05.03. (Tue) 20:45 Manchester Utd. - Real

PROBABLE LINEUPS

MANCHESTER UNITED
De Gea
Rafael, Evans, Ferdinand, Evra
Carrick, Cleverley
Welbeck, Rooney, Kagawa
Van Persie

REAL MADRID
Lopez
Arbeloa, Varane, Ramos, Coentrao
Khedira, Alonso
Di Maria, Ozil, Ronaldo
Benzema

Jose Mourinho has first-choice goalkeeper Iker Casillas back in his squad for the game at Old Trafford for the first time since January 23, but it remains unlikely that the Spain international will feature.

Marcelo is also back in contention after recovering from injury and will push Fabio Coentrao for a place at left-back.

The Real Madrid boss rested plenty of key players in the win over Barcelona at the weekend. Alvaro Arbeloa, Sami Khedira, Angel di Maria, Mesut Ozil and Cristiano Ronaldo will all return to the starting line-up.

Phil Jones (ankle), who impressed in the first leg, is a doubt to feature on Tuesday, though Tom Cleverley is expected to come in for the Red Devils in midfield.

However, Rio Ferdinand is expected to return to the side after missing the win over Norwich at the weekend with illness.

Jonny Evans is likely to once again partner the Englishman in defence, with Nemanja Vidic who played at the weekend, missing out.

DID YOU KNOW?

The two previous Champions League encounters between Manchester United and Real Madrid at Old Trafford have produced 12 goals.

BetVictor are offering 9/1 on over 5.5 goals on Tuesday night.

Cristiano Ronaldo has scored seven goals in 23 Champions League games at Old Trafford. He has 16 goals in 18 European games at the Santiago Bernabeu.

Angel Di Maria has four assists in the competition this season, all coming against Manchester teams - three against City and one against United.

Real Madrid are one of two Spanish teams to have beaten Manchester United at Old Trafford in the Champions League. Deportivo La Coruna won 3-2 back in April 2000.

Jose Mourinho has never won a Champions League game at Old Trafford. Porto's progress was built on a 1-1 draw while Inter lost 2-0 at United in 2008-09.

On the two occasions the Real Madrid boss has won the Champions League, his teams have have knocked out English opposition in the last 16.

United have managed only two clean sheets in their last 10 home Champions League games.

Alex Ferguson has only won twice in his 15 competitive encounters with Jose Mourinho.

The Red Devils have had their woodwork rattled six times, the most of any side in the tournament this season.

Prediction
Real Madrid are in rampant form after back-to-back wins over arch-rivals Barcelona in the space of a week and, having rested most of their key players over the weekend, Jose Mourinho's men should be fit and raring to go. Sir Alex Ferguson's side, meanwhile, are coasting in the Premier League and would have had one eye on this tie during their routine win over Norwich at the weekend.

With 12 goals in the last two meetings between these two sides at Old Trafford, expect a high-scoring affair. The Red Devil's defensive record at home in Europe is poor with only two clean sheets in 10, and so Madrid could be favourites to score enough to progress.

Editor's Prediction
Man Utd. 2-2 Real Madrid

05.03. (Tue) 20:45 Borussia D. - Shakhtar

PROBABLE LINEUPS

DORTMUND
Weidenfeller
Piszczek, Subotic, Santana, Schmelzer
Gundogan, Bender
Blaszczykowski, Gotze, Reus
Lewandowksi

SHAKHTAR
Pyatov
Srna, Chygrynskiy, Rakitskiy, Rat
Hubschman, Fernandinho
Teixeira, Mkhitaryan, Taison
Luiz Adriano

Borussia Dortmund will be sweating over the fitness of Mats Hummels, who was forced to sit out of their last two games, with Jurgen Klopp admitting his participation will be in doubt.

However, there are no fresh injury worries, and the likes of Mario Gotze and Lukasz Piszczek, who were rested over the weekend, will come back into the starting line-up.

Shakhtar Donetsk, meanwhile, can be expected to name more or less the same side that faced Dortmund at the Donbass Arena three weeks ago.

One potential change could see Olexander Kucher slot back into the defence after scoring during their first game after the winter break, a 4-1 win over Volyn Lutsk.

DID YOU KNOW?

Dortmund have come out victorious in just two of their last six games in all competitions.

