Borussia Dortmund vs. Malaga C.F
This tie is still in the balance, neither team was able to score and honors were shared. In review many will say that Malaga did not capitalize on the advantage they had, playing at home. This is something Dortmund will certainly do. A lot of praise should be given to Malaga for being in this position, many people did not see this team being in the quarter finals. Yes a lot of money has been spent but there has been a lot of off the field troubles too, but here they find themselves with a chance of booking a place in the semi-finals. Dortmund on the other hand have played beyond some expectations, but Jurgen Klopp will tell you that he isn't surprised. 'The Monsters of Mentality' as he calls them, this team cannot be doubted. Although Bayern have recently been crowned kings of Germany with Dortmund lagging far behind, perhaps the strain on the Champions League has played its role. Borussia Dortmund missed some guilt edge chances in Spain but will be confident of going to the Westfalenstadion to bang in the goals. This will be a very intimidating atmosphere for Malaga to deal with, but anything is possible in the beautiful game of football.
Match Day Stadium
Westfalenstadion
Capacity : 80, 700
Location : Dortmund, Germany
Key Players
(Borussia Dortmund) Marco Reus #11 & Robert Lewandowski #9
(Malaga C.F) Isco #22 & Jeremy Toulalan #8
Prediction : 3-1 Borussia Dortmund (Win)
Galatasaray SK vs. Real Madrid
The previous fixture ended 3-0 to Los Blancos (Real Madrid) which pretty much wraps up the tie, althought Real Madrid will be in for a very hostile reception when they play in Turkey...you have to think that Mourinho's men will come out victorious. We cannot doubt the talent and hunger the Galatasaray players have but the Champions League is the number 1 target for Madrid, their form in the league recently has been impressive but the title is all but Barcelona's. Jose Mourinho is the master of the tactical game and will surely have put the team through video analysis, tactical training and understand of what their opponents will try do in Turkey. If the crowd's noise counted for anything Galatasaray would definitely come out on top, but in football that is not the case. 1 away goal from Madrid will put the game to bed for sure but anything can and I assume will happen in this game. As the saying goes its not over till the fat lady sings...In my opinion I think she sang beautifully last week in Spain's capital.
Match Day Stadium
Turk Telekom Arena
Capacity : 52, 652
Location : Sisli, Istanbul, Turkey
Key Players
(Galatasaray SK) Didier Drogba #12 & Hamit Altintop #4
(Real Madrid) Cristiano Ronaldo #7 & Mesut Ozil #10
Prediction : 3-2 Real Madrid Win (Agg. Score) 5-3
Hope you all enjoy tonight's games!
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