2007-2008 Champions League & UEFA Cup Quarter-Finals & Semi-Finals Draw - LIVEBLOG
With now only 8 teams remaining in each respective tournament, UEFA’s headquarters in Nyon (Switzerland) will host the draws on Friday afternoon for the Quarter-Finals and Semi-Finals of the 2007/08 UEFA club competitions, the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Cup.
The UEFA Champions League draw will be made at 13.00CET and conducted by the UEFA General Secretary (David Taylor) and the ambassador for the final in Moscow on May 21st (Russian goalkeeping legend Rinat Dasaev). The UEFA Cup draw will follow at 14.00CET and will be conducted by Mr Taylor and the ambassador for the May 14th final in Manchester (1964 European Footballer of the Year Denis Law).
Soccerlens brought to you the draw LIVE as each of the 4 UEFA Champions League and UEFA Cup matches were drawn. FULL RESULTS after the jump
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2007/08 UEFA Cup
Quarter-Finals
to be played April 3 and 10
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Leverkusen | Zenit |  |
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Rangers | Sporting |  |
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Bayern | Getafe |  |
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Fiorentina | PSV |  |
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2007/08 UEFA Cup
Semi-Finals
to be played April 24 and May 1
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14:15: This concludes the UEFA Cup Quarter-Finals & Semi-Finals draw, and our live coverage on Soccerlens. Thanks for tuning in!
14:13: Semi-finals possible pairings:
Bayern/Getafe vs. Leverkusen/Zenit
Rangers/Sporting vs. Fiorentina/PSV
14:11: Now for the draw of the SEMI-FINALS.
14:10: BAYERN MUNICH vs. GETAFE,
FIORENTINA vs. PSV. This is bound to be a good one, pitting a possible Champions League contender in the Serie A vs. the current Dutch champions.
14:10: LEVERKUSEN vs. ZENIT,
RANGERS vs. SPORTING. An interesting match-up.
14:08: Manchester United legend Denis Law will now proceed with the DRAW!
14:06: Presentation of the city of Manchester, home of the 2007/08 UEFA Cup final.
14:03: A look at the 8 remaining teams in the competition, and their progress to the Quarter-Final stage.
14:00CET: Pre-draw ceremonies for the UEFA Cup will now begin.
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2007/08 UEFA Champions League
Quarter-Finals
to be played April 1/2 and 8/9
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Arsenal | Liverpool |  |
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Roma | Man Utd |  |
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Schalke | Barcelona |  |
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Fenerbahce | Chelsea |  |
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2007/08 UEFA Champions League
Semi-Finals
to be played April 22/23 and 29/30
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13:16: This concludes the UEFA Champions League Quarter-Finals and Semi-Finals draw. We’ll be back at 14:00 CET for the UEFA Cup draw.
13:15: Now for the Semi-Finals possible pairings:
Arsenal/Liverpool vs. Fenerbahce/Chelsea
Schalke/Barcelona vs. Roma/Man Utd
13:13: SCHALKE vs. BARCELONA,
FENERBAHCE vs. CHELSEA
“Easy” match-ups for Barça and Chelsea (notice how I put inverted commas around “easy”)
13:11: ARSENAL vs. LIVERPOOL !!!!!! The first match drawn is an EPL derby!!
ROMA vs. MAN UTD !!!!!! Again!!!!!
13:09: The Draw BEGINS!!
13:07: Presentation of Moscow, the city which will be the host of the 2007-08 UEFA Champions League FINAL.
13:05CET: Pre-draw ceremonies will soon begin as we wait for the connection with Nyon to be established. Stay tuned.
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UEFA Champions League
The 8 winners of the ties played in the first knockout round of the UEFA Champions League will contest the Quarter-Finals, with the pairings determined by an open draw - meaning no country protection. The Quarter-Finals are played on a home-and-away basis, with the first legs on Tuesday 1st and Wednesday April 2nd and the return matches the following week. The 4 winning teams will, at that stage, know who they will meet in the Semi-Finals (to be played on April 22/23 and 29/30), as the pairings will also be decided during the draw ceremony.
