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FC Bayern - AC Milan
first leg (2:2)

FC Bayern München coach Ottmar Hitzfeld will be asking his side to "go up a gear" when the Bundesliga outfit welcome AC Milan to the Fußball Arena München with a place in the UEFA Champions League semi-finals at stake - but they will have to buck a losing trend against the Rossoneri. Only Daniel Van Buyten's dramatic equaliser deep into added time at the San Siro last week helped Bayern avoid a seventh defeat in nine meetings with Milan. Yet with the hard part seemingly done, hopes are high that the red half of Munich can build on the foundations of a formidable home record and hold firm in the second leg. "We go up a gear when we're at home," said Hitzfeld. "We are capable of pushing up our performance by ten to 20 per cent." Statistics certainly back that up - Bayern have never lost a UEFA Champions League game by more than a goal in their Bavarian heartland - though Hitzfeld is having to contend with a host of injuries. Willy Sagnol (knee) and Martín Demichelis (muscle strain) are ruled out, while Lucio and Owen Hargreaves are expected to play after coming through an open training session on Tuesday. There was no Bastian Schweinsteiger, however, and the man who scored Bayern's clincher in Saturday's 2-1 victory at Hannover 96 is a major doubt with a knee complaint. Hitzfeld believes the likes of Andreas Ottl provide ample cover yet is nonetheless grateful for the return from suspension of Oliver Kahn and Mark van Bommel, as his team look to reach the last four for the first time since winning the competition in 2001. "Van Bommel will add more presence in midfield but it won't be about individuals - the better team will win," he said. It is a sentiment echoed by Milan counterpart Carlo Ancelotti, who refused to place importance on the Rossoneri's 'previous' against the German club. "What matters is how the teams perform," insisted the 47-year-old, whose side beat Empoli FC 3-1 at the weekend. "Bayern will look to control the game so, for us, the recipe for success is to play good football and perform. We need to have faith in our quality and remain upbeat about our chances." Milan are hampered by the absence of the suspended Alberto Gilardino, though in Filippo Inzaghi, Ancelotti can call upon a man who has scored more UEFA club competition goals than all but Gerd Müller, Raúl González, Andriy Shevchenko and Eusébio. "He is not yet 100 per cent fit but I'm confident he will play," said the coach. "The goals he has scored in the Champions League speak volumes and he has scored against Bayern in the past." That came in a 4-1 success in Milan last season. Ancelotti would no doubt settle for 1-0 this time around.

Probable teams

FC Bayern : Oliver Kahn; Hasan Salihamidžić, Lucio, Daniel Van Buyten, Philipp Lahm; Owen Hargreaves, Mark van Bommel, Andreas Ottl, Bastian Schweinsteiger; Roy Makaay, Lukas Podolski.

AC Milan : Dida; Massimo Oddo, Paolo Maldini, Alessandro Nesta, Marek Jankulovski; Gennaro Gattuso, Andrea Pirlo, Massimo Ambrosini, Clarence Seedorf; Kaká; Filippo Inzaghi.


Liverpool FC - PSV Eindhoven
first leg (3:0)

