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APOEL vs Real Madrid 20:00 SS7Benfica vs Chelsea 20:00 SS3NICOSIA – APOEL Nicosia have been besieged by fans desperate for tickets for Tuesday’s Champions League quarter-final first leg at home to Real Madrid but even the club’s most ardent supporters know this will be the toughest test yet in their fairytale season.Record nine-times winners Real are big favourites to end APOEL’s stunning run in becoming the first Cypriot side to reach the last eight of any European competition, not that the APOEL faithful care about the threat of defeat.Chairman Phivos Erotocritou has apologised after thousands waited for tickets on Thursday but only a handful managed to get their hands on the prized asset."It is truly shameful what happened, with the hassle we imposed on so many thousands of people with a wrong decision we made,” Erotocritou was quoted as saying by the Cyprus Mail.The scramble for tickets follows APOEL’s strong showings in the 23,000-capacity GSP Stadium during the competition with a motley mix of journeymen from around the world really making Cyprus home.