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Reuters Sports Schedule at 1400 GMT on Tuesday, April 21

Reuters sports schedule at 1400 GMT on Tuesday: - - - - SOCCER Champions League quarter-final second legs Barcelona v Paris St Germain (1845) Bayern Munich v Porto (1845) Barca aim to finish off PSG and seal place in the semi-final BARCELONA - Barca carry a 3-1 lead from the first leg in France and are favourites to go through against a Paris St Germain side with injury problems. (SOCCER-CHAMPIONS/BARCA (PIX) expect by 2045 GMT/16:45 PM ET, by Tim Hanlon, 400 words) - - Bayern Munich face tough job overcoming Porto MUNICH - Injury-hit Bayern Munich must try to overturn a 3-1 deficit against the Portuguese side to reach the semis. (SOCCER-CHAMPIONS/BAYERN (PIX), expect by 2045 GMT/16:45 PM ET, by Karolos Grohmann, 400 words) - - Real, Atletico coaches face media BARCELONA - Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid coaches speak ahead of Wednesday's Champions league match. (SOCCER-CHAMPIONS/ (PIX) expect by 1200 GMT/8 PM ET, by Tim Hanlon, 400 words) - - Juve aim to continue 100 percent record against French teams PARIS - Juventus will be hoping to make it 11 victories out of 11 against French teams in knockout ties when they face AS Monaco in the second leg of their Champions League quarter-final on Wednesday. (SOCCER-CHAMPIONS/MONACO (PREVIEW), moved, by Julien Pretot, 400 words) - - Real's Rodriguez may hold key amid injury crisis MADRID - With Real Madrid facing an injury crisis ahead of Wednesday's Champions League clash with Atletico Madrid attention will be on talisman Cristiano Ronaldo to lead them through but James Rodriguez may hold the key. (SOCCER-CHAMPIONS/REAL (PREVIEW), moved, by Tim Hanlon, 400 words) - - - - CRICKET West Indies v England, Grenada, second test (to 25) England captain Alastair Cook seeks end to poor form The focus will be on skipper Alastair Cook as England try and make up for the disappointment of failing to win the first test against West Indies which ended in a draw. (CRICKET-WINDIES/, expect lunch lead at 1700 GMT/1 PM ET, 400 words - - - BASKETBALL Euroleague Real chase Euroleague Final Four spot BELGRADE - Record eight-time winners Real Madrid can seal a berth in the premier club competition's Final Four when they visit Anadolu Efes Istanbul, while Barcelona are away to Olympiakos Piraeus. (BASKETBALL-EUROLEAGUE/PLAYOFFS, expect story by 2200 GMT/6 PM ET, by Zoran Milosavljevic, 400 words) - - - - BOXING Klitschko discusses title fight against unbeaten American NEW YORK - World heavyweight boxing champion Wladimir Klitschko and unbeaten American challenger Bryant Jennings face the media ahead of Saturday's championship bout at Madison Square Garden. (BOXING-HEAVYWEIGHTS/ (PIX), expect by 2200 GMT/6 PM ET, by Larry Fine, 350 words) - - - - NHL Capitals try to even playoff series The Washington Capitals, Nashville Predators and Vancouver Canucks all try to avoid being pushed to the brink of playoff elimination while the Detroit Red Wings host the Tampa Bay Lightning with their series tied at 1-1. (NHL- PLAYOFFS/HIGHLIGHTS, expect by 0230 GMT/10:30 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 450 words) - - - - NBA LeBron's Cavs host Celtics in playoff action LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers look to take a 2-0 series lead over the visiting Boston Celtics in one of the three first-round playoff games on the National Basketball Association schedule. (NBA- PLAYOFFS/HIGHLIGHTS (PIX) , expect by 0230 GMT/10:30 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 450 words) - - - - BASEBALL Jays' Buehrle puts unbeaten record on the line Toronto Blue Jays left-hander Mark Buehrle (2-0) looks to extend his unbeaten streak to the young season when he takes the mound versus the American League East rival Baltimore Orioles in one the 15 games on the Major League Baseball schedule. (BASEBALL-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0330 GMT/11:30 PM ET, 800 words) - - - - NORTH AMERICAN SPORTS Roundups of off-field developments in the major North American professional sports leagues. (expect by 0000 GMT/8:00 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 400 words) - - - - TENNIS ATP: Barcelona Open, Spain (to 26) BRD Nastase Tiriac Trophy, Bucharest (to 26) WTA: Stuttgart Grand Prix, Germany (to 26) Copy on merit - - - - SNOOKER World Snooker Championship, Crucible, Sheffield, England (to May 4) Copy on merit (Europe desk editor: Ed Osmond)