A further draw will also define whether the winner of Semi-Final 1 or the winner of Semi-Final 2 will be considered, for administrative purposes, as the ‘home’ team at the Luzhniki Stadium final. The match in Moscow kicks off at 22.45 local time (20.45CET).
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UEFA Cup
The same procedure will apply for the draw for the Quarter-Finals and Semi-Finals of the UEFA Cup. The Quarter-Final matches will be played on April 3 and 10, and the Semi-Finals on April 24 and May 1. The City of Manchester Stadium final kicks off at 19.45 local time (20.45CET).
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8 Teams Remain
As far the English teams are concerned, the odds of getting an EPL derby (given the presence of Liverpool, Manchester United, Chelsea and Arsenal) are about 1 in 2. Clubs which other teams will want to avoid above all are Manchester United (especially Roma, given last year’s 7-1 defeat at Old Trafford, probably still an open wound back in Italy) and Liverpool. The Red Devils have been running at full steam ahead lately, both in domestic and European context, and can count on a fearsome striking force lead by the likes of Wayne Rooney, Carlos Tévez, and Cristiano Ronaldo. As for the Reds, they came out brilliantly from their double header vs. current Serie A champions Inter Milan (winning 3-0 on aggregate), and have been a very strong contender in the UEFA Champions League these past few years (reaching the final twice, and winning it once).
As for Arsenal, well… they’re leading the Premier League, and whoever thought the Gunners’ young age and inexperience would cause their demise was forced to shut his trap following the Milan-Arsenal game. Having reformed brilliantly under Cesc Fabregas and Emmanuel Adebayor (after Thierry Henry’s departure to Barcelona), the technique, speed, and hunger for trophies of Arsène Wenger’s boys may well prove a determining factor in the hunt for the ‘Cup with the Big Ears’. Finally, Chelsea is the team which currently (given their not-so-brilliant moment of form) would offer the least amount of resistance, but we are still talking about a roster of superstars, filled with the likes of Petr Cech, John Terry, Frank Lampard, and Didier Drogba. Not exactly your ordinary Sunday league players.
The ‘preferable’ teams (so-to-speak) for everyone would probably be Fenerbahce or Schalke 04. The Istanbul team has arrived for the first time to the Champions League Quarter-Final stage, after eliminating current UEFA Cup champions Sevilla to penalties. Guided by Brazilian legend Zico, Fenerbahce can count on their army of quality South-American recruits and a potentially decisive home factor, inside the 4 walls of Åžükrü SaracoÄŸlu Stadium. As for Schalke 04, their double header against Porto in the Round of 16, was decided in large part thanks to the help of the public and that of keeper Manuel Neuer (capital during the penalty shootout).
As for Barcelona, their technical level is probably the highest of all 8 teams remaining in the competition, but their playing level is not at its best lately. With Rijkaard being openly criticized by the Nou Camp faithful, Ronaldinho and Henry struggling to return to top form, and Lionel Messi out injured for at least a month (he will miss the Quarter-Finals), there’s no telling whether the Catalan giants will kill and destroy or crash and burn. Finally, as the last Serie A team left in the competition, Roma will want to prove once and for all that their footballing style goes beyond being “beautiful” and “attractive”, but can also bring home trophies. Led by their iconic captain Francesco Totti, the Giallorossi have everything to prove in the Quarter-Finals, after eliminating Real Madrid with a 4-2 aggregate score in the Round of 16.
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Head-to-Head meetings in UEFA club competition
Liverpool and Chelsea have met in the semi-finals in two of the last three seasons – and in the 2005/06 group stage – with the Merseyside club edging a tight contest on each occasion and going on to reach the final, lifting the trophy in 2005 but losing to AC Milan in last season’s showpiece. Chelsea are also familiar foes for Barcelona, who they eliminated in the 2004/05 first knockout round only to lose at the same stage a year later before the sides’ meetings in the group stage last season.
