Sports to watch this week: March 15-21

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CBA All-Star Weekend

The 25th CBA All-Star Weekend will be held in Qingdao of north China's Shandong province this week.

Guo Ailun of Liaoning Flying Leopards passes the ball during the 39th round match against Sichuan Blue Whales at the 2020-2021 season of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) league in Zhuji, east China's Zhejiang Province, Feb. 5, 2021. (Xinhua/Weng Xinyang)

In addition to a series of events, the "Best CBA All-Star Lineup for the 25th Anniversary" and "the CBA's Historical Moments" will also be revealed at the weekend.

Date: March 20-21

Venue: Qingdao Guoxin Stadium

Chelsea vs. Atletico Madrid - UEFA Champions League

The Champions League clash at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday night is too close to call after Chelsea's 1-0 first-leg away win in neutral Romania.

Luis Suarez (L) of Atletico Madrid celebrates after scoring during the Spanish La Liga league match against Elche CF in Madrid on Dec. 19, 2020. (Photo by Edward F. Peters/Xinhua)

Both teams are unbeaten in their last four matches and their upcoming match could shape up to be a war of attrition before one side makes it to the quarter-finals.

Chelsea Predicted XI (3-4-2-1) Mendy, Rudiger, Christensen, Azpilicueta, Hudson-Odoi, Kante, Kovacic, Alonso, Werner, Ziyech, Giroud

Atletico Madrid Predicted XI (4-4-2) Oblak, Trippier, Savic, Felipe, Hermoso, Correa, Koke, Saul, Carrasco, Felix, Suarez

Date: March 17

Place: Stamford Bridge, London

Real Madrid vs. Atalanta - UEFA Champions League

Real Madrid will be looking to secure their spot in the quarter-finals of the Champions League when they welcome Atalanta for the second leg of their last-16 tie on Tuesday night.

FC Inter's Romelu Lukaku (R) vies with Real Madrid's Nacho during the UEFA Champions League Group B match between FC Inter and Real Madrid in Milan, Italy, Nov. 25, 2020. (Photo by Daniele Mascolo/Xinhua)

The Whites (Real Madrid) hold a slight advantage heading into the clash in Madrid, having won a 1-0 victory when the two teams met in the first leg on February 24, with Ferland Mendy netting late for the Spanish club.

Real Madrid Predicted XI (4-3-3): Thibaut Courtois, Lucas Vazquez, Raphael Varane, Sergio Ramos, Ferland Mendy, Luka Modric, Federico Valverde, Toni Kroos, Marco Asensio, Karim Benzema, Eden Hazard

Atalanta Predicted XI (3-4-1-2): Pierluigi Gollini, Rafael Toloi, Cristian Romero, Jose Luis Palomino, Joakim Maehle, Marten de Roon, Mario Pasalic, Robin Gosens, Ruslan Malinovskyi, Luis Muriel, Duvan Zapata

Date: March 17

Place: Estadio Alfredo Di Stefano

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