Disappointing verdict for Marcel Sabitzer

Sabitzer would have loved to spoil the evening for his former club FC Bayern. “It’s just appealing when you switch sides and maybe get a leg up,” said the veteran after the 15 million euro move in the summer.

His time at FC Bayern was “formative and not always positive”: “There were some things that I didn’t like that much. But I don’t want to miss the time. I came to Manchester United through Bayern and now to BVB .”

Sabitzer has long been a regular player in Westphalia; before the red card, he went the full distance nine times in a row. The veteran is also expected to be in the starting line-up on Wednesday (9 p.m., Sky, DAZN) when Dortmund fights for their first quarter-final place in the Champions League in three years. The 1-1 draw in the first leg in the Netherlands fuels hope. “It’s going to be a big night. We have the whole stadium behind us,” emphasized BVB striker Donyell Malen.

Inter Milan will also be defending a 1-0 lead over Atletico Madrid from 9 p.m. (Servus TV) without Marko Arnautovic, who will probably have to take a break until the beginning of April because of his thigh injury. FC Barcelona has already reached the round of the last eight. With a spectacular 3-1 win over Napoli. Goal scorer Robert Lewandowski made everything clear in the 83rd minute.

Arsenal FC, leaders in the English Premier League, continued to tremble against FC Porto. After a 1-0 home win, a penalty shoot-out had to be decided with the overall score being 1-1. The “Gunners” retained the upper hand 4-2, the Portuguese failed twice from the ominous point.

This means that six of the eight quarter-finalists have been determined: Real Madrid, Manchester City, FC Bayern Munich, Paris Saint-Germain, FC Barcelona and Arsenal. Sound-sounding names across the board.