Arsenal lost out to Chelsea in the 2003/04 quarter-finals and would be seeking revenge for their defeat in the 2006 final if they were paired with Barcelona again, while Roma may be keen to avoid meeting Manchester United again this season having suffered a 7-1 defeat at Old Trafford in the second leg of their quarter-final tie a year ago. Fenerbahçe and Schalke are in the last eight for the first time but both have already achieved memorable results against their potential last-eight opponents: the Turkish champions became the first visiting side to win at Old Trafford in European competition in the 1996/97 UEFA Champions League group stage, while Schalke beat Arsenal in the 2001/02 first group stage. uefa.com looks at past head-to-head meetings.
Information and table courtesy of uefa.com
| Arsenal |  |
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| vs. Barcelona | |
| 2005/06 UEFA Champions League final – 1-2 (Paris) | |
| 1999/00 UEFA Champions League first group stage – 1-1 (a), 2-4 (h) | |
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| vs. Chelsea | |
| 2003/04 UEFA Champions League quarter-finals – 1-1 (a), 1-2 (h) | |
| . | |
| vs. Fenerbahçe | |
| 1979/80 UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup first round – 2-0 (h), 0-0 (a) | |
| . | |
| vs. Liverpool | |
| None | |
| . | |
| vs. Manchester United | |
| None | |
| . | |
| vs. Roma | |
| 2002/03 UEFA Champions League second group stage – 3-1 (a), 1-1 (h) | |
| . | |
| vs. Schalke | |
| 2001/02 UEFA Champions League first group stage – 3-2 (h), 1-3 (a) | |
| . | |
| . | |
| Barcelona |  |
| . | |
| vs. Arsenal | |
| 2005/06 UEFA Champions League final – 2-1 (Paris) | |
| 1999/00 UEFA Champions League first group stage – 1-1 (h), 4-2 (a) | |
| . | |
| vs. Chelsea | |
| 2006/07 UEFA Champions League group stage – 0-1 (a), 2-2 (h) | |
| 2005/06 UEFA Champions League first knockout round – 2-1 (a), 1-1 (h) | |
| 2004/05 UEFA Champions League first knockout round – 2-1 (h), 2-4 (a) | |
| 1999/00 UEFA Champions League quarter-finals – 1-3 (a), 5-1 (h) | |
| . | |
| vs. Fenerbahçe | |
| 2001/02 UEFA Champions League first group stage – 3-0 (a), 1-0 (h) | |
| . | |
| vs. Liverpool | |
| 2006/07 UEFA Champions League first knockout round – 1-2 (h), 1-0 (a) | |
| 2001/02 UEFA Champions League second group stage – 3-1 (a), 0-0 (h) | |
| 2000/01 UEFA Cup semi-finals – 0-0 (h), 0-1 (a) | |
| 1975/76 UEFA Cup semi-finals – 0-1 (a), 1-1 (h) | |
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| vs. Manchester United | |
| 1998/99 UEFA Champions League group stage – 3-3 (a), 3-3 (h) | |
| 1994/95 UEFA Champions League group stage – 2-2 (a), 4-0 (h) | |
| 1990/91 UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup final – 1-2 (Rotterdam) | |
| 1983/84 UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup quarter-finals – 2-0 (h), 0-3 (a) | |
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| vs. Roma | |
| 2001/02 UEFA Champions League second group stage – 1-1 (h), 0-3 (a) | |
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| vs. Schalke | |
| None | |
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| Chelsea |  |
| . | |
| vs. Arsenal | |
| 2003/04 UEFA Champions League quarter-finals – 1-1 (h), 2-1 (a) | |
| . | |
| vs. Barcelona | |
| 2006/07 UEFA Champions League group stage – 1-0 (h), 2-2 (a) | |
| 2005/06 UEFA Champions League first knockout round – 1-2 (h), 1-1 (a) | |
| 2004/05 UEFA Champions League first knockout round – 1-2 (a), 4-2 (h) | |
| 1999/00 UEFA Champions League quarter-finals – 3-1 (h), 1-5 (a) | |
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| vs. Fenerbahçe | |
| None | |
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| vs. Liverpool | |
| 2006/07 UEFA Champions League semi-finals – 1-0 (h), 0-1 (1-4 penalties, a) | |
| 2005/06 UEFA Champions League group stage – 0-0 (h), 0-0 (a) | |
