MADRID (AP) -- If beating Atletico Madrid wasn't hard enough for Real Madrid, the defending champions must now find a way to better their crosstown rivals in the Champions League without four of their most important players.
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A depleted Madrid hosts Atletico on Wednesday in the second leg of the quarterfinals.