Champions League - Bayern Munich v Fiorentina:BAYERN Munich and Fiorentina, two teams moving in opposite directions, clash in the Champions League tonight with the Bavarians firm favourites to progress to the last eight.

Bayern, who made a shaky start to the season and finished six points behind Bordeaux as they struggled through the group stage, have won their last 12 games in all competitions.

Fiorentina, who qualified for the knockout stages at the expense of Liverpool, have lost momentum since the start of the year, taking only one point from their last five Serie A matches.

They were outclassed 2-0 by Sampdoria on Saturday and have dropped to 11th in the table. The team appear to have been hit hard by the ban on striker Adrian Mutu, who was provisionally suspended for testing positive for the appetite suppressant drug sibutramine on January 10th.