| 2004/05 UEFA Champions League semi-finals – 0-0 (h), 0-1 (a) | |
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| vs. Manchester United | |
| None | |
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| vs. Roma | |
| None | |
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| vs. Schalke | |
| 2007/08 UEFA Champions League group stage – 2-0 (h), 0-0 (a) | |
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| . | |
| Fenerbahçe |  |
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| vs. Arsenal | |
| 1979/80 UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup first round – 0-2 (a), 0-0 (h) | |
| . | |
| vs. Barcelona | |
| 2001/02 UEFA Champions League first group stage – 0-3 (h), 0-1 (a) | |
| . | |
| vs. Chelsea | |
| None | |
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| vs. Liverpool | |
| None | |
| . | |
| vs. Manchester United | |
| 2004/05 UEFA Champions League group stage – 2-6 (a), 3-0 (h) | |
| 1996/97 UEFA Champions League group stage – 0-2 (h), 1-0 (a) | |
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| vs. Roma | |
| None | |
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| vs. Schalke | |
| 2005/06 UEFA Champions League group stage – 3-3 (h), 0-2 (a) | |
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| Liverpool |  |
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| vs. Arsenal | |
| None | |
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| vs. Barcelona | |
| 2006/07 UEFA Champions League first knockout round – 2-1 (a), 0-1 (h) | |
| 2001/02 UEFA Champions League second group stage – 1-3 (h), 0-0 (a) | |
| 2000/01 UEFA Cup semi-finals – 0-0 (a), 1-0 (h) | |
| 1975/76 UEFA Cup semi-finals – 1-0 (h), 1-1 (a) | |
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| vs. Chelsea | |
| 2006/07 UEFA Champions League semi-finals – 0-1 (a), 1-0 (4-1 penalties, h) | |
| 2005/06 UEFA Champions League group stage – 0-0 (a), 0-0 (h) | |
| 2004/05 UEFA Champions League semi-finals – 0-0 (a), 1-0 (h) | |
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| vs. Fenerbahçe | |
| None | |
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| vs. Manchester United | |
| None | |
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| vs. Roma | |
| 2001/02 UEFA Champions League second group stage – 0-0 (a), 2-0 (h) | |
| 2000/01 UEFA Cup fourth round – 2-0 (a), 0-1 (h) | |
| 1983/84 European Champion Clubs’ Cup final – 1-1 (4-2 penalties, Rome) | |
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| vs. Schalke | |
| None | |
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| Manchester United |  |
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| vs. Arsenal | |
| None | |
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| vs. Barcelona | |
| 1998/99 UEFA Champions League group stage – 3-3 (h), 3-3 (a) | |
| 1994/95 UEFA Champions League group stage – 2-2 (h), 0-4 (a) | |
| 1990/91 UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup final – 2-1 (Rotterdam) | |
| 1983/84 UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup quarter-finals – 0-2 (a), 3-0 (h) | |
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| vs. Chelsea | |
| None | |
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| vs. Fenerbahçe | |
| 2004/05 UEFA Champions League group stage – 6-2 (h), 3-0 (a) | |
| 1996/97 UEFA Champions League group stage – 2-0 (a), 0-1 (h) | |
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| vs. Liverpool | |
| None | |
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| vs. Roma | |
| 2007/08 UEFA Champions League group stage – 1-0 (h), 1-1 (a) | |
| 2006/07 UEFA Champions League quarter-finals – 1-2 (a), 7-1 (h) | |
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| vs. Schalke | |
| None | |
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| . | |
| Roma |  |
| . | |
| vs. Arsenal | |
