CSKA Moscow v Porto Having garnered four points from two games against Arsenal, CSKA are in pole position to reach the knockout stages. A win over Porto would secure their passage to the last 16, but the contest has been overshadowed by the death of CSKA coach Valeri Gazzaev's brother Ruslan who was killed in a car accident on Saturday - the day the club retained the Russian league title. CSKA have yet to concede a goal in the competition and the return of Sergei Ignashevich will add further steel to the defence. 2004 winners Porto have designs on the knockout stages themselves and coach Jesualdo Ferreira has been boosted by the news Jose Bosingwa and Lisandro Lopez have been passed fit to start after picking up knocks against Academica de Coimbra. Both of CSKA's goals in this season's tournament have been scored by Brazilians, Daniel Carvalho and Dudu, and they will be asked to play key roles against Porto. |