Real Madrid - APOEL Preview: Mourinho's side have won eight of nine Champions League ties this season

REAL MADRID Casillas Altintop, Pepe, Varane, Coentrao Granero, SahinCallejon, Kaka, Ronaldo Higuain

APOEL Chiotis Poursaitidis, Kaka, Jorge, Boaventura Morais, PintoCharalambidis, Marcinho, Manduca Ailton

Real Madrid boss Jose Mourinho looks set to make significant changes to the team that thrashed Osasuna at the weekend for the Champions League quarter-final second leg against APOEL on Wednesday.

Ricardo Carvalho and Lassana Diarra are both out injured, but Jose Callejon has shaken off an ankle problem and could feature. Xabi Alonso returns from suspension, but may be rested on the bench, while Nuri Sahin could deputise for Sami Khedira, who sat out the Osasuna game with a virus.

Injury-hit winger Angel Di Maria is likely to be named on the bench again as he continues his recovery towards full match fitness.

APOEL will be without Marcelo Oliveira and Ivan Trickovski due to injuries sustained in the first leg in Cyprus, although Gustavo Manduca is available after serving a one-match ban. Savvas Poursaitides (thigh) and Nektarios Alexandrou (groin) also picked up knocks in the first leg, but the duo are likely to be fit in time for the clash.