Diego Simeone has confirmed that Joao Felix will start for Atletico Madrid against Chelsea on Wednesday night as they look to overturn their 1-0 first leg deficit at Stamford Bridge.
Olivier Giroud's overhead kick in the first leg in Bucharest handed Chelsea a precious advantage three weeks ago but Simeone will go all-out to make the Champions League quarter-finals.
Portuguese star Felix only came off the bench at half-time in Atletico's LaLiga match with Getafe on Saturday and couldn't force a winner in a goalless draw.
He wants Portuguese star Joao Felix to prove himself a match-winner against Chelsea
There were also suggestions of a rift between manager and player when Felix put his finger to his lips after scoring in Atletico's 2-0 win over Villarreal recently.