The Champions League is down to the final four with Italian champions Juventus
hosting European champions Real Madrid on Tuesday and Pep Guardiola returning to Barcelona with his current club Bayern Munich on Wednesday.
Ahead of the fixtures we've factored in form, suspensions and injuries to predict the possible starting XIs for each team as they look to gain a first-leg advantage.
Juventus will be without star midfielder Paul Pogba (thigh) and defender Martin (ankle) for the first leg. Pogba has been out for the past two weeks and will be a big miss for the Italian champions
Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti looks set to again pick defender Sergio Ramos in midfield for the game, as he deals with injuries to playmaker Luka Modric and centre-forward Karim Benzema. Fit-again Gareth Bale looks likely to start up front
Barcelona coach Luis Enrique has a full squad to choose from -- with Jordi Alba expected to overcome a minor foot problem to start at left-back. This means the South American superstar trio of Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Neymar are set to start up front
Bayern Munich: Arjen Robben, Franck Ribery, David Alaba and Holger Badstuber are out, but Robert Lewandowski remains a doubt following his injuries against Borussia Dortmund last week. The Pole has trained with a mask to protect his broken jaw and nose
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