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Barcelona have another opportunity to make Champions League history on Wednesday as they look to mount a remarkable recovery in the Champions League quarter-finals.

Luis Enrique's men were dismantled in last week's first leg with Juventus, Paulo Dybala's double helping inspire the Turin club to a 3-0 win.

But Barca have good reason to be confident of becoming the first team to overturn a 3-0 deficit in the Champions League, having pulled off the largest comeback in the history of the competition in the previous round, beating Paris Saint-Germain 6-1 after a 4-0 first-leg loss.

Meanwhile, Borussia Dortmund's first-leg meeting with Monaco lived up to the billing, as the Ligue 1 club emerged 3-2 winners as Kylian Mbappe enhanced his burgeoning reputation.

The teenager will aim to help Monaco to a first last-four appearance since 2004, when they were beaten in the final by Porto.

Dortmund have plenty of young talent of their own, with Ousmane Dembele sharing the spotlight with Mbappe as he found the net in the defeat at Signal Iduna Park. However, history is not on the German club's side, with all five of the previous teams to have claimed a 3-2 away win in the first leg of a knockout tie progressing to the next round.

Barcelona v Juventus

- Barcelona have scored at least three goals in seven of their last eight Champions League games atCamp Nou.

- Barcelona have reached the quarter-finals for the 10th consecutive season, the longest run in the history of the Champions League. However, they have been knocked out at that stage in two of the last three seasons.

- Juventus have won their last five games in the Champions League, the current longest run in the competition and the Bianconeri'sjoint-longest. They are one of two unbeaten teams this season alongside Real Madrid.

- Juventus are also the only team to have won all four of their Champions League away games this season (10 goals scored, 1 conceded), their best ever run of victories on the road in the competition.

- On top of that, Juventus have notconceded a goal for 441 minutes, also the current longest run in the competition. Sevilla's Nico Pareja was the last player to find the net against Juve back in November.

- Juventus have conceded fewer goals in the Champions League this season than any of the other seven sides still left in the competition (2 in 9 games). Both of those goals came from set-pieces.

Monaco vBorussiaDortmund

- Monaco can reach the semis of the Champions League for the fourth time after 1993-94, 1997-98 and 2003-04. No other French team has made the last four more than once.

- Monaco have won 70 per cent of their home games in the Champions League (21 out of 30). Among clubs to have hosted at least 30 games, only Real Madrid (76 per cent), Barcelona (73 per cent) andBayernMunich (71 per cent) have a better rate.

-BorussiaDortmund are the top scorers in this season's Champions League (27 goals in nine games), with 30 per cent of them coming in the final 15 minutes (8). Dortmund's games have produced more goals than any other team (40 - 27 for and 13 against).

- The first leg saw the first ever instance of two teenagers scoring in the same Champions League knockout game (OusmaneDembeleandKylianMbappe).

-Mbappeis the top scorer in this season's Champions League knockout stages with four goals in three games, while 21-year-old ThomasLemaris the top assist provider in the knockouts with three.

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The black mark of Madrid's stunning win over Bayern, were the many refereeing gaffes, which the FC crew dissect fervently. Real Madrid ultimately topped Bayern thanks to a Cristiano Ronaldo hat-trick in a match that provided a plethora of chances. BT Sport highlight: Real Madrid ultimately topped Bayern thanks to a Cristiano Ronaldo hat-trick in a match that provided a plethora of chances.

Reports in Spain have alleged that police intervened after three Bayern Munich players stormed into the referee's dressing room following their team's elimination from the Champions League at Real Madrid.

Bayern lost 4-2 in extra time at Real Madrid to go out of the Champions League quarterfinals 6-3 on aggregate.

The Bundesliga leaders were angered by several key decisions made by Hungarian referee Viktor Kassai.

And reporter Jose Luis Sanchez, of Atresmedia TV programme "El Chiringuito de los Jugones," said Robert Lewandowski, Arturo Vidal -- sent off in the 84th minute for a controversial second yellow card -- and Thiago Alcantara entered the official's dressing room and insulted him before police intervened.

Marca reported that shouting could be heard in the tunnel after the match.

But a UEFA spokesman told ESPN FC the governing body had not so far received any information regarding those reports.

UEFA later told ESPN FC by email:"No disciplinary cases have been opened following Tuesday's UEFA Champions League matches."

Bayern coach Carlo Ancelotti had expressed his frustration after the game,telling Mediaset: "He [Kassai] made a lot of mistakes and probably he was not good enough."

On the subject of referees, he said: "At this point I think it's absolutely indispensable. A referee cannot decide a knockout game in this way."

Speaking after the game, Vidal said Bayern had suffered a "robbery" at the hands of Kassai, claiming the official, not Real Madrid, had been responsible for their elimination.