Liverpool FC's 3-0 first-leg lead over PSV Eindhoven suggests Wednesday's UEFA Champions League quarter-final may have the air of a triumphal procession into the semis for the five-time winners, but manager Rafael Benítez insists there is unfinished business to attend to at Anfield. Benítez is eager to point out that Liverpool themselves wrote the blueprint for overhauling a three-goal deficit, against AC Milan in their epic 2005 UEFA Champions League final triumph, so he is demanding maximum effort and concentration from his team in the second leg. "Three goals is a big difference but in Istanbul we were three goals down. We must be focused because PSV have quality and they will try from the beginning," said Benítez. The Liverpool boss says he will urge his side to control the game with a high-tempo approach, adding: "They are ready. If we score the first goal it will be easier but we know from experience, you always have to keep going until the end. Of course I prefer to be in this situation, but it's strange because we must talk about 'no complacency' and being careful of things like this when we are playing the second leg." Liverpool, 2-1 victors at Reading FC in the Premiership on Saturday, have Mohamed Sissoko available after a one-match ban, though the encouraging form of Javier Mascherano may keep the Mali midfielder on the bench. Dutch international Dirk Kuyt misses out through suspension and Craig Bellamy is expected to take his place up front. Left-sided attacking full-back Fabio Aurelio, meanwhile, is sidelined for the remainder of the reason after rupturing his achilles tendon in Eindhoven and Benítez says resting other players could be an option. PSV, by contrast, are struggling for form, having failed to win in their last six competitive outings - including a 2-1 weekend reverse at NEC Nijmegen. In addition, the Dutch champions and league leaders will be without several key figures on Merseyside as Alex, Ibrahim Afellay, Edison Méndez, Jan Kromkamp and Michael Reiziger are all injured. Coach Ronald Koeman has added youth team defenders Rens van Eijden and Olivier ter Horst to his depleted squad, though they are unlikely to play. Another defender, Dirk Marcellis, could make his UEFA Champions League debut in the week of his 19th birthday. Koeman has a philosophical view of his team's prospects of staying in the competition. He said: "It's not impossible, but let's be realistic about it. Being 3-0 behind against a team like Liverpool means pegging back three goals and it is going to be quite difficult. We are in the quarter-finals of the [UEFA] Champions League and that's something that we have to be pretty proud of."

Probable teams

Liverpool : Pepe Reina; Steve Finnan, Jamie Carragher, Daniel Agger, John Arne Riise; Steven Gerrard, Xabi Alonso, Javier Mascherano, Mark González; Craig Bellamy, Peter Crouch.

PSV: Heurelho Gomes; Csaba Fehér, Manuel Da Costa, Dirk Marcellis, Carlos Salcido; Mika Väyrynen, Timmy Simons, Phillip Cocu, Jason Culina; Arouna Koné, Jefferson Farfán.

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Manchester Utd - AS Roma 

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Manchester United FC have never before overcome a first-leg deficit in the UEFA Champions League but that statistic means nothing to their manager, Sir Alex Ferguson, who believes they have a "massive chance" of advancing to the semi-finals despite the 2-1 advantage AS Roma bring with them on their first visit to Old Trafford. "I think it is a good position," said Sir Alex. "We acquitted ourselves very well in the circumstances in Rome. We're pleased that with ten men we scored a goal and when we did score, Roma became very nervous for a period. Tomorrow our attacking impetus will be much stronger." The Scot's bullishness came despite his team's first back-to-back losses of the campaign - Saturday's 2-1 league defeat at Portsmouth FC following the reverse in Rome - and a lengthy absentee list which now includes the suspended Paul Scholes and hamstring victim Louis Saha. Yet a defiant Sir Alex, citing a 14-match unbeaten run after their last Premiership loss, said: "I think the history of the club has always been that way. We do recover and we will recover well. Everyone loses at some point, it is what you do about it that makes a team, and I am confident about that." Although United have attempted failed fightbacks five times in the last eleven seasons in the competition, the manager sounded undaunted by the challenge of bettering Serie A's second-best side. "Can you compare Roma with the great Juventus teams that came here, or AC Milan of two years ago, or Real Madrid [CF]? They have all been here and it certainly won't be any more tense than those games." Sir Alex did concede, however, that Roma, impressive 2-0 winners at Olympique Lyonnais in the last round, carried a real counterattacking threat. "Their away form has been good and they have had a goal threat, so I don't anticipate they'll go completely defensive." Roma coach Luciano Spalletti echoed his counterpart's words, saying: "We showed in the first game that we are a very good team, sound in defence, and we have to do the same again tomorrow. It would be risky to try a different approach against such a good attacking side as United. We will play as we know how to play." Spalletti has midfielder David Pizarro back from a ban, yet has lost Simone Perrotta for the same reason. The coach's main concern, though, is the fitness of leading scorer Francesco Totti, who missed Saturday's 2-0 victory against Calcio Catania with a sciatica problem, although he did train seeminly unhindered on the eve of the game. Roma were last in the quarter-finals of Europe's élite competition in 1984 and Spalletti admitted, "United have an advantage over us in that they are used to playing at this level". More experienced they may be, but United do not always get it right as Sir Alex confessed. "I think we will make chances but from my experience of European games in the past, we have missed chances," he said, recalling semi-final upsets against BV Borussia Dortmund and Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Yet he added: "If we can create our chances, and take a percentage, I think we have a massive chance."

