Rubin Kazan beat mighty Chelsea 3-2 but despite a spirited performance, it was not enough. Chelsea joins Basel (through on penalties after two 2-2 draws with Spurs) in the semi-final, the first time for the Swiss club, along with Fenerbahçe and Benfica, which eliminated Lazio and Newcastle United, respectively.
Europa League quarter finals
Rubin Kazan (Russia) 3 Chelsea (England) 2 First leg 1-3 Aggregate: 4-5 Chelsea
Marcano 51 Torres 5
Gökdeniz Karadeniz 62 Moses 55
Natcho 75 (pen)
Basel (Switzerland) 2 Tottenham Hotspur (England) 2 First leg 2-2 Aggregate: 4-4
Basel pass on penalties 4-1
Salah 27 Dempsey 23, 83
Dragovic 49
Lazio (Italy) 1 Fenerbahçe (Turkey) 1 First leg 0-2 Aggregate: 1-3 Fenerbahçe
Lulic 60 Caner Erkin 73
Newcastle United (England) 1 Benfica (Portugal) 1 First leg 1-3 Aggregate: 2-4 Benfica
Cissé 71 Salvio 90+2
Champions League
As predicted in this column, it's Spain versus Germany in the Champions League, Barcelona and Bayern Munich joining Real and Dortmund in the semi-finals. Barcelona was held at home but the 2-2 draw in Paris was enough. In the other tie, Bayern blew Juve away.
Barcelona 1 Paris Saint-Germain 1 Aggregate 3-3 Barcelona wins on away goals
Pedro Rodríguez 71 Pastore 50
First leg
PSG 2 Barcelona 2
Ibrahimovic 79 Messi 38
Matuidi 90+4 Xavi Hernández 89 (Pen)
Juventus 0 Bayern Munich 2 Aggregate 4-0 to Bayern
Mandzukic 64
Pizarro 90+1
First leg
Bayern Munich 2 Juventus 0
Alaba 1
T. Müller 63
Malaga threw away a 2-1 lead and a 2-2 draw in three minutes, losing concentration and losing the game right at the end against Borussia Dortmund after drawing the first game at home in Spain. Real lost at Galatasaray but precious goals from Cristiano Ronaldo (who else?) saved the day.
Dortmund 3 Malaga 2 (First leg Málaga 0 Dortmund 0) Aggregate: 3-2
Lewandowski 40 Joaquín 25
Reus 90+1 Eliseu 82
Felipe Santana 90+3
Galatasaray 3 Real Madrid 2 (First leg Real Madrid 3 Galatasaray 0)
Aggregate 3-5
Eboué 57 Ronaldo 7, 90+2
Sneijder 70
Drogba 72
First game Real 3 Galatasaray 0
Ronaldo, 9
Benzema, 29
Higuaín, 73
Timothy Bancroft-Hinchey
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