Team news, manager quotes, match facts, and more ahead of the Champions League clash between Bayern Munich and Porto.

TEAM NEWS

Bayern's hopes of turning the tie around have been hampered by a string of injury absences, with Arjen Robben (abdominal muscle tear), David Alaba (knee ligament tear), Javi Martinez (knee), Medhi Benatia (muscle problem) and reserve goalkeeper Tom Starke (ankle) all ruled out.

France winger Franck Ribery is also highly unlikely to recover from an ankle injury in time to play, while.Germany captain Bastian Schweinsteiger, who rejoined training on Monday, faces a race against time to be fit. On-loan Barcelona winger Cristian Tello (hamstring tear) is Porto's only first-team player ruled out through injury but Brazilian full-backs Danilo and Alex Sandro are both banned.

Casemiro, another Brazilian international, received treatment to his left thigh on Friday but was able to train over the weekend.

MANAGER QUOTES

Pep Guardiola: "People do not know how difficult our [injury] situation is. I will never in my life forget these months and I am proud of the team. Now we have on Tuesday the most important Champions League game. It will of course be difficult but this is our big goal. I am completely convinced that my players will take their chances. I know which club I am at and know that (league) champions and cup winners is not enough. Only the treble is enough."

Julen Lopetegui: "I am expecting a superb Bayern team, regardless of who they will end up playing and we are prepared for what will happen. We need to put everything we have planned into practice. It will be a very difficult task but we will try to find simple answers. We like the idea of playing Bayern, who are one of the best teams in the world. We cannot think about what could happen, we must focus on the game tomorrow and try to give the answer on the pitch."

MATCH FACTS

In the six European meetings between Bayern Munich and Porto, each side has won twice (D2), both scoring and conceding eight goals in those games.

Bayern’s first leg defeat ended a run of 15 unbeaten in European competition against Portugese sides (W10 D5).

FC Porto have lost just one of their last seven European games against German sides (W4 D2).

Bayern Munich have won their last four CL games at home without conceding in any of them. Porto are the only quarter-finalist yet to lose a game in the Champions League this season (W6 D3).

Bayern Munich and FC Porto are the sides with the joint-most goals scored in the Champions League this season (24).

Porto have scored seven goals from outside the box in the Champions League this season, four more than any other side.

Meanwhile, Bayern have scored 21 goals from inside the box in the Champions League this term. Alex Sandro is, alongside Raul García, the player with the joint-most fouls conceded in the Champions League this season (23).

Bayern Munich are the only quarter-finalist to have seen more than one red card in the CL this season (2). Bayern Munich are, alongside Chelsea, the side with the joint-most goals scored from the penalty spot in the Champions League this season (4 excluding shootouts).

FC Porto are the only side in the CL this season to have missed more than one penalty (2) in regular play.

However, the Portuguese side have scored more free kick goals than any other CL club this term (3).

Robert Lewandowski has attempted more headed shots than any other player in the CL this season (11), but he has the lowest conversion rate from headers amongst those players who have netted at least once in the competition (9%).

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