Jurgen Klopp's side have won all of their Champions League home games this season, and remain one of three teams unbeaten in the competition.

The first leg of this tie was the first time that BVB had failed to beat Shakhtar in three meetings between the two sides.

Shakhtar Donetsk won their first-ever European trophy by beating German opposition - Werder Bremen - in the 2009 Uefa Cup final.

The last time the Miners played in Germany, they grabbed a 1-0 win over Schalke, Dortmund's bitter Ruhr rivals.

The Ukrainian champions have scored 22 goals in their last 11 away games in the Champions League.

Prediction
Dortmund will be confident following their win over Hannover over the weekend, and although Shakhtar will put up a fight, I'd expect the Germans to progress to the next round thanks to their positive away result.

Editor's Prediction
Dortmund 2-1 Shakhtar

OPTA Facts - Champions League Last 16, Second leg

Juventus - Celtic
Juventus and Celtic have met five times in the past, with three wins for the Italian club and two for the Hoops.
Juventus have lost only one of their last 20 Champions League games at home (1-4 v Bayern Munich, December 2009), winning 13 and drawing six. They have kept clean sheets in 13 of those games.
Celtic have never won an away game in Italy (six defeats, three draws).
No side has ever overturned a 3-0 deficit at home in the first-leg in the history of the Champions League.
The last three competitive encounters between Celtic and Juventus have produced 15 goals.
Juventus are unbeaten in the Champions League this season, having produced three draws followed by four wins.
Juventus haven't conceded a goal in their last 400 minutes in the Champions League, the longest run in the competition this season.
In the first leg, Celtic had the most shots (17) and their highest possession ratio (53.4%) in the Champions League this season and yet suffered their heaviest defeat of the 2012/13 campaign.
Celtic have the joint-worst defensive record among the 16 teams left in the Champions League this season (11 goals conceded, alongside Arsenal).
Georgios Samaras has scored in each of his three away games in the Champions League this season.

Paris SG - Valencia
PSG became the first French team to beat Valencia at Mestalla in the first leg.
PSG also ended Valencia's unbeaten run of 17 games against French clubs.
No French club has ever kept a clean sheet against Valencia in European competition (19 games).
PSG have won their last five Champions League games, the best run currently. It's PSG's longest streak in the competition since 1994/95.
PSG are unbeaten at home in their last 22 games in European competition, qualifiers included (15 wins, 7draws). Their last defeat dates back to 23 November 2006 in the group phase of the UEFA Cup, against Hapoel Tel-Aviv (2-4).
PSG have won 15 of their last 20 home games in the Champions League (75%). Only Monaco (76%) have a better ratio among teams with at least 10 home games in the competition.
PSG have conceded only four goals in seven Champions League games this season, the joint-best defensive record in the competition.
All 16 of PSG's goals in the Champions League this season have been scored from inside the box.
Ezequiel Lavezzi has scored four goals in his last three Champions League games. He's PSG's top scorer in the competition this season.

Borussia Dortmund - Shakhtar Donetsk
Borussia Dortmund are one of three teams unbeaten in the Champions League this season with Juventus and Schalke.
No Ukrainian team has ever beaten Borussia Dortmund in European competition (including qualifiers) (five losses, two draws).
Borussia Dortmund have won all three of their home games in the Champions League this season, conceding only one goal.
Shakhtar Donetsk have only lost once in their four trips to Germany in European competition (two wins, one draw), against Eintracht Frankfurt (0-3) in UEFA Cup in October 1980.
This is only the second time Shakhtar have reached the knockout stages of the Champions League after 2010/11 when they were eventually knocked out in the quarter-finals.
Shakhtar are unbeaten in their last five encounters with German clubs in European competition (three wins, two draws).
11 of Shakhtar's last 12 goals in the Champions League have been scored by Brazilian players (Texeira (2), Fernandinho (1), Willian (4), Luiz Adriano (3), Douglas Costa (1)).
Shakhtar have scored in 11 of their last 12 away games in European competition (23 goals overall).
Mario Götze is involved in four of Dortmund's last six goals in the Champions League (one goal, three assists).
Shakhtar's Fernandinho has completed the most dribbles in the Champions League this season (27).
All three of Marco Reus' Champions League goals this season have came away from home for Borussia Dortmund.
Of the teams left in the competition only Celtic (66.0%) have a worse passing accuracy in the opposition's half than Borussia Dortmund (71.9%).

