09.04. (Tue) 20:45 Galatasaray - Real

PROBABLE LINEUPS

GALATASARAY
Muslera
Eboué • Kaya • Zan • Riera
Melo
Altıntop • Sneijder
İnan
Drogba • Bulut

REAL MADRID
López
Arbeloa • Varane • Pepe • Coentrão
Khedira • Modrić
María • Özil • Ronaldo
Higuaín

Galatasaray striker Burak Yilmaz is ruled out of the Champions League quarter-final second leg clash against Real Madrid through suspension.

Centre-back Dany Nounkeu also misses out after picking up a yellow card in the first leg, but Albert Riera and Selcuk Inan return to the side after being suspended for Saturday's win over Mersin Idman Yurdu.

Galatasaray striker Burak Yilmaz is ruled out of the Champions League quarter-final second leg clash against Real Madrid through suspension.

Centre-back Dany Nounkeu also misses out after picking up a yellow card in the first leg, but Albert Riera and Selcuk Inan return to the side after being suspended for Saturday's win over Mersin Idman Yurdu.

Real Madrid duo Sergio Ramos and Xabi Alonso are both banned for the trip to the Turk Telekom Arena.

Boss Jose Mourinho has no fresh injury concerns and is likely to field his strongest possible line-up as he looks to build on a 3-0 advantage from the first leg.

DID YOU KNOW?

Galatasaray have won just once at the Turk Telekom Arena in the Champions League this season but have suffered only two defeats in their last 13 European home outings.

The Turkish outfit's home record against Spanish opposition is W5, D2, L5, with the most recent victory being a 3-2 success against Real Madrid in the 2000-01 Champions League quarter-final first leg.

Galatasaray have scored fewer goals (11) and conceded more (12) than any other side still involved in the Champions League.

Real Madrid are on a 12-match unbeaten run in all competitions (W10, D2).

Los Blancos have progressed in 41 of 54 European ties in which they have won the first leg at home, including all seven when they initially triumphed 3-0.

Cristiano Ronaldo is the Champions League top scorer with nine goals in as many games.

Prediction
Galatasaray will look to give a better account of themselves in the return leg after some haphazard defending cost them dearly in Madrid. Madrid are in sparkling form and should have little trouble in booking a third straight semi-final spot.

Editor's Prediction
Galatasaray 1-1 Real Madrid

09.04. (Tue) 20:45 Borussia D. - Malaga

PROBABLE LINEUPS

DORTMUND
Weidenfeller
Piszczek, Subotic, Hummels, Schmelzer
Bender, Gundogan
Reus, Gotze, Grosskreutz
Lewandowski

MALAGA
Caballero
Gamez, Lugano, Demichelis, Antunes
Toulalan, Camacho
Joaquin, Baptista, Isco
Saviola

Borussia Dortmund are set to receive a fitness boost in the form of Mats Hummels, who failed a fitness test to face Augsburg on Saturday but is likely to have recovered for the Malaga game to replace Felipe Santana in defence.

Sven Bender may get the nod ahead of Sebastian Kehl alongside Ilkay Gundogan in midfield, while Jakub Blaszczykowski is in a race to recover in time to replace Kevin Grosskreutz.

Malaga, meanwhile, will be without Weligton and Manuel Iturra, who both picked up costly yellow cards in the first leg of their meeting with Dortmund.

The likes of Sergio Sanchez, Francisco Portillo, Seba Fernandez and Pedro Morales are all expected to drop to the bench

DID YOU KNOW?

Dortmund have drawn the first leg of a knock-out match on eight occasions and qualified six of those times.

Jurgen Klopp's side are the only remaining unbeaten side in the competition following Bayern Munich's 2-0 win over Juventus.

BVB have won all four of their home games this season in Europe, conceding just once in the process.
Malaga have progressed on both occasions that they have been held at home in European competition, against Leeds and AEK in the 2002-03 Uefa Cup.

Manuel Pellegrini is bidding to take a debutant team to the semi-finals of the Champions League for the second time, having done so with Villarreal seven years ago.

The Andalusians have won just one game away from La Rosaleda in Europe this season, however.

Prediction
Dortmund have been phenomenal at home throughout their Champions League run and, on the evidence of last week, they are more than capable of creating chances. They scored four over the weekend and will not be so wasteful last week.

Editor's Prediction
Dortmund 2-0 Malaga

League Two Opta Facts – April 9th & 10th

Bradford v Bristol Rovers
Bradford have beaten Bristol Rovers just once in their last nine meetings (D2 L6).
The Bantams have lost three points from winning positions at home this season; a joint-league-low with Gillingham.
No team have picked up more points in their last 10 games than Bristol Rovers (20).
In Bradford's previous fixture, striker Nekhi Wells scored his first goal after going 10 matches without scoring. His previous longest goal drought this season was just three games (in all competitions).