Probable teams

Manchester United: Edwin van der Sar; John O'Shea, Rio Ferdinand, Wes Brown, Gabriel Heinze; Cristiano Ronaldo, Michael Carrick, Darren Fletcher, Ryan Giggs; Wayne Rooney, Ole Gunnar Solskjær.

Roma: Doni; Marco Cassetti, Cristian Chivu, Philippe Mexes, Christian Panucci; Daniele De Rossi, David Pizarro; Christian Wilhelmsson, Taddei, Mancini; Francesco Totti.



FC Valencia - Chelsea FC
first leg (1:1)

Valencia CF coach Quique Sánchez Flores could have been forgiven for choosing the cloak-and-dagger approach when questioned about his tactics to face Chelsea FC in their UEFA Champions League quarter-final second leg at the Mestalla on Tuesday night. Given that he, and his opposite number José Mourinho, have consistently drummed out the message that the tie will be decided by tiny details - or a decisive error - the Spaniard might have opted to conceal his cards. Instead he laid out the entire technical blueprint which is designed to nullify the English champions and put Valencia in the competition's last four for the first time since they reached the final against FC Bayern München in 2001. "I have already asked my players to perform as if the first leg didn't happen and we don't have the advantage of a 1-1 draw," said the 42-year-old former Real Madrid CF, Valencia and Real Zaragoza midfielder. "I have demanded a night of very high intensity and I want us to push Chelsea back by playing very high up the pitch." Even when quizzed about Chelsea successfully employing "direct" football in the second half of last week's Stamford Bridge draw – as Didier Drogba equalised David Silva's spectacular opener – Sánchez Flores was happy to expand: "When your opponents have footballers of the quality of Drogba or Andriy Shevchenko, then it's obviously key to keep them as far from your penalty area as possible, for as long as possible. But given how Chelsea played for some of the last game, I've told my players that I want them to close down the opposition defenders and never allow them the easy option of a long ball. Linked to that, if Chelsea do hit the ball long to, say, Drogba then we need to be super alert and win the second ball when it is knocked down." He will also want his players more alert than in their 1-0 weekend loss at Athletic Club Bilbao, which caused them to drop to fifth place in the Primera División. Despite the suspensions of Carlos Marchena and David Navarro plus the devastating thigh injury sustained by Vicente Rodríguez in London, Sánchez Flores can count on experienced forward Fernando Morientes who completed a third pain-free training session on Monday following his dislocated shoulder. Equally, Mourinho has the pleasing news that midfielder Michael Essien is on the verge of returning. "I asked him if he was coming with us to Valencia for a holiday or to play," joked the Chelsea boss. "He said it was to play and that's good - if I like his training pre match then I want to use him." If Mourinho's chirpy demeanour can be taken at face value then he expects to dent Valencia's record of having entertained English opposition in UEFA competition eleven times at the Mestalla and never lost. "It's obvious that 0-0 means we are out so we are here to get a goal – and perhaps one goal is enough," said the Portuguese, whose side moved to within three points of Premiership leaders Manchester United FC following Saturday's 1-0 defeat of Tottenham Hotspur FC. "We have scored goals late in games many times this season but perhaps in Valencia, it will be the case that we are defending a lead late in the game. The Mestalla will be a pressure environment but fans don't score goals – I want our positive European season to continue and we can do it."

Probable teams

FC Valencia: Santiago Cañizares; Luis Miguel, Roberto Ayala, Emiliano Moretti, Asier del Horno; Miguel Ángel Angulo, Raúl Albiol, David Albelda, David Silva; Fernando Morientes, David Villa.

Chelsea FC : Petr Čech; Lassana Diarra, Ricardo Carvalho, John Terry, Ashley Cole; Michael Essien, John Obi Mikel, Michael Ballack, Frank Lampard; Didier Drogba, Andriy Shevchenko.

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AS Roma - Manchester Utd.