Manchester Utd - Real Madrid
Real Madrid are one of two Spanish teams to have beaten Manchester United at Old Trafford in the Champions League (Deportivo La Coruña won 3-2, 19 April 2000).
The Red Devils have only lost once in their last 14 Champions League home games (nine wins, four draws), the last one against CFR Cluj during the group stage this season.
The two Champions League encounters between Manchester Utd and Real Madrid at Old Trafford have produced 12 goals.
Lyon were the last team to knock Real Madrid out at the last 16 stage in the Champions League, back in 2009/10 (0-1, 1-1).
Manchester United have conceded three goals in each of their two home games against Real Madrid in the Champions League.
Real Madrid have only won once in their last five away games in England in the Champions League (two draws, two defeats), against Tottenham at White Hart Lane in April 2011.
Real Madrid have only failed to score once in their last 32 Champions League games, against Barcelona in Santiago Bernabeu in April 2011.
Real Madrid have failed to keep a clean sheet in the Champions League this season (10 goals conceded).
Manchester United have had their woodwork rattled six times, the most of any side in the tournament this season.
Real Madrid have had the most shots in this season's Champions League (154, that's 56 more than Manchester Utd).
Alex Ferguson has only won twice in his 15 competitive encounters against José Mourinho (seven draws, six defeats).
Only Didier Drogba has scored more headed goals (8) than Cristiano Ronaldo (7) in the Champions League since 2003/04.
Angel Di Maria's four assists in CL 2012/13 have all been delivered against Manchester teams (3 against City, 1 against United).
Cristiano Ronaldo has scored seven goals in 23 Champions League games at Old Trafford. He has 16 goals in 18 games at the Bernabeu.

Week 2

Malaga - Porto
Porto are unbeaten in their last eight Champions League games against Spanish opposition (four wins, four draws). Real Madrid are the last Spanish side to beat Porto in Europe's premier competition, in October 2003.
Malaga have only lost two of their 25 games in European competition, qualifiers included. Both those defeats were in Porto: against Boavista back in March 2003 (UEFA Cup quarter-finals) and FC Porto in the first-leg.
Malaga are winless in their last four Champions League games, the longest current drought among the teams still left in the competition.
Malaga only had two shots in the first leg against Porto, the fewest attempts in a Champions League game this season.
Porto have conceded only four goals in seven games, the best defensive record in the Champions League this season alongside Juventus and PSG.
Porto have kept the most clean sheets in the Champions League this season (5).
Malaga are the only team yet to concede a first-half goal in the Champions League this season.
Porto last reached the quarter finals of the Champions League in 2008/09.
Porto have won none of their last six away games the Champions League knockout stages, their last win on the road dating back to the semi-finals in May 2004 against Deportivo La Coruna.

Bayern Munich - Arsenal
Bayern Munich are the top scorers in this season's Champions League (18 goals).
The only English team to beat Bayern Munich away from home in Europe (penalties excluded) are Norwich City, back in October 1993 (UEFA Cup).
Bayern Munich have won all three of their home games in the competition this season (12 goals, three conceded).
Bayern Munich have never lost by more than two clear goals at home in the Champions League.
Arsenal have only ever won once in Germany in the Champions League despite travelling there eight times. It was in September 2006 against Hamburg (2-1).
Arsenal have lost their two previous away games against Bayern Munich (one goal scored, four conceded).
Arsenal and Bayern Munich have met five times in the Champions League, with the Bavarians winning three times, Arsenal once and the other one ending in a draw.
Bayern Munich have scored in each of their last 13 Champions League games, the last team to stop them from netting being Basel in February 2012.
Arsenal have only kept one clean sheet in their last 23 Champions League games away from home.
Arsenal have the joint-worst defensive record among the 16 teams left in the Champions League this season (11 goals conceded, alongside Celtic).
Arsenal have had the fewest shots among the 16 teams left in the Champions League this season (57).
Bayern Munich have attempted the most crosses in the Champions League this season (217). All three of their goals in the first leg against Arsenal came from crosses.
Bayern Munich have had 10 different goalscorers in the Champions League this season, more than any other side.
Only Zlatan Ibrahimovic (5) has delivered more assists than Olivier Giroud and Philipp Lahm (4) in the Champions League this season.
Lukas Podolski has scored four goals from four shots on target in the Champions League this season.

