Champions League
This was expected to be the closest tie of the Champions League quarter-final stage, but was actually won by the biggest margin.
Antonio Conte was without the suspended duo of Arturo Vidal and Stephane Lichtsteiner, so he played Paul Pogba and Federico Peluso. Mirko Vucinic returned to the side upfront.
Jupp Heynckes welcomed back Javi Martinez...
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PSG were elimintated on the away goals rule following a good counter-attacking display.
Tito Vilanova named Lionel Messi on the bench, with Cesc Fabregas deployed upfront after his weekend hattrick. Adriano played alongside Gerard Pique at the back.
Carlo Ancelotti was without the suspended Blaise Matudi, so used Marco Verratti alongside Thiago Motta, with David Beckham...
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Cristiano Ronaldo’s early strike left Galatasaray needing five – and they created enough chances to give Real a fright.
Without Burak Yilmaz, Fatih Terim brought in Umut Bulut and stuck to his diamond system, rather than switching to a 4-4-1-1, as rumoured.
Jose Mourinho was without Xabi Alonso and Sergio Ramos – he named the expected...
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An astonishing stoppage time turnaround means Dortmund to progress to the semi-finals.
Jurgen Klopp used Jakub Blaszczykowski as his winger, rather than left-sided Kevin Grosskreutz, so Marco Reus started from the left. Sven Bender returned, but Mats Hummels was only on the bench.
With a couple of suspensions to cope with, Manuel Pellegrini brought in Sergio...
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Galatasaray attacked bravely – but left too much space for Real to break into.
Jose Mourinho used Michael Essien at right-back, with Karim Benzema rather than Gonzalo Higuain upfront.
Fatih Terim used exactly the same shape he used in the previous Champions League match at Schalke, in the same diamond formation.
Galatasaray had their moments, and created...
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