Bayern, Milan have one goal: 2 goals

A Bayern Munich side boasting key reinforcements threaten to make Chelsea’s two-goal lead feel far from comfortable in Tuesday’s C...

A Bayern Munich side boasting key reinforcements threaten to make Chelsea’s two-goal lead feel far from comfortable in Tuesday’s Champions League quarter-final second leg at the Olympic Stadium.

First-choice strikers Roy Makaay and Claudio Pizarro are in line to return from injury as Bayern attempt to overturn their 4-2 defeat from the first leg, while Martin Demichelis will be back after suspension to anchor the midfield. Bayern were hustled out of the final half-hour of last week’s meeting in London, as a Chelsea side bristling with confidence took a deserved 4-1 lead before Michael Ballack’s penalty seconds from the end gave Bayern hope. They need a 2-0 or 3-1 win to send them through on away goals. ‘‘We’ve shown before that we’re capable of beating anyone by two goals at home’’, said Ballack. Even without Mourinho physically on the bench last week, Chelsea still did enough in the second half at least to win by a comfortable margin. But Chelsea dropped some rare points in the league on Saturday when they were held to a 1-1 draw at home by Birmingham City. (Reuters)

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MATCH FACTS

What Bayern need: 2-0 or 3-1 win

What Chelsea need: One-goal defeat or better

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• Bayern are unbeaten in their last six home games against English opponents

• Chelsea have won eight of their last 11 European away games, seven of them with clean sheets

• In each of the past four seasons, Chelsea have been knocked out of Europe because of a two-goal away defeat

THE ODDS
Bayern go through: 4/1
Chelsea go through: 1/7

MATCH FACTS

What Inter need: Win by difference of three goals

What Milan need: One-goal defeat or better

• AC Milan have won their last seven Champions League games at the San Siro, conceding just three goals

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• Milan have not lost a European match at the San Siro by two goals since 1994-95

• Inter have won four of their five home games in this season’s competition by at least a two-goal margin

THE ODDS
Inter go through: 6/1
Milan go through: 1/12

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