Schalke - Galatasaray
Schalke are one of three teams unbeaten in the Champions League this season with Borussia Dotrmund and Juventus.
Galatasaray hadn't reached the knockout stages of the Champions League since 2000/01 when they were knocked out by Real Madrid in the quarter-finals.
Schalke have reached the knockout stages of the Champions League for the third time after 2007/08 and 2010/11. Both times, they made it at least to the quarter-finals.
Galatasaray are unbeaten in their last five Champions League games (three wins, two draws).
Galatasaray have won their last two away games in the Champions League (against Cluj and Braga).
Galatasaray have failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 11 away games in the Champions League.
Schalke are unbeaten against Turkish opposition (two wins, three draws).
Schalke have drawn the most games in this season's Champions League (4).
Schalke have never failed to score in the Champions League this season.
Galatasaray have scored only eight goals in seven Champions League games this season, the lowest among the 16 teams still left in the competition.
Burak Yilmaz has scored seven of Galatasaray's eight goals in the Champions League this season. He is the joint-top scorer in the competition with Cristiano Ronaldo.

Barcelona - AC Milan
The last time Barcelona exited the Champions League at the last 16 stage was in 2006/07. It was against Liverpool.
Barcelona have failed to score in their last two Champions League games for the first time since April 2008.
Barcelona have failed to keep a clean sheet in their last six knockout games in the Champions League at Camp Nou (four wins, two draws).
AC Milan's last victory against Barcelona at the Camp Nou in the Champions League was in September 2000 (2-0). Since then, they've had two draws and two defeats.
AC Milan have conceded at least three goals in four of their last six away games in the Champions League knockout stages.
AC Milan have failed to keep a clean sheet in their last eight away games in the Champions League.
AC Milan's last away win the Champions League knockout stages was against Bayern Munich in April 2007 (2-0).
Barcelona (5,447) have completed 3,251 more passes than AC Milan (2,196) in the Champions League this season.
AC Milan's last seven goals in the Champions League have all been in the second-half.
Lionel Messi only made one touch inside the opposition box in the first leg and didn't get a single shot on target.
Stephan El Shaarawy has been directly involved in four of Milan's last eight goals in the Champions League (two goals, two assists).

SPL Opta Facts – Mar 5th & 6th

Dundee v St Mirren
Dundee are without a league win in 14 games, losing 10 (D4).
St Mirren have won just one of their last four games, losing two, drawing one and failing to score in three of those fixtures.
Dundee have lost 19 of the 20 games in which they have fallen behind this season; a league high.
St Mirren have scored 22 goals in the second half of matches this season, equating to 67% of their total haul, a proportion only Ross County can better.
Dundee have netted 67% of their goals in the first half of matches; by far the highest proportion in the league.

Hearts v St Johnstone
The Saints have enjoyed just three wins in their last nine games in the SPL against Hearts (D2 L4).
Hearts have lost their last five in the league, conceding 13 goals in the process.
Both teams have conceded eight goals in the final fifteen minutes of matches; the lowest total in the SPL in that period.
St Johnstone have scored just one goal in the opening fifteen minutes of games; the lowest haul in the league.
Hearts have conceded a league-low 46% of their goals in the second half of SPL games (19 goals).

Championship Opta Facts – March 5th

Birmingham v Blackpool
Blackpool have won only twice in their last 13 games (D4 L7), and are yet to win under new manager Paul Ince (D2 L1).
Birmingham winger Chris Burke has scored four goals in his last six appearances in the league.
The Tangerines have gone four games without a win (D2 L2) and have failed to score in any of those matches.
Birmingham's Curtis Davies has scored two goals in his last two appearances against Blackpool (including last season's play-offs).
Birmingham have won just one of their last five in the league (D2 L2).

Bristol City v Brighton
Brighton have won their last three games against Bristol City, without conceding a goal, but prior to that the Robins had won their last three against the Seagulls (all
competitions).
Bristol City are one of four teams (Hull, Ipswich, Blackburn), who are yet to receive a red card this season.
City have won their last four home games, with Jon Stead scoring three goals in his last four appearances at Ashton Gate.
Leonardo Ulloa was the first Brighton player to score a hat-trick this season, when he bagged three against Huddersfield. The Uruguayan has scored four in his last three games.

