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UCL round of 16: Real Madrid lock horns with Roma

TVC E, SPORTS – Real Madrid will look to seal progress to the Champions League quarter-final stage when they take on Roma at the Santiago Bernabeu on Tuesday.

Real are huge favourites to make a sixth successive Champions League quarter-final appearance after beating Roma 2-nil in the first leg in Italy.

The Spanish giants are in excellent form, following their 7-1 demolition of Celta Vigo last weekend with Christiano Ronaldo netting 4 times.

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Luka Modric and Toni Kroos will return for the hosts after missing the Celta match. Karim Benzema remains sidelined with a hamstring injury, but Gareth Bale is in line to make his first start in two months.

Roma, meanwhile, warmed up for their trip to the Spanish capital by beating Fiorentina 4-1 at home, with Mohamed Salah netting a brace.

The Serie A side have not won away from home in the Champions League since November 2010.

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Elsewhere, Wolfsburg are confident their recent good form can take them past Gent in their last-16 second leg tie on Tuesday

The German side edged a 5-goal thriller to win 3-2 in the reverse fixture and will be hoping to reach the quarter-finals of the competition for the first time.

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