| 2002/03 UEFA Champions League second group stage – 1-3 (h), 1-1 (a) | |
| . | |
| vs. Barcelona | |
| 2001/02 UEFA Champions League second group stage – 1-1 (a), 3-0 (h) | |
| . | |
| vs. Chelsea | |
| None | |
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| vs. Fenerbahçe | |
| None | |
| . | |
| vs. Liverpool | |
| 2001/02 UEFA Champions League second group stage – 0-0 (h), 0-2 (a) | |
| 2000/01 UEFA Cup fourth round – 0-2 (h), 1-0 (a) | |
| 1983/84 European Champion Clubs’ Cup final – 1-1 (2-4 penalties, Rome) | |
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| vs. Manchester United | |
| 2007/08 UEFA Champions League group stage – 0-1 (a), 1-1 (h) | |
| 2006/07 UEFA Champions League quarter-finals – 2-1 (h), 1-7 (a) | |
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| vs. Schalke | |
| None | |
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| . | |
| Schalke |  |
| . | |
| vs. Arsenal | |
| 2001/02 UEFA Champions League first group stage – 2-3 (a), 3-1 (h) | |
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| vs. Barcelona | |
| None | |
| . | |
| vs. Chelsea | |
| 2007/08 UEFA Champions League group stage – 0-2 (a), 0-0 (h) | |
| . | |
| vs. Fenerbahçe | |
| 2005/06 UEFA Champions League group stage – 3-3 (a), 2-0 (h) | |
| . | |
| vs. Liverpool | |
| None | |
| . | |
| vs. Manchester United | |
| None | |
| . | |
| vs. Roma | |
| None | |
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Marco Pantanella features on the Editing team of Soccerlens and is the Author & Chief Editor of the mCalcio blog.
the draw that i prefer is:
man u vs barcelona
chelsea vs arsenal
liverpool vs schalke
roma vs fenerbahce
liverpool is great team but I don’t think they can beat Arsenal. because in this year Arsenal has got the winning formula in uefa. so I expect big things
gotta love the arsenal v liverpool draw. i’d expect arsenal v chelsea in one semi, and united v barca in the other. the only thing i’m really worried about now is united fans going to roma. hopefully they can stay safe this time.
hi everyone my comment is i’m happy veryyyyyyy much…..
by arsenal vs liverpool game. but there are i’m not intersting.byeeeeeeeee
thank u
Chris from the Roma Offside must be tearing his hair apart…
i feel that there will be 3 english teams in the semi finals.
whens the uefa cup draw ?
Why why why didnt we get Fenerbahce or Schalke? Why Liverpool?
I reckon Arsenal v Barca in the final. Don’t ask me why. Like Sven, I just have a feeling.
At least its in the same country. We have that going for us. No ‘fatigue’ excuse for us this time round.
Barcelona will beat Schalke. Chelsea could bottle it against Fenerbache as they have not been that convincing in cup ties and Turkey is a difficult place to travel to, but most likely they’ll do what they need to do at home and get to the semis.
Roma versus Man U could go either way. Obviously Man U are the favourites but Roma are dangerous and if Man U’s attacking talents fire blanks then Roma could easily sneak an away goal and win the tie. I never underestimate Liverpool in Europe especially as Inter Milan are probably the best team in Italy while AC Milan for all their experience are on the decline. But Wenger has pulled off some great victories in Europe himself (such as the AC match and the year they got to the finals) so I agree he’ll squeeze it.
Barcelona-Man U will be the tie of the semis so im really hoping it materialises. And a Man U-Arsenal final would be the icing on the cake
i think that if man united beat roma and barca beat schalke then man united will beat barca again like in 1999 when they won the TREBLE.
has anyone heard about the draw being fixed and leaked? Dunnoif there’s anything to it, but still…
http://www.busbyway.com/
apparently someone posted a draw online saying that it was fixed and he’d heard the drawn would be etc and he was right. Dunnoif it’s just coincidence, but still.
