Matches
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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Manchester City produced a fine performance to record a rare victory at Old Trafford.
Sir Alex Ferguson played two attack-minded wide players, with Ryan Giggs in the centre and Tom Cleverley only on the bench. Phil Jones continued alongside Rio Ferdinand in the centre of defence.
Roberto Mancini left out Sergio Aguero, favouring Carlos Tevez as...
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An interesting battle between two sides both without their key attacking player.
Gareth Bale was injured – as were Jermain Defoe and Aaron Lennon. Andre Villas-Boas was forced to select a ‘mezzala’ on either side – Clint Dempsey and Gylfi Sigurdsson – in the absence of natural wide players. Jan Vertonghen was at left-back.
David Moyes...
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Despite a numerical disadvantage and two men injured early on, Fiorentina came back from 2-0 down to keep their Champions League hopes alive.
Vincenzo Montella was surprisingly able to call upon Stevan Jovetic – although he didn’t look 100% fit, and didn’t make it to the second half. Gonzalo Rodriguez was unavailable, so Nenad Tomovic...
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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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