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Heat turned up in quarter-final clash

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Spanish football titans clash with Italian giants in European Champions League quarter-final second leg matches tonight.

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A fiery battle is expected at Valencia's Mestalla Stadium in Spain, where Inter Milan will defend a 1-0 first leg advantage.

At the Nou Camp Stadium, Spain, Barcelona clash with Italian champions Juventus with the scores tied at 1-1 after the first leg.

Now coach of Inter, Hector Cuper twice took Valencia to losing Champions League final appearances in 2000 and 2001.

Last season Cuper guided the Nerazzuri (Inter) to within just one match of the Italian Serie A title, and consequently has the unwanted tag of a coach who can't get teams over the final hurdle.

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The success Cuper brought to Valencia was unappreciated by fans disgruntled with his defence-first tactics.

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