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FC Barcelona - Paris St. Germain 10/04/2013 19:45 GMT

FC Barcelona does not make any mistakes on Camp Nou this season in the Primera Division and Champions League and it definitely is is the favorite to win this match. "Catalans" demonstrated a great play even without Messi last week that, who had a slight injury in his visit to the Parc des Princes. Messi is still in question for this match but his possible absence is not likely to be fatal for the hosts.

Juventus FC - Bayern München 10/04/2013 19:45 GMT

Juventus has an extremely tough task tonight to move forward in the tournament. "The Old Lady" will have to score at least two goals in this game, after losing 2-0 in the away match in Munich. An early goal for the home side will definitely make this encounter very exciting, but judging by the performance of both teams from the previous game, then Bayern should continue to the semi-finals quite deservedly. However, last night we witnessed unexpected turn of events at both quarterfinal matches, where the favorites were outplayed. Borussia Dortmund was even very close to a surprising defeat. These matches have proven that in the Champions League, especially in this phase, anything is possible and we should not count Juventus out.

Interesting facts about the quarterfinal matches of the Champions League

Borussia Dortmund - Málaga CF 09/04/2013 19:45 GMT

• Only once the team of Borussia Dortmund failed to score a goal in a home game this season.
• Malaga has no loss in 10 of its last 11 Champions League matches.
• Only Lewandowski, Götze and Reus have scored a total of 50 goals this season.
• Borussia Dortmund win

Galatasaray SK - Real Madrid 09/04/2013 19:45

Real Madrid completely killed the intrigue in this quarterfinal clash, winning 3-0 in the previous game against Galatasaray. However, Mourinho said that in football miracles happen, but his team will be as focused and motivated to hopefully prevent such a "miracle" of occuring. With the likes of Drogba and Sneijder and their home advantage, Galatasaray has the strength to reach the victory over Real Madrid, but such with 3 or more goals difference is highly unlikely.

Borussia Dortmund - Málaga CF 09/04/2013 19:45 GMT

Jurgen Klopp rested most of his key players this weekend, but after his team was trailing by 1:2 in the result he had to put into play some of them in the second half. Quickly they changed the outcome of the game and Borussia scored three unanswered goals. The hosts expects their oponenet with full strength and will try to score an early goal in the match. This will force Malaga to attack after the 0:0 in the previous match. Accordingly, the guests will leave large spaces for the fast players of Borussia, who with a bit of luck could have decided the outcome of this clash in their favor in the first meeting.

Manchester United - Manchester City 08/04/2013 20:00 GMT

The Manchester derby will once again offer a lot of emotions and delight to the football fans. Although the hosts almost at 100% have secured the title in the Premier League, this city ​​derby cannot be ignored by either party. The first goal of this meeting will be of great importance in view of the fact that none of those teams has lost a match this season, if they have scored the first goal.

AS Roma - Lazio 08/04/2013 19:45 GMT

This Monday night we expect a serious clash between Roma and Lazio in the derby of Rome on Stadio Olimpico. Victory in the Rome derby brings to the team more than only the three points, according to the coach of Aurelio Andreazzoli, but this is clear and to his rivals from Lazio.

Inter Milano - Atalanta Bergamo 07/04/2013 19:45 GMT

In recent performances on home ground Inter is not so convincing having lost the by Juventus in the previous round and Bologna before that. However, the team continues to battle for a place in Europe and it is time to gain points over its main competitors - Roma and Lazio who will face each other in the derby of Rome on Monday.

Tottenham - Everton FC 07/04/2013 14:05 GMT

Tottenham played a very poor game against Basel in the Europa League during the week and the only positive thing for Tottenham was the won point. Bale, Lennon and Gallas got injuries in this match, which is quite a problem for André Villas-Boas. The meeting with Everton is a direct clash for qualifying for the Champions League, but unfortunately for both managers they will not be able to rely on most of their key footballers.

