Well, nothing was solved exactly by the first leg of this Champions League quarterfinal between Malaga and Borussia Dortmund, two European underdogs,. They received 0-0 in Spain a week ago, with Dortmund ruing a line of missed odds. So that means that things have to be settled today. And, in one of those perversions produced by the away goals rule, the bonus in Dortmundas Westfalenstadion really lies with Malaga. As the first leg was scoreless, any link would be adequate to start to see the Spanish side through, provided it scores one or more times. Also 0-0 wouldnat be described as a tragedy, since it would push extra time and potentially penalty sneakers. For Dortmund, the job is a clear. Get tonight and it might finally shake its draw of adark horse for the discriminating Europhilea and cement its area among Europeas true contendersa'even though it won your competition out of nowhere in 1997. That yearas Dortmund side represents with a high-energy style that will trouble some of the outstanding Champions League clubs, just not Malaga in the first knee. Neither group has much left to play for inside their particular domestic leagues. Dortmund canat win the Bundesligaa'Bayern Munich really clinched it over the weekenda'and the clubas second devote the rankings isnat under serious risk, so it knows it will be back in the Champions League next year. Malaga, meanwhile, is sixth in Manhattan project Liga after some current mediocre kind, but it probably doesnat issue a whole lot since UEFA barred it from the following European competition it qualifies fora'itas an extended history about economic problems, Qatari royalty, and the Spanish duty person. Therefore while Real Madrid is expected to sail into the semifinals in the eveningas other gamea'Madrid moves to Galatasaray in Turkey keeping a 3-0 benefit on aggregatea'Malaga and Dortmund will be on hand to supply tonightas real drama. Weall be right back with lineups and more quickly before kickoff at 2:45 Eastern.
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