Chelsea and Porto meet in the Champions League quarter-finals tonight, as their first leg plays out in Seville.

Both legs of the last-eight clash will be held in the Spanish city due to Covid-related travel guidelines, with this evening’s match acting as a ‘home’ game for Porto.

FOLLOW LIVE: Teams and all the action as the Blues face Porto

A semi-final against Liverpool or Real Madrid is next for the winners of this tie, with Chelsea expected to progress due to their searing start to Thomas Tuchel’s reign as head coach. The German and his players were unbeaten in 14 games since his appointment at Stamford Bridge at the end of January, although that fine run ended in startling fashion at the weekend as the Blues lost to 19th-placed West Brom 5-2 in the Premier League.

Portuguese champions Porto, meanwhile, are on a three-match winning run since their 3-2 second-leg loss to Juventus in the Champions League last 16 – an extra-time result that ensured Sergio Conceicao’s side safe passage to the final eight because of their 2-1 first-leg victory. Chelsea, meanwhile, were 3-0 aggregate winners against Atletico Madrid in the last round.

Here’s everything you need to know about tonight’s game.

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When is it?

The match will kick off at 8pm GMT this evening.

How can I watch it?

The fixture will air live on BT Sport, with subscribers also able to watch it live on the broadcaster’s website and app.

What is the team news?

Porto will be without Sergio Oliveira – who has scored 19 times across all competitions this term – with the midfielder having picked up one too many yellow cards, while Mehdi Taremi is also suspended for this game after his red card against Juventus. Malang Sarr is eligible to take on his parent club here, though the 22-year-old is unlikely to start.

N’Golo Kante should be fit in the Chelsea midfield, as should Christian Pulisic – despite the winger’s half-time exit against West Brom with an apparent injury. Thiago Silva’s sending-off in that game does not affect his eligibility tonight, but fellow centre-back Antonio Rudiger could miss out after his reported training ground clash with goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga.

Confirmed line-ups

Porto: Marchesin; Manafa, Pepe, Mbemba, Zaidu; Grujic, Uribe, Otavio, Tecatito; Luis Diaz, Marega

Chelsea: Mendy; Azpilicueta, Christensen, Rudiger; James, Jorginho, Kovacic, Chilwell; Mount, Havertz, Werner

Odds

Porto: 4/1

Draw: 5/2

Chelsea: 3/4

Prediction

Porto were seen as the most favourable opponents for the other seven teams when the quarter-final draw was made, but they are no pushovers – as they demonstrated by eliminating Italian champions Juventus in the last round. That fact, coupled with Chelsea’s poor result against West Brom at the weekend, will give Blues fans cause for concern. But Chelsea still have the greater quality and depth, and that should at least be enough to secure a vital away goal and draw here, if not a win. Porto 1-1 Chelsea.

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