After a 2-2 first leg draw, Dortmund performed excellently to qualify for the quarter-finals with surprising ease.
Jurgen Klopp was still without Mats Hummels, so Felipe Santana and Neven Subotic continued at the back. Otherwise, the side was as expected, and played in the traditional 4-2-3-1, rather than the 4-3-3 we saw against Bayern last...
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Juventus were the better side, and won to secure their place in the knockout stages, at the expense of Chelsea.
Mircea Lucescu was without two key players, Luiz Adriano and Tomas Hubschmann. He selected Eduardo upfront.
Antonio Conte was without the suspended Claudio Marchisio so played Paul Pogba in midfield, while Sebastian Giovinco was chosen alongside...
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Shakhtar dominated the match, and should have won by more.
There were no major surprises from Mircea Lucescu – Alex Teixeira was on the right, and Tomas Hubschman in the centre of midfield.
Roberto Di Matteo brought Frank Lampard back into the side, with Ramires pushed to the right. But Lampard only lasted 18 minutes –...
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After such an exciting first game between these two sides, the return match was something of a disappointment.
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The simple answer to this question lies in the situation within Group G.
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