The other match sees Turkish side Fenerbahce face Portuguese opponents Benfica. The return legs in the Europa League will take place on 2 May.Real - who eliminated Manchester United in the second round - booked their place in the last four with a 5-3 aggregate win over Galatasaray, although they lost 3-2 in Istanbul.Chelsea are the only British side left in European competition after sealing their place despite a second-leg defeat against Rubin Kazan in Russia.New Bundesliga champions Bayern, who beat Arsenal in the previous stage, completed a comfortable 4-0 aggregate victory over Juventus, winning 2-0 in Turin.Rafael Benitez's side lost 3-2 but still progressed with a 5-4 aggregate win.I don't think Madrid will be afraid because of what happened in the group stage," Dortmund general manager Hans-Joachim Watzke said. "They will respect us, just like we respect them.Tottenham lost on penalties against Basel after drawing 2-2 in each leg, while Newcastle drew 1-1 with Benfica and failed to overturn a 3-1 first-leg deficit.We have a lot of respect for Borussia Dortmund,the former Spain striker said. We played them twice [in the group stage] but didn't manage to beat them. In the Champions League, all-German and all-Spanish semi-finals were ruled out in the draw in Nyon, Switzerland.
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