"It is very tough when they steal a game from you like that -- two goals offside and me wrongly sent off. When two big teams meet like this in the Champions League, such a robbery cannot happen," he said.

Bayern midfielder Thiago Alcantara told Onda Cero radio: "I don't even have words for Vidal's sending off. It was not a yellow card, it was not even a foul.

"At this level, in the Champions League, you cannot see these types of mistakes.

"Everyone talks about the use of video assistant referees, but what you need is competent referees."

Adriana Garcia is a Valencia-based football writer who covers La Liga for ESPN FC.

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Football Semifinal (Boys): On Easter Monday

Quarterfinal Results:

Host school of the 2017 Uganda Muslim Education Association (UMEA) games, Welden ejected defending champions, Masaka S.S at the quarter final stage on Sunday in Mbarara.

Welden outwitted Masaka 2-1 during an explosive quarterfinal engagement played at the St. Josephs Technical playground in Nyamitanga.

Kibuli S.S won their second knockout game via spot kicks to progress to the semifinals.

After eliminating Gadaffi Integrated School at the Round of 16, Kibuli once again required spot kicks to win the day 4-3 following a 1-1 draw with Kifuma Modern school at the quarterfinal stage.

Other successful quarter finalists were Kasawo and Bulo Parents who defeated Kakungulu Memorial and Gombe with an identical 2-1 score line respectively.

After the final draw conducted to determine who plays who in the semifinal, Kibuli takes on Bulo Parents at Kakyeeka meanwhile Kasawo will entertain hosts Welden at the St Josephs Technical playground in Nyamitanga.

Shortly after the semi-finals, the third place playoff matches will take place at Mbarara High playground before the final show down at the Kakyeeka stadium.

The tournament climaxes on Monday with respective finals in football (boys and girls), handball, volleyball and netball.

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PEDRO CAIXINHA last night pledged that Rangers are ready, willing and able to end Celtics treble dreams.

The Light Blues warmed up for their Scottish Cup semi-final meeting with the Hoops a week today with their second win on the spin, their third clean sheet in a row and their eighth game unbeaten.

And while Brendan Rodgers side can point to far more formidable figures having gone the entire domestic season unbeaten, there was no mistaking the confidence behind the Portuguese managers words.

This team is always ready to beat anyone, and Celtic is going to be next, he said.

The history of this team is about this. We need to be ready and prepare for the game.

The approach to the game is going to be different its an Old Firm game, a knockout game, and I like the strategic side of the game so Im looking forward to preparing for it.

When we met with the players before the match we talked to them about how we felt, and we felt the team is growing in confidence, getting a pattern and an identity.

So well keep focusing on that process.

We know this will be a different opponent, a different match because it is a knockout and I just hope to have 11 warriors starting the game.

As you would expect with Thistle having just clinched a top six place, they came to Ibrox determined to make it tough for Rangers.

They shut down space, muscled their way into their 50:50s and generally got plenty of men behind the ball whenever the home team were in possession.

It wasnt pretty it said it all about the tightness of this match that it took 24 minutes for the game to produce its first shot on target.

Even then it came from an unexpected source Rangers left-back Myles Beermen.

He shot wide and showed it was no fluke when he hit a deflected effort over soon afterwards.

With Danny Wilson denied only by an acrobatic save from Tomas Cerny when powering a header in at goal from Barry McKays corner from the right, it was impossible to escape the feeling a breakthrough was imminent.

And as at Pittodrie six days earlier, it was Kenny Miller who made the killer contribution.

James Tavernier swung an inviting cross into the back post from where the striker headed down and up into the net.

But it wasnt all one-way traffic. Ryan Edwards shot wide at the other end of the pitch when a McKay mistake threw up the chance of a rapid fire equaliser.

Having failed to take their opportunity, Thistle soon found themselves further behind.

Emerson Hyndman stole into the box from a disputed throw in and teed up Jon Toral who finished in some style.

Hyndman was decent and was unlucky not to be able to claim an assist when Miller forced an excellent diving stop out of Cerny with a measured shot towards the corner of the net.

Its certainly a pleasing result, summarised Rangers midfielder Andy Halliday. The first half was a bit scrappy, but once the goal went in, it settled the nerves.

In the last few weeks, weve been a lot more clinical in our chances.

As soon as we got that good chance, Kenny put it away with aplomb.

It was a fantastic header and a great ball in from Tavernier.

Thats something else weve talked about when the chances come along we need to take them.

The goal came at a very good time for us because we werent at our free-flowing best, we werent creating chances.

That was certainly a nerve-settler.

Its two wins, but Celtic are obviously in form themselves.

Theyve had a really consistent season which is something weve not managed to stamp our authority on.

Its a big game, but its a semi-final, a knock-out competition.

If you cant get up for this game, youre in the wrong sport.

Its a massive occasion, a global audience is watching.

Ive managed to be part of a few and I cant wait for the next one.

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