Manchester United's Nemanja Vidic (2nd L) fouls Liverpool's Daniel Sturridge (L) to concede a penalty and be sent off during their English Premier League soccer match at Old Trafford in Manchester, northern England, March 16, 2014. REUTERS/Phil Noble
LONDON (Reuters) - Manchester United will be clutching at the final straw of a sobering season when they attempt to overturn a 2-0 deficit against Greek side Olympiakos and reach the quarter-finals of the Champions League on Wednesday.
The final four places in the quarter-finals are up for grabs this week, although unlike United who remain hopeful of salvation, Zenit St Petersburg and Schalke travel to Borussia Dortmund and Real Madrid respectively facing mission impossible.
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