Burnley v Barnsley
After going six unbeaten in the league, the Tykes have lost their last two games, conceding eight goals in the process, although they've also managed to score five in those two
losses.
Before beating Charlton at the weekend, The Clarets had gone six games without a win (D2 L4) and have failed to win in their last three fixtures at Turf Moor (D1 L2).
Barnsley have scored 72% of their goals in the second half (31 of 43); a league high proportion.
Burnley have conceded the majority of their goals in the second half (63%; 29 of 46).

Cardiff v Derby
Cardiff are unbeaten in five games against Derby (W4 D1), scoring 12 goals in the process.
In the 13 games the Welsh side have gone ahead at home this season, they've managed to win every time.
The Rams have the joint lowest total for away wins this season with just three to their name.
Derby have gone six games without a win in the Championship (D3 L3).

Huddersfield v Middlesbrough
Huddersfield have lost 12 points from winning positions at home this season, a total only beaten by Wolves (19) and Charlton (14).
Middlesbrough have scored 61% of their goals in the second half (33 of 54), with 10 of their last 14 league goals being scored in the second half of matches.
James Vaughan has scored three goals in his last four games for the Terriers.
Middlesbrough have scored 17 goals in the final 15 minutes of matches, a total only bettered by Blackpool (18) this season.

Leicester v Leeds
Leicester have kept 14 clean sheets this season, seven of them coming at home.
The Foxes have won just once in their last five in the league (D1 L3), prior to that they picked up five consecutive wins.
After going three games without a win (D1 L2), Leeds have kept three clean sheets in a row, winning two of those three (D1).
Leeds have conceded 73% of their goals in the second half (35 of 48), a league high proportion.

Millwall v Wolves
The Lions have lost eight of their last 12 games (W2 D2).
Only one side has picked up fewer points than Millwall (7: W2 D1 L7) from their last ten games; Wolverhampton Wanderers, who have picked up five points from 30 (D5 L5).
Wolves have gone 12 games without a win in the league (D5 L7); their last win came on the road, when they beat Blackpool 2-1.
Millwall are yet to pick up any points from losing positions at the New Den. They are the only side yet to claw back points at home.

Nottm Forest v Ipswich
In the last five meetings, 16 goals have been scored, averaging at 3.2 goals per game.
The Reds also hold a slight edge in recent years, winning five of the last six (L1).
Since the return of Billy Davies as manager, Forest have won three in their last five (D1 L1).
Having failed to find the back of the net all season, Reds playmaker Radoslaw Majewski has scored five goals in his last three games.

Peterborough v Charlton
The Addicks have won their last five games against the Posh, with midfielder Johnnie Jackson scoring three goals in his last three appearances in this match.
Peterborough's Dwight Gayle was the second player to score a hat-trick for the club this season, after bagging three against Blackburn at the weekend (Leicester are the only
club other club to have seen two players score hat-tricks).
The Posh have picked up just five points from losing positions this season; a joint-league low.
Both Charlton and Peterborough have conceded 67% of their goals in the second half of matches (only Leeds have conceded a higher percentage).

Watford v Sheff Wed
Watford are unbeaten in six (W4 D2), and currently sit top of the form table, picking up 23 points from their last 10 games.
Sheffield Wednesday have only lost twice in their last 10 league games (W4 D4).
Watford have scored a joint league-high 10 goals in the opening 15 minutes of Championship games this season.
There have been 19 goals scored in the last five meetings between the two sides, averaging at 3.8 goals per game.

Bolton v Blackburn
The Trotters have beaten Blackburn four times in their last five meetings, winning 2-1 every time.
Rovers have gone four games without a win in the league (D1 L3), conceding eight goals in the process.
Bolton are unbeaten in six in the league (W4 D2), with on-loan defender Craig Dawson scoring four goals in his last three for the club.
Bolton have lost 26 points from winning positions this season, a league high.

Crystal Palace v Hull
The last five meetings between the sides have seen four games end in draws, three of which have been scoreless.
Hull City have lost only five points from leading positions in the Championship this term; a league-low.
Hull's Egyptian striker Gedo has scored five goals in his last five appearances.
Palace have won five of their last 10 games (D2 L3).