Burton v Wycombe
Wycombe have won their three previous Football League games against Burton Albion, scoring nine goals in the process.
Only Torquay's Rene Howe (14) has picked up more yellow cards than Wycombe's Josh Scowen this season (13).
Only Southend (21) have clawed back more points from losing positions this season than Burton (20).
The Chairboys have won their last two away games. Indeed, the last time Wycombe won three away games was November 2010; a run that saw them win four consecutive matches, including a victory over Burton.

Port Vale v Aldershot
Port Vale have won their last five games against Aldershot, scoring 12 in the process and conceding three.
No player has scored more goals in the English leagues this season than Port Vale's Tom Pope this season (30).
The Shots have only gained three points from losing positions this season; a league-low.
Aldershot have conceded 68% of their goals in the second half this season; only Morecambe have conceded a higher percentage (72%) in the second half.

Rotherham v Exeter
Exeter have netted just two goals in their last four games against Rotherham.
There have been three red cads in the last four meetings between the two sides.
The Millers have salvaged 10 points from losing positions at home this season; a joint league-high.
Exeter's Jamie Cureton has scored five braces this season; a joint-league-high alongisde Tom Pope and Danny Nardiello.
Exeter have lost three successive league games; their worst run of the season to date.

Rochdale v Southend
Southend have won their last three games in all competitions against Rochdale, including a 3-1 victory earlier this season.
Rochdale have won just one of their last five home games against Southend (L3 D1).
The Shrimpers have collected 21 points from losing positions this season; the most in the division.
George Donnelly has netted five in his last seven games for Rochdale.

Opta Facts Champions League 2012/13 Quarter-finals Second leg April 9-10th

Borussia Dortmund v Malaga
Borussia Dortmund have won their four home games in the Champions League this season (seven goals scored, one against).
Borussia Dortmund have only won one of their last five home games in European competition against Spanish opposition (2-1 v Real Madrid in this season's CL group stages).
This is Malaga's first away game in Germany in European competition. They have won none of their last three Champions League games away from home (D2, L1).
Borussia Dortmund are the only unbeaten team in the Champions League this season.
Malaga are the only team yet to concede a first-half goal in the Champions League this season.
Borussia Dortmund have averaged 44% possession in the Champions League this season, the lowest ratio among the eight teams left in the competition.
Alongside Juventus and FC Porto, Malaga have registered the most clean sheets in the CL 2012/13 (5).
Mario Götze has been involved in six of Dortmund's last 10 Champions League goals, scoring twice and delivering four assists.
Robert Lewandowski has failed to score in his last 229 minutes of play in the CL, his longest drought in this competition since October 2011-September 2012 (421 minutes).
Isco has completed the most dribbles among the players from the eight teams left in the Champions League this season (23).
Sebastian Fernandez has been involved in Malaga's last two away goals in the CL (1 goal, 1 assist).

Galatasaray - Real Madrid
The only previous encounter between Galatasaray and Real Madrid on home soil in European competition ended in a 3-2 win for the Turkish side (3 April 2001).
That was Galatasaray's last home win against Spanish opposition. Since then, they have suffered four defeats and a draw at home versus teams from Spain.
Real Madrid have never won in Turkey in European competition (one draw, one defeat).
Galatasaray have not scored more than one goal in any of their four Champions League home games this season (one win, two draws, one defeat).
Galatasaray have the weakest attacking record among the eight teams left in the Champions League this season, with 11 goals in nine games.
Real Madrid have scored the most goals in the Champions League this season (21) and Cristiano Ronaldo is the top-scorer of the competition so far (9 goals).
Real Madrid have only failed to score once in their last 34 Champions League games and have managed to score in their last 16 away CL games.
Galatasaray (12) and Real Madrid (11) have conceded the most goals among the eight teams left in the Champions League this season.
Galatasaray have conceded exactly two goals in each of their last four European home games against Spanish opposition.
Galatasaray have only kept a clean sheet once in their last 14 Champions League games (versus Manchester United in this season's group stage)
Galatasaray have struck the woodwork seven times, more than any other side in the Champions League this season. The ex-Real Madrid midfielder Hamit Altintop has been the most unfortunate (three shots against the woodwork).
Burak Yilmaz has netted 73% of Galatasaray's goals in the CL 2012/13 (eight out of 11).
Burak Yilmaz has scored all three home goals scored by Galatasaray in the CL this season and in three of his four home games played in this competition in 2012/13.
Cristiano Ronaldo has been involved in 40 goals in his 37 games played for Real Madrid in the Champions League (32 goals, 8 assists). Since 2009/10, only Lionel Messi has been involved in more CL goals (52 - 42 goals, 10 assists).
Karim Benzema has been involved in 27 goals in his 31 games played for Real Madrid in the Champions League (18 goals, 9 assists).
Only Thierry Henry has scored more goals (50) than Karim Benzema (30) among French players in the Champions League (excluding qualifiers).

