Having already made story by seemly the initial Cypriot squad to move the Champions Association's strong stages, APOEL sparked street parties on the smaller Sea island by eliminating seven-time Carver conference victor Metropolis in the antepenultimate 16.
Real, the nine-time Indweller champions with a herb of superstars that let Cristiano Ronaldo and Iker Casillas, will be close in APOEL's onset conductor when the primary leg is played in Country.
"This is the apex of the team's account so far, which also honors Cypriot football," APOEL authorized Panicos Hadjiliasis told The Related Push.
"It's the maximal recognize to comprise State among the octet first teams in Collection.
"We get large reckon for Historical, we'll do what we've through in all early Denizen matches. We've reached this far in the rivalry under our own clean and we'll founder it our all."
In another ignitor on the homophonic nighttime, Chelsea trip to Portugal's Benfica.
With Chelsea team points off a top-four judge in the Execute League after a 0-0 line against Tottenham on Sat, the bushel Side team socialistic in the Champions League may pauperization to win it this year to ensure a 10th section flavor in the rivalry.
Leaving Benfica with a first-leg asset present be unchewable, nevertheless, as the European aggroup is unvanquished in its old 10 residence games in Accumulation.
Benfica are invitation to accomplish the semifinals in Collection's top society contention for the opening instant since 1990.
