This Week in the Knockout Stages...

FC Basel celebrate Valentin Stocker's late goal
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Real Madrid will have their work cut out for them at the Santiago Bernabeu after the Russian side CSKA Moscow were able to hammer in a late goal to tie the match up 1-1 while Napoli outplayed and outscored a struggling Chelsea side at home, defeating them 3-1. The second set of fixtures saw the two underdogs prevail with 1-0 wins. Olympique Marseilles defeated Inter Milan at their home stadium while FC Basel defeated German giants Bayern Munich at St. Jakob Park.

FCB vs FCB: The Bavarian UCL Derby

Bayern Munich trains in St. Jakob-Park
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For those of us who don't speak German, here there is lots of hype surrounding the FC Basel FC Bayern Munich fixture on Wednesday evening. Former youth coach Heiko Vogel is now the leading man at Basel and Basel starlet Xherdan Shaqiri has already secured a move to the German side in the summer. Last season Munich faced off against Basel in the group stage and won both fixtures, the first a 3-0 and the second a 2-1. Both sides are ridden with promising youth but balanced out by older players with Champions League experience. The Battle of Bavaria will certainly be a set Champions League fixtures you won't want to miss.

Shaqiri to Move to Bayern Munich in the Summer of 2012

FC Basel has just released an official statement confirming the rumors that Swiss wonder-kid Xherdan Shaqiri will be leaving his youth club and moving to the Bundesliga in the summer of 2012, featuring for Bayern Munich on a four year contract. Neither club has chosen to disclose the sum of money that will break Shaqiri of the remainder of his contract at Basel, but rumors have ranged from 14 to 15 million francs. Xherdan's current market value sits at 11 million pounds (12.5 million euros).