In the other quarter final game, Bayern Munich’s bid to reach a third UEFA Champions League final in four years remains on track after they earned a deserved 2-0 victory over Juventus in the first leg of their quarter-final clash on Tuesday
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In last month’s 2-0 second-leg win over Porto, Malaga turned around a tie they were losing by a single goal after the away game and once again showed the good home form that allowed them to top their qualifying group ahead of AC Milan
Bundesliga champions, Borussia Dortmund, were drawn against Champions League newcomers, Malaga, in the other quarterfinal, with the Spaniards at home in the first leg
On Tuesday inside the Camp Nou, the Spanish side will have to go the extra mile to turn the table against a Milan side that goes into the game with two solid goals advantage
The European governing body said its disciplinary panel would investigate the matter but had not yet set a date
It was a tactical masterclass by the hosts, who sprung a surprise result based on a tight, disciplined display in the first period but became more expansive after the break
The Gunners, who crashed out of the FA Cup at home to Blackburn at the weekend, were behind after only seven minutes when midfielder Toni Kroos hammered home a shot from the edge of the box
Arsenal’s hope of a silverware after eight years of drought was shattered at the weekend as lowly rated Blackburn stunned the Arsene Wenger side at the Emirates Stadium in the fifth round of the FA Cup
And it means that Arsene Wenger’s team have only the Champions League left if they are to win silverware this season
Pillars, the reigning Nigeria Premier League champions, are billed to entertain Olympic Real de Bangui of Central African Republic in the preliminary round first leg on Saturday at the Sani Abacha Stadium, Kano, Kano State
Danny Welbeck opened the scoring for the English Premier League leaders with a 20th minute header to deliver United a crucial away goal
Wenger, who spoke shortly after his side’s progression to the knock out stage of the Champions League on Wednesday, opined that Di Matteo should have been given more time
Manchester City are out of the Champions League at the group stage for the second successive season after they were held to a draw by Real Madrid at the Etihad just as Arsenal moved to the next stage after a convincing win at the Emirates over Montpellier
If Chelsea loses out in the group stage of the Champions League, it will be the first time a cup holder will be eliminated in the preliminary round
Chelsea are now faced an ignominious exit from this season’s Champions League after a comprehensive defeat at the Stadio Juventus…
Chelsea, the cup holders, will face the battle of their lives when they engage Italian champions, Juventus, in Turin
The biggest result of the day was Barcelona’s 1-2 loss to Celtic
The defeat, Roberto Di Matteo’s first in the Champions League, means English teams have now failed to win in Donetsk in four attempts and leaves Chelsea with a less than straightforward path to the last 16