FC Barcelona - Real Mallorca 06/04/2013 21:00 GMT

At first glance this seems to be an easy victory for Barcelona with their outstanding statistics at home, against the team from Mallorca with their traditionally weak performances as a guest.

Montpellier HSC - Valenciennes FC 06/04/2013 19:00 GMT

During this season in the French Ligue 1, Montpellier is very strong at home and will again seek to make their fans happy with a victory over Valenciennes. The hosts are unbeaten in their stadium in 11 games, but are in a bad series of three games without a win in the league. Players must see in the upcoming clash a perfect opportunity to end this series, but they also have to realize that against a team in danger of relegation everything can be expected.

Granada CF - Real Betis 05/04/2013 20:00 GMT

Three players of Real Betis are with suspension for the important visit to Granada. Betis still has a real chance of qualifying for the Europa League as for now the team is just two points behind the sixth place in the standings. Granada itself is dangerously close to the relegation zone and the current form of the team does not give its supporters hopes of remaining in the Primera Division.

Olympique Marseille - Girondins Bordeaux 05/04/2013 19:30 GMT

The first match from 31. round in the French Ligue 1 face each other the teams of Marseille and Bordeaux, currently occupying the second and ninth places in the standings. Despite the difference of 11 points in the table, this game can definitely be called as a derby as two of big French team face each other.

SL Benfica - Newcastle Utd 04/04/2013 20:05 GMT

The form of these two teams contrasts dramatically. For Newcastle the season is really tough, as the team fights to remain in the Premier League and is now just 3 points above the relegation zone. Benfica on the other hand, is the sole leader in the standings of the Portugal Super Liga and is definitely in great form.

Interesting facts about the quarterfinal matches of the Europa League.

Chelsea FC - Rubin Kazan 04/04/2013 20:05 GMT

• Chelsea FC and Rubin Kazan meet for the first time in their history.
• Rubin Kazan has not lost in 9 of its last 10 matches in the Europa League, as in 7 of the last 9 games the team did not not even concede a goal.
• In his last match against a Russian team at Stamford Bridge, Chelsea won with 4-1.
• Chelsea has only two losses at home this season.
• Chelsea win 1.57
• Draw 4.00

Chelsea FC - Rubin Kazan 04/04/2013 20:05 GMT

Chelsea's hopes for a title defense in the Champions League and winning the Premier League have vanished and the Europa League may be of particular importance for the blue team and Rafa Benitez.

Real Madrid - Galatasaray SK 03/04/2013 19:45

Jose Mourinho rested many of his key players last week and now with full strength Real Madrid will pursue the victory and achieving a comfor lead before the second match. The champions league title seems mandatory for Real, as perhaps only winning this trophy would secure the stay of Jose Mourinho at the club. At the media even speculations regarding the future of Cristiano Ronaldo appeared. All this, however, remains in the background since the road to Wembley for "White Ballet" goes through the serious team of Galatasaray.

Málaga CF - Borussia Dortmund 03/04/2013 19:45 GMT

Two teams who were given little chances in the group stage of the Champions League but managed to qualify for the knockout and now get the interest of all football fans. They will face each other in a match with a lot of unknowns as the two teams will meet for the first time in its history. For Malaga this will be even the first European clash against German team.

Interesting facts about the quarterfinal matches of the Champions League

Paris St. Germain - FC Barcelona 02/04/2013 19:45

• FC Barcelona has the highest percent of ball possesion in the Champions League (74%).
• Paris St. Germain has won the most aerial duels in the Champions League (62%).
• Zlatan Ibrahimovic has made the most assists in the Champions League matches.
• The last time Barcelona dropped out of the tournament before the quarterfinal stage was during the season 2006/2007.
• FC Barcelona to qualify

Paris St. Germain - FC Barcelona 02/04/2013 19:45 GMT

PSG`s last loss at home was in November 2012 and the team certainly maintains great form during this season. Milan and Celtic proved that Barcelona can be defeated in the Champions League, especially when not playing at the Camp Nou and this undoubtedly gives extra motivation to Carlo Ancelotti and his team.