Ahead of tonight’s show of Bundespower, the sporting week recalled one standout image; displaced maestro Shinji Kagawa and distraught mentor Jurgen Klopp cradling one another tenderly as they were rent apart by the gaudy attractions of Manchester United.

Two first-half goals from Ivica Olic helped Bayern Munich to a routine win over Marseille that booked them a Champions League semi-final berth.

BAYERN against Inter... Munich against Milan... Germany against Italy.