With their comfortable first-leg winners at home to Galatasaray and Juventus respectively, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich are well placed to advance to the semi-finals of the UEFA Champions League.
However, the two sides can take nothing for granted with tricky away trips coming up on Tuesday and Wednesday respectively.
The other two ties are too close to call.
Despite a dominant performance at Malaga last week, Borussia Dortmund failed to score and still have much to do to prevail in their goalless tie, while Paris Saint-Germain’s late rally against Barcelona secured them a 2-2 draw and a lifeline ahead of their visit to the Camp Nou on Wednesday.
The odds are heavily weighted in favour of Spain’s big two and the German duo.
Based on all previous Champions League first-leg ties ending with the same scorelines as those recorded last week, Real Madrid have a 94 per cent chance of progressing at the expense of their Turkish foes.
Barcelona, Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund are equally in pole position for semi finals qualification.
On Tuesday, the only undefeated team in the competition, Borussia Dortmund, will be banking on their vociferous supporters to help them break down Malaga’s stubborn defence.
Unbeaten at home so far, competition debutants, Malaga, have little pressure on them, having come through the play-offs and exceeded their expectations.
April 9
UEFA Champions League
6:45 PM – Borussia Dortmund vs Malaga
6:45 PM – Galatasaray vs Real Madrid
April 10
UEFA Champions League
6:45 PM – Barcelona vs PSG
6:45 PM – Juventus vs Bayern
April 11
UEFA Europa League
4:00 PM – Rubin Kazan vs Chelsea
7:05 PM – FC Basel vs Tottenham
7:05 PM – Lazio vs Fenerbahce
7:05 PM – Newcastle vs Benfica.