Sunday, 22 March 2009

UEFA Champions League Draw - Quarter Finals

The UEFA Champions League Quarter-final draw
So I'm playing catch up again this weekend and by now you all probably know about the UCL draw that took place on Friday in Switzerland and this is how the quarter-final fixtures looked:

Quarter-Final draw:
Manchester United v Porto
After overcoming Inter in the last 16, United probably have the easiest run to the finals from this point on... unlucky Porto, maybe next year.

Villarreal v Arsenal
Arsenal have started scoring again and they're key players are returning to fitness. Sure Robert Pirez will be hoping to pull one over his ex-team... I just don't see it happening this year. If this match was played late last year, I would have expected a different outcome.

Barcelona v Bayern Munich
Ooh... a tough one to predict and also very difficult to go against Barca at the moment. They are dazzling teams and almost scoring at will. Sure they have weaknesses, but they are more than capable of making up for it with their attacks.

Liverpool v Chelsea
Again! Pfft... This has to be the most repeated dual of the modern Champions League and I'm over it! Four meetings in the last five years has seen Liverpool succeed twice and Chelsea once... I see the Reds getting through it this year again. They're firing at just the right time of the season and well Chelsea's pensioners are struggling to get by.

I predict the Semi-finals draw:
Barcelona v Liverpool
Manchester United v Arsenal

Champions League quarter-final draw:

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