AS Roma coach Luciano Spalletti is relishing the opportunity to pit his wits against Sir Alex Ferguson as the Serie A side make their first appearance in the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals against Manchester United FC. While Sir Alex has overseen more than 200 European matches, Spalletti, 48, possesses far less top-level experience having risen steadily up the echelons of Italian football. The former Udinese Calcio boss described Wednesday's game as his biggest yet but remains determined to savour the occasion. "Coaching Empoli FC in a promotion play-off was important but somehow I think playing United in a packed Stadio Olimpico beats that," Spalletti said with a smile. "It's an amazing feeling but I'll try to stay calm and enjoy the game." Spalletti's shrewd tactical choices helped Roma end Olympique Lyonnais' 18-match unbeaten home run in the previous round, and after getting the better of Gérard Houllier he now has the Scot in his sights. "Sir Alex is a wonderful coach but there's a difference between him and me: he's won 29 trophies, I've won one Serie C title," Spalletti pointed out. "I'll watch the way he approaches the game, as I always do when I'm up against great coaches, and I'll try to take some tips." He does not, however, want his team to show United too much respect, and is urging a positive approach: "I'd like us to attack more than we did against Lyon. I'm sure United will come at us but we're confident. The Lyon victory has boosted our self-belief." Sir Alex, meanwhile, had equally flattering words for Spalletti, praising him for "creating a system" by operating without a veritable centre-forward. "Big coaches make brave decisions and his decision to play this way was brave," said the United manager. Captain Francesco Totti will again be the furthest forward, supported by wingers Mancini and Taddei. Simone Perrotta, usually employed behind Totti, may drop deeper to cover for the suspended David Pizarro, offering a roving role to Christian Wilhelmsson, while Marco Cassetti deputises for injured full-back Max Tonetto. United have greater injury concerns after Nemanja Vidić (collarbone) and Ji-Sung Park (knee) joined long-term absentees Mikaël Silvestre and Gary Neville on the sidelines. Louis Saha and Darren Fletcher have both travelled despite just recently returning to fitness, and Ferguson hinted the Frenchman may enter the fray in the second period. Ryan Giggs should partner Wayne Rooney in attack, freeing up a midfield berth for Kieran Richardson or Alan Smith. Sir Alex, however, is reluctant to speak about injuries, saying: "Our squad is being tested but we've proved over the last few weeks that those coming in are capable of doing the business." The Premiership leaders hope to repeat their treble achievement of 1998/99 and while Ferguson conceded that the current team has room for improvement, he feels the potential is enormous. "They don't have the overall experience yet but they're young and they have their careers in front of them," he said. "They all want to win trophies and if they start doing it early that'd be fantastic."

Probable teams

Roma: Doni; Marco Cassetti, Cristian Chivu, Philippe Mexes, Christian Panucci; Simone Perrotta, Daniele De Rossi; Taddei, Christian Wilhelmsson, Mancini; Francesco Totti.

United: Edwin van der Sar; Wes Brown, Rio Ferdinand, John O'Shea, Gabriel Heinze; Cristiano Ronaldo, Michael Carrick, Paul Scholes, Kieran Richardson/Alan Smith; Ryan Giggs, Wayne Rooney.

