Champions League: Porto host Malaga in last 16 first leg

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Champions League: Porto host Malaga in last 16 first leg

Vitor Pereira: Hosts Malaga with Porto in the Champions League last 16

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Silvestre Varela and James Rodriguez are available for Porto as they host Malaga in the last-16 of the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday evening.

Winger Varela was ruled out of the 2-0 win at Beira Mar on Friday with a muscular problem but he has shaken the problem off and could feature for Vitor Pereira's side.

Porto also welcome back another winger in Rodriguez, while Steven Defour remains sidelined with a thigh strain suffered in training at the end of January and will not be available.

Malaga coach Manuel Pellegrini has a defensive headache ahead of the trip to Portugal, with neither of his current first-choice full-backs available.

Both Eliseu and Jesus Gamez are out with injuries, leaving Pellegrini with a dilemma at the back.

However, the Spanish side could be boosted by the return of Martin Demichelis in the middle of the park.

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