In-form Ukrainian champions Dynamo Kiev go into their Champions' League quarter-final second leg against Spanish giants Real Madrid on the back of a home win in their domestic championship.

On Thursday, Dynamo won their first match after the league restart, defeating Metallurg 2-0 with goals from Andrei Shevchenko and Sergei Serebrennikov. Kiev will be looking for a repeat of the sparkling form which saw them draw 1-1 draw at the imposing Santiago Bernabeu Stadium, leaving the Spanish defending champions with a difficult trip. Real, 27 times Spanish champions, languish in sixth place in their domestic league and have pinned all their hopes on a successful European campaign. They will face Kiev with renewed confidence after a steady improvement under their new Welsh coach John Toshack and an easing of their injury worries.

Olympiakos (1) v Juventus (2)

Italian champions Juventus will be turning to striker Filippo Inzaghi to reach the semi-finals, when they defend a slender 2-1 lead against Olympiakos in Athens.

Inzaghi has returned from injury to goal-scoring form in each of his last three matches - breaking the deadlock in the first leg against the Greeks and then bagging match-winners against Sampdoria and Udinese.

"It's going to be a difficult match, we all know that," Inzaghi admitted. "Greek teams are known for bringing out everything they have when they're playing in front of a home crowd."

Olympiakos meanwhile have worries of their own. Goalkeeper Dimitrios Eleftheropoulos, whose exploits in Turin prevented his team losing by a tennis score, twisted an ankle on Saturday and there are fitness doubts too over Yugoslav striker Ilja Ivic.

Kaiserslautern (0) v Bayern Munich (2)

Bayern Munich must prepare for their all-German tie with Kaiserslautern without their star Brazilian striker Giovane Elber who has torn ligaments in his left knee. However, they are strong favourites to advance. They hammered their Bundesliga colleagues 2-0 in the opening leg a fortnight ago. Franz Beckenbauer reckons the Bayern team is as good as the one he led to three European Cup trophies in 1974-76.

Coach Ottmar Hitzfeld said: "Now the others have a chance to make a name for themselves. We're not FC Elber, we are FC Bayern."

Kaiserslautern have injury doubts over striker Olaf Marschall who has a knee problems. He also missed the first leg game in Munich.

Both teams must also plug holes in their defence. Bayern's Thomas Strunz has pulled a stomach muscle, while Kaiserslautern's Hany Ramzy is suspended.