Barcelona - Paris SG
No French club has won at the Camp Nou in the Champions League (one draw, four defeats). PSG are the only team not to have lost in Barcelona in this competition.
The only French club to beat Barcelona at Camp Nou is Metz, back in October 1984 (Cup Winners Cup).
PSG's only previous trip to Camp Nou in the Champions League was back in March 1995. They drew 1-1 with Barcelona.o Barcelona are unbeaten in their last 20 Champions League games at Camp Nou (16 wins, 4 draws), their last defeat dating back to October 2009 against Rubin Kazan (1-2). PSG are unbeaten in their last seven Champions League game, their second best run in their competition (8 games without defeat between September 1994 and March 1995).
PSG have only lost two of their last seven European away games in Spain, winning four (against Real Madrid, Deportivo La Coruna, Sevilla and Valencia) and drawing one.
PSG have won their last three away games in the Champions League (against Dinamo Zagreb, Dinamo Kiev and Valencia), scoring twice in each of these games.
25% of the teams have managed to qualify for the next round in the knockout stage of the Champions League after drawing 2-2 at home in the first leg (4 out of 16).
Barcelona have always scored against French opposition in the Champions League (11 games).
All 19 of PSG's goals in the Champions League this season have been scored from inside the box, more than any other side.
Barcelona have scored the opening goal in each of their four encounters against PSG in European competition.
Barcelona have averaged 73.7% possession in the Champions League, more than any other side and their best ratio in this competition since Opta started to analyse it.
Since 2007/08, Barcelona have only played six of their Champions League without Lionel Messi (8%). Only Victor Valdès has played as many CL games as the Argentinian (65) in this period.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic has delivered six assists in the Champions League this season, more than any other player.
Thiago Silva has made the most interceptions in the Champions League this campaign (33).

Juventus - Bayern Munich
The last time Bayern Munich visited Juventus in Turin, they scored four goals (4-1 win in December 2009).
This is the last home defeat registered by Juventus in the Champions League.
Juventus have only lost two of their 17 home CL games in the knockout stages (10 wins, five draws).
None of Juventus' seven home encounters with German clubs in the Champions League has ended in a draw (four wins, three defeats). The Turin side has never failed to score in any of those seven games.
Bayern Munich have only won three of their 12 away games against Italian sides in the Champions League.
Arturo Vidal has won the most duels (73) and the most tackles (37) among the players from the eight teams left in the Champions League this season.
Arjen Robben scores a goal every 20 shots in Europe this season, the lowest ratio among players left in the Champions League 2012/13.
Bayern Munich have picked up the most cards among teams left in this season's Champions League (24, 23 yellows, 1 red).
Only Arsenal have stopped Bayern Munich from scoring in the Champions League this season.
Bayern Munich have had 10 different goalscorers in the Champions League this season, more than any other side.
Arturo Vidal has been involved in three of Juventus' last four home goals in the CL (1 goal, 2 assists).
Thomas Müller has been involved in four of Bayern's last five away goals in the CL (3 goals, 1 assist).

Tuesday's UEFA Champions League Preview - 9th April

Galatasaray vs Real Madrid
Turkish champions Galatasaray will have to take inspiration from Liverpool's dramatic comeback in the 2005 Champions League final in the same city when they host Real Madrid to stand any chance of qualifying for the semi-finals. Real Madrid, fortunate to be in the quarter final themselves after their controversial win against Man United in the previous round, take a 3-0 lead going into the fixture and have a fully fit squad to choose from, so it is no surprise that Galatasaray are a long shots to qualify at 25/1.
Perhaps a more realistic shot would be to back the Turkish outfit to win the match at 14/5, boasting a fairly decent home record against Spanish opposition having won 5, drawn 2 and lost 5. In fact, their most recent success came against Real Madrid in the same round of the 2000/2001 season, running out 3-2 victors on that occasion.
Real Madrid on the other hand are on a 12 match unbeaten run in all competitions and will be in the scoring mood after their 5-1 league rout at the weekend against Levante. This season's top -scorer in the competition Cristiano Ronaldo (with 9 goals) is 5/2 to score first. You can back them to win the competition outright at 2/1.

Borussia Dortmund vs Malaga
It's everything to play for in this second leg tie after this season's surprise outfit Malaga held out for a 0-0 draw in the first leg and Borussia Dortmund will hope they won't live to regret not grabbing a vital away goal in the first game.
This is the German side's last chance of silverware this season after Bayern Munich were finally confirmed as Bundesliga champions at the weekend but with key players rested in their 4-2 victory over FC Augsburg at the weekend and home advantage, Dortmund are clear favourites for the match at 2/5. Polish power-house and hot transfer target Robert Lewandowski is in good form again this season and will hope to put himself in the shop window with another scoring performance and you can back him at 5/2 to score first.
Malaga clearly face an uphill task against the only undefeated team in this year's competition. In fact, Borussia have won all their home games this season, having only conceded one goal in the process. But as we have witnessed on several occasions this year, anything can happen and Malaga winger Joaquim Sanchez is remaining optimistic about the game being quoted as saying "if we manage to score in Dortmund we can make the tie complicated for them" so backing Malaga at 9/4 to qualify looks good value.