Chelsea FC - FC Valencia

Chelsea FC return to the UEFA Champions League - the pinnacle of their quest to win an unprecedented four trophies this season - with José Mourinho insisting that even if they fall short in all three remaining competitions, he will still finish the campaign a contented manager. "We can win more things but even if we don't, it will be the kind of season where at the end of it I will only have good words for my players. And only a good feeling about my commitment, what I gave and what I did to try and help my team to success," said the Portuguese, who already has the English League Cup under lock and key, ahead of Wednesday's quarter-final first leg against Valencia CF. "In that respect we can all sleep soundly knowing we are giving everything. The problem comes when people think you could do more, or you've slept on what we did or achieved before, but that is not the case." Chelsea are the only side in the last eight who have not appeared in a European Champion Clubs' Cup final, something which has not dissuaded the bookmakers from installing them as favourites to hold the prized silverware aloft in Athens on 23 May. That glamour date is still some way ahead and Mourinho does not expect an easy ride against the Spanish visitors at Stamford Bridge. "Valencia are a team that play very well and who like to play good football," he warned. "They have a lot of solutions and a lot of good attacking players. They have speed down the sides and experience at the back. Their midfield players are very strong defensively." Arjen Robben - who did so much to tilt the balance of the last-16 return match against FC Porto back in Chelsea's favour - has followed Michael Essien on to the absentee list after knee surgery, but Joe Cole is almost ready to return and could have a substitute's role in London. Neither team really impressed at the weekend. Chelsea, who are also in the FA Cup semi-finals, needed an injury-time goal to defeat bottom club Watford FC and remain six points behind Premiership leaders Manchester United FC. Valencia also endured some difficult moments before overcoming RCD Espanyol 3-2 to remain fourth in the Primera División. With David Navarro and Carlos Marchena suspended and leading scorer Fernando Morientes joining Rubén Baraja and Edu among those missing out through injury, Quique Sánchez Flores's options are considerably reduced. The Valencia coach believes two sides of similar strengths and styles will be battling it out for a place in the semi-finals. "There is going to be a lot of play in the middle of the park, and when there are two similar teams like this they do tend to cancel each other out," Sánchez Flores said. "Normally a game like this will be decided on one key incident or a couple of chances here or there. If we score everyone on our bench would be delighted - it would be a major step forward for us in the tie."

Probable teams

Chelsea: Petr Čech; Lassana Diarra, Ricardo Carvalho, John Terry, Ashley Cole; Claude Makelele, Frank Lampard, Michael Ballack, Shaun Wright-Phillips; Didier Drogba, Andriy Shevchenko.

Valencia: Santiago Cañizares; Luis Miguel, Roberto Ayala, Emiliano Moretti, Asier del Horno; Miguel Ángel Angulo, Raúl Albiol, David Albeda, David Silva; Vicente Rodríguez; David Villa.

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AC MILAN - FC BAYERN

After admitting that his side have not been at the height of their powers this season, AC Milan coach Carlo Ancelotti described Tuesday night's UEFA Champions League quarter-final first leg against FC Bayern München as the "perfect chance" to salvage their campaign. Although the Italian giants have found it difficult to keep up with Serie A's frontrunners this term, according to Ancelotti the visit of the German title-holders to San Siro is a huge window of opportunity. "This season has been really hard going with lots of ups and downs," said the 47-year-old. "We haven't played as well as we can for numerous reasons. We've had problems but now we have reached the last eight of the Champions League, we have the perfect chance to put matters right. It's a huge incentive." Both Milan and Bayern enjoyed creditable weekend results. The former came from behind to draw 1-1 at second-placed AS Roma thanks to Alberto Gilardino's second-half effort, while the latter won 2-0 at home to Bundesliga leaders FC Schalke 04. The Rossoneri, sixth in Serie A, started poorly at the Stadio Olimpico and Ancelotti knows his team can ill afford such sluggishness against Bayern, particularly in light of Roy Makaay's habit of lightning strikes. The Dutch forward scored the fastest goal in UEFA Champions League history against Real Madrid CF in the last round, and was at it again on Saturday, breaking the deadlock after just three minutes before Hasan Salihamidžić made the match safe. "We must start better than we did in Rome," said Ancelotti. "We must show better athleticism, aggression and desire – and with Makaay around let's hope we win the kick-off." There is cause for Italian optimism, however, given that Milan have a near full complement of players available, including Paolo Maldini, Alessandro Nesta and Filippo Inzaghi, while Bayern will be missing goalkeeper Oliver Kahn and midfielder Mark van Bommel, both suspended. The hosts have also won 15 of their last 18 UEFA Champions League home games and, crucially, have a 100 per cent record against Bayern, whom they defeated 4-1 (5-2 on aggregate) at the last-16 stage last term. "We have great memories of last year," reflected Ancelotti. "We played excellently at home and hope to do so again. Kahn is the symbol of their side and Van Bommel is also a first-team regular, so their absence could weigh against them." This is not a theory shared by his opposite number. "We've known for a while that we'd be without those two but we have great replacements," said Bayern coach Ottmar Hitzfeld. "Michael Rensing has played well in goal for us, while on Saturday I rested Owen Hargreaves and Andreas Ottl was superb against Schalke. "This season both teams have had good and bad times domestically, and this competition is an opportunity for both of us to show what we're made of," he continued. "I'm expecting a very intense encounter, and he who holds his nerve and plays better on the night will succeed." Bayern can take heart from improving domestic form – they are within six points of the Bundesliga summit – as well as their most recent result at San Siro, a 2-0 home victory over Serie A champions-elect FC Internazionale Milano on Matchday 2.

