Latest: Atletico Madrid 0-0 Real Madrid
Latest: Juventus 0-0 Monaco
Chance for Juventus and they should really be ahead by now. A cross from the left goes over everyone and finds Tevez, whose side-foot volley is weak and Subasic makes an easy save.
Second Cristiano Ronaldo free-kick....hits the wall. Real still on top but their opportunities aren't coming with quite the same regularity. Atletico not looking overly threatening even with Griezmann the most wasteful of their artillery.
No goals but both ties off to a flying start in the opening quarter of an hour. Real continue to dictate in Madrid but they can't break through their local rivals yet while in Turin, Juve are dominating possession but Monaco look frighteningly good on the counter. Carrasco, who scored against Arsenal don't forget, looks a real player.
First strike in anger from Cristiano Ronaldo and Oblak makes a good low save. At the Juventus Stadium, Monaco are guilty of missing a golden chance to grab an away goal as Ferreira-Carrasco tricks his way through and Buffon makes the save. Carrasco goes close again with an effort from 20 yards but Buffon pushed the ball behind.
Chance in Turin and how are Juventus not ahead? A ball towards the back post finds Moratta who instead of pulling the back to Tevez shoots first time on the volley and skies the ball over the bar. Either way, the hosts should be ahead.
First chance for Real and they should really be ahead. Gareth Bale is slipped through and Oblak sticks out an arm and makes the important save. Almost a vital away goal for the holders.
So we're just over five minutes from kick-off in Madrid and Turin. This is one of the most open Champions League competitions in years, with no outstanding favourite and as many as four or five teams equipped to win it. Tonight could be a cracker.
Teams:
Atletico Madrid v Real Madrid
Atletico Madrid: Oblak; Juanfran, Miranda, Godín, Siqueira; Gabi, Mario Suárez, Koke, Arda Turan; Griezmann y Mandzukic.
Real Madrid: Casillas, Kroos, James, Benzema, Varane, Ramos, Ronaldo, Bale, Marcelo, Carvajal, Modric
Juventus v Monaco
Juventus: Buffon, Lichtsteiner, Bonucci, Chiellini, Evra, Vidal, Pirlo, Marchisio, Pereyra, Tevez, Morata.
Monaco: Kurzawa, Carvalho, Abdennour, Raggi - Kondogbia, Fabinho, Moutinho - Dirar, Carrasco, Martial
The continent's finest competition returns for the last eight phase and though we are without any of the four English sides who qualified from last season we have some tasty ties to fill the void. The headline quarter-final is a repeat of last season's final, where La Liga champions Atletico Madrid host Champions League holders Real Madrid. Diego Simeone's side have an outstanding recent record against their Spanish city neighbours with just one defeat in their last eight meetings.
The other tie sees the return of two of Europe's giants into the quarter-final. Juventus, whose last triumph came back in 1996, take on the competitions relative minnows in Monaco - the 2004 finalists. Carlos Tevez inspired Juve to victory over Borrusia Dortmund in the last round while Monaco held out to deny Arsenal on away goals. All the team news, updates and goals as they go in on the way.
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