Bayern out to brush aside injury worries

Injury-hit Bayern Munich heads to Porto for Wednesday's Champions League quarterfinal first leg minus a host of stars but determined to boost its bid to reach a fourth straight European semifinal.

Pep Guardiola's Bayern last failed to reach the last four in Europe in 2011 and, having lifted the European title five times, the 2013 Champions League winner has won 16 of its 25 matches at this stage.

But rarely has the star-studded Bavarian giant been so hamstrung by injuries.