2 April 2013 10:19 Malaga can try to keep on their remarkable debut Champions League campaign against Borussia Dortmund in the quarter-finals. With a cushty 3-1 absent win against Rayo Vallecano on Saturday, Malaga got an essential success and were also in a position to rest star Argentine striker Javier Saviola, who'll be fresh for Wednesday's quarter-final first leg. In their path to the quarter-finals, the Qatari-owned side have experienced a dream work, which included leading an organization offering AC Milan, Zenit St Petersburg and Anderlecht, before accounting for Porto 2-1 on mixture in the round of 16. Dortmund also got a victory in their last domestic match, a absent win against Stuttgart. But with Bayer Leverkusen warm on the heels in third position, they might not afford to sleep any participants prior to the this week's showdown at Estadio La Rosaleda. The German side's path to the quarter-final was in the same way remarkable as their opponents', finishing three points clear in the 'band of death', which presented Real Madrid, Manchester City and Ajax. They documented a 2-2 pull against Shakhtar Donetsk in the first leg of the round of 16, before comfortably triumphing 3-0 at home in the reunite. It's been a year for 20-year-old Malaga midfielder Isco, who has scored three goals in six Champions League games, along with eight goals in La Liga. He is sure to feature prominently in Dortmund instructor Juergen Klopp's pre-game planning. The young Spaniard won the famous Golden Boy prize, given by Italian paper Tuttosport to Europe's most useful Under-21 person, and has been related to heavyweights Real Madrid and Bayern Munich. Dortmund meanwhile are lucky to have one of the most useful poachers in Europe - Polish hitman Robert Lewandowski. The 24-year-old has been associated with lots of Europe's giant groups and after slamming 20 goals in 24 league matches for Dortmund - plus five goals in nine European matches - Malaga is likely to be well advised to mark Lewandowski firmly. In great news for both clubs, their squads are unaffected by damage and both coaches can have their star players available for selection. This is actually the first time the 2 groups have met, with Malaga only ever qualifying for continental games twice before - the 2002 Intertoto Cup and 2002/2003 UEFA Cup. Dortmund will be the more experienced team in big matches but Malaga incorporate several big names such as Saviola, Joaquin, Roque Santa Cruz and Martin Demichelis, who have experienced pressure games at other groups. The Spanish part might just have the bonus in front of their house fans but this is a tie that's equally set.
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