-2 on aggregate.
Form Guide (In all competitions)
Madrid – W,W,W,L,W
Sporting – W,W,L,W,L
Head-to-Head
Matches – 2
Atletico – 0
Sporting – 0
Draws – 2
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