Probable teams

Milan : Dida; Massimo Oddo, Alessandro Nesta, Paolo Maldini, Marek Jankulovski; Gennaro Gattuso, Andrea Pirlo, Massimo Ambrosini; Kaká, Clarence Seedorf; Alberto Gilardino.

Bayern: Michael Rensing; Willy Sagnol, Daniel Van Buyten, Lucio, Phillipp Lahm; Hasan Salihamidžić, Andreas Ottl, Owen Hargreaves, Bastian Schweinsteiger; Roy Makaay, Lukas Podolski.

PSV EINDHOVEN - LIVERPOOL FC

Their injury list is lengthening, their lead at the top of the Eredivisie is shortening, and on Tuesday they play their most important match of the season to date. But as the spring sun shone down, PSV Eindhoven appeared relaxed. The sight of goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes enjoying a kickaround with his two-year-old son as training wound down suggested they are enjoying the moment. Few expected PSV to reach the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League; coach Ronald Koeman insisted they could yet go further as he prepared for the first leg against Liverpool FC. "Liverpool will have to be on their game to beat us, even though we have problems with injuries," he said. "To win games at this level you need a fit team, but in this competition over two matches there are surprises. Arsenal [FC] know that and Liverpool will know that too. You always have chances in these sorts of matches." Fortune, though, has not favoured PSV. Injuries to inspirational centre-back Alex and striker Arouna Koné were compounded when playmaker Ibrahim Afellay strained a hamstring in Saturday's 1-1 draw at NAC Breda. Koeman, who is expected to ask Manuel Da Costa to deputise for Alex, revealed Afellay will need a scan to determine his fitness, yet otherwise gave little away. "With the situation as it is, the last thing we want to do is put all our cards on the table," Koeman said, before dismissing as "coincidence" the successes he has enjoyed as a coach, this season against Arsenal, and last when his SL Benfica team eliminated both Liverpool and Manchester United FC from this competition. "Liverpool are in form and I expect a match like we had in the group stage against them. It's going to be very tough, but if it's 0-0 or 1-0 we will be happy." While PSV are without a win since ousting Arsenal, Liverpool's confidence has grown subsequent to beating holders FC Barcelona in the previous round. The 2005 UEFA Champions League winners defeated Arsenal 4-1 on Saturday and will hope to improve on the goalless draw here in September. Manager Rafael Benítez, though, was doing his best to dampen rising expectations. "I think we have a better team than the one that won the Champions League, but you never know," said the Spaniard. "It's normal when you get to this stage that people talk about the final but you must go one step at a time and in this case, PSV will be a very difficult team to play against. The problem could be that we have more confidence so we have to be careful and put the players under pressure. Start winning and then we can talk." Benítez is without the suspended Mohamed Sissoko but has the luxury of giving Argentinian anchorman Javier Mascherano his first UEFA Champions League start. Striker Peter Crouch scored in the 2-0 victory against PSV at Anfield in November and after hitting a hat-trick against Arsenal, will hope to keep his place, although Dutchman Dirk Kuyt and Craig Bellamy are pushing for recalls.

Probable teams

PSV: Heurelho Gomes; Jan Kromkamp, Carlos Salcido, Manuel Da Costa, Sun Xiang; Edison Méndez, Phillip Cocu, Timmy Simons, Mika Väyrynen, Jason Culina; Jefferson Farfán.

Liverpool: Pepe Reina; Álvaro Arbeloa, Daniel Agger, Jamie Carragher, Steve Finnan; Steven Gerrard, Xabi Alonso, Javier Mascherano, John Arne Riise; Dirk Kuyt, Craig Bellamy.