Barca take on Galatasaray and West Ham face Sevilla in a crucial match

(Football news) Having been held to a 0-0 draw in the first leg, in form Barca will look to win their second leg and qualify for the quarter finals. Xavi's side entered the contest having hit Osasuna for four in La Liga while Domenec Torrent's men ran out 2-1 winners against Besiktas. Galatasaray head into the game having lost one of their last seven in all competitions after a streak of defeat before the winter and they only failed to score in one of their last 16 home games. The 1999-2000 UEFA Cup winners have never made it to the quarter-finals of the Europa League since they changed the format, but this season they have already beaten Marseille and Lazio on home soil in this season's tournament.

Torrent's side can dare to dream as they have a chance to create a major upset against Xavi’s side. Barca head into the second leg having only conceded one goal in their last four games across all competition and also winning each of their last three away from home and they have not been knocked out at this stage since 2004. Barcelona's most recent trip to Galatasaray ended in a 2-0 win during the 2002-03 Champions League group stage, with Xavi playing 75 minutes of that, and it would be some story if Torrent's side were to dash the Catalans' dream for European success. For Barca, long-term absentees Ansu Fati, Sergi Roberto, Alejandro Blade and Samuel Umtiti have been joined on the sidelines by Gerard Pique. For Galatasaray, Ex Barcelona attacker Arda Turan is expected to miss out due to injury, while Kaan Arslan, Halil Dervisoglu, Ismail Cipe, Baris Yilmaz and Alpaslan Ozturk are all doubtful.

West Ham have all to do it at the London Stadium to overcome a 1-0 deficit against Sevilla, who are subsequently the pre tournament favourite. David Moyes is very optimistic regarding getting on the scoresheet in the second leg, and this was further strengthened when late goals from Andriy Yarmolenko and Pablo Fornals secured a timely 2-1 victory over Aston Villa, ending a run of three successive defeats in all competitions. The Hammers are now unbeaten in their last four matches at home and their last setback came back on January 16 when they went down to Leeds United.

Sevilla have been performing very under par since the middle of January, only managing four wins from 12 matches in all competitions. They also had four draws from six league fixtures, the latest coming against Rayo Vallecano which left them 10 points adrift of La Liga leaders Real Madrid. They have just managed to score five goals in six outings in all competitions, Moyes and his attacking players will note that only four goals have been conceded during the same period. Sevilla have not lost in England since suffering a 2-0 defeat against Leicester City in the round 16 of the Champions League five years ago. For West Ham, Michail Antonio is regarded as a huge injury doubt and Sead Benrahma is expected to deputise for Jarrod Bowen who is still struggling with a heel injury. For Sevilla, Ludwig Augustinsson with Marcos Acuna rated as doubtful. Thomas Delaney, who is available again after a ban, and Ivan Rakitic could feature in the centre of midfield

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