Manchester United 3-2 Bayern Munich (4-4 on aggregate, Bayern win on away goals): Sir Alex Ferguson's men must recover from a 2-1 first-leg quarter-final loss if England is to have a team in the semis
Likewise, Bayern manager Louis van Gaal, and erstwhile Premier League star Arjen Robben, will hope the Bundesliga leaders will be Germany's remaining representatives in Europe tomorrow morning
The early surprise of the night is that Wayne Rooney, missing at the weekend against Chelsea with his ankle in a cast, starts for United when most thought he wouldn't be fit enough to make the bench
The other shock selection is 22-year-old Darren Gibson, making only his 16th appearance for the Red Devils, and the young Irishman repays the faith in him with the opening goal three minutes in to the game
Moments later and United are 2-0 up as Antonio Valencia beats his man on the right wing and Nani meets his cross with a cheeky flick, but Bayern have come from 2-0 down (after a 2-1 home leg win) to progress before
The first worry of the night, for England coach Fabio Capello and the Old Trafford fans, is Rooney, hobbling by half-way through the first half after rolling on his ankle and a couple of tough tackles
Valencia picks up a quick United throw-in that catches the visitors sleeping, again swings in a cross from the right which is, again, met by a wonderful finish from Nani (out of shot) to make it 3-0
Almost seconds later and it is the home side asleep as Michael Carrick is exposed as the last defender and muscled off the ball by Ivica Olic to drag a goal back from the tightest of angles
The goal stuns the Stretford End as Bayern, second-best for 45 minutes, are back in the tie, needing only one more to level at 4-4 on aggregate and go through on away goals
Difficulties multiply for United at the start of the second half with Rafael Da Silva, creative and tenacious from the first minute, picking up a second yellow card and leaving the field, albeit to a standing ovation
In the previous round Bayern beat Fiorentina 2-1 at home, only to be 3-1 down in Florence; then Robben scores and they go through to face Manchester United and do exactly the same thing
Robben's volley from the edge of the area is good enough to win any European tie but Munich are not convincing and United know they have themselves to blame for giving away a sloppy goal and Da Silva's sending off
Bordeaux 1-0 Lyon (2-3 on aggregate): In the other quarter-final possible Arsenal target Marouane Chamakh escapes Jean-Alain Boumsong, ex-Newcastle United, and pulls a goal back for Bordeaux, 1-0 at half time
But FC Girondins de Bordeaux, still a little cagey, fail to find that second goal that would see them through and Olympique Lyonnais will face Bayern Munich in the next round
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