Coincidence. See the contributions on the Soccerlens Forum.
the final will be arsenal vs man u… it will be a battle for the CL as well as for the league.. the team with less injured players and a bit of luck will win everything. I just hope man u wins the champions league
I think the final will Chelsea v. United, although i would prefer from a purist’s point of view, an Arsenal v. United final (or if United can’t get there, an Arsenal v. Barcelona final).
wow oh my god can arsenal ever have any fucking luck the draw isnt fixed? wow naa since man u trashed roma and im sure it’ll be a battle for chelsea and barcelona wow we get pretty easily the hottest team in england yes liverpool who torres looks like the 2nd coming of a young raul yea im really excited to play liverpool after we ousted milan shit man god….cut us a fucking break especially since we earn all our goals no tap ins or lucky ass reboun goals i mean how many has tevez got this yr? like 40?
The draw is fixed. The four faviourites just happen to avoid each other again. Why dont Liverpool every get it easy
if we win the champions league this year this is likely to be the teams we face
Inter Milan
Arsenal
Chelsea
Barca/Man U
Well as we say in Liverpool BRING EM ON!
you got one thing right - the four favourites avoided each other
they have to be favs for a reason, eh?
Well i prefer having Liverpool as underdogs we seem to play better then. All the pressure in our tie will be on Arsenal
Few places in European football match Anfield on a really big European night. As Chelsea found out, playing at Anfield in an EPL game is one thing, going there under the floodlights on a big European night is quite something else. The Liverpool crowd is so influential that (according to a certain Senhor Mourinho) they are even capable of scoring phantom goals.
If Liverpool are still in the tie come the second leg, it will be a tough call for Arsenal to win at Anfield. Arsenal need Liverpool to be behind in the tie so that Liverpool have to press the game. Arsenal are at their best when hitting sides on the counter-attack.
Wouldn’t be surprised to see it go to penalties at Anfield. Then Arsene Wenger will be thanking his lucky stars that he has no English players for the penalty shoot-out.
Yes but then Liverpool would be quiet happy to have a penalty stopper and the 12th man behind them
and besides Gerrard is our only english player that would take a penalty and he doesnt miss in shoot outs (except for England)
Ah, Liverpool_Fan, you’re not going to be separated that easily. This penalty shoot-out is going to going on and on, and even Carragher will end up having to pot one!
yea - 120 minutes, tire em out, that’s the spirit…
Bearing in mind that Arsenal must go to Old Trafford 4 days later, the ideal scenario for United is this.
……The first leg ends up 1-1 at the Emirates. Arsenal take the lead at Anfield and are winning as the game goes into injury time, then up pops Gerrard with a last-gasp equaliser. In the last minute of extra time, Arsenal get a penalty. Chance to wrap the game up. Van Persie sends it high into the Kop. Teams can’t be separated. Penalty shoot-out. Liverpool win penalty shoot-out 11:10, Fabregas misses the decisive penalty. Arsenal heart-broken, deflated, on the floor, feel it’s the end of the world. Then, beaten and exhausted they must drag themselves to Old Trafford to offer themselves up as sacrificial lambs to the Lions of the North West, and the soon to be annointed Kings of Europe - Yep, you’ve guessed it: United eat Arsenal for breakfast (or probably lunch bearing in mind the kick-off time)……
OK guys, I’m enjoying myself. What’s wrong with a little flight of fancy? But then again, life is sometimes stranger than fiction. Arsenal fans will remember 1999. Who could have written the script in 1999 when Arsenal appeared to be on their way to a Double - and in the FA Cup semi-final were gifted a last minute penalty by Phil Neville only for Schmeichel to save from Dennis Bergkamp, another Arsenal icon. Ten-man United then win the game with a late wonder goal from Ryan Giggs, arguably the greatest individual goal scored by any player on English soil, when the context of the game is taken into account. The rest is history.
Will the Force be Arsenal this time around, or is the Force about to kick them in the Arse (cheesy pun intended) once more?
My heart wouldn’t be able to take that scenario
I hope we win at the Emirates and then have a cushion at Anfield but thats easier said than done.
Anyways why did they even bother picking out the other teams for the draw. The should just say this:
Man U vs Barca
Chelsea vs Arsenal/Liverpool
because its not like Man U, Barca or Chelsea arent guarenteed through
its like an automatic buy to the semis
i expected:
man. u vs roma
arsenal vs chelsea
fener v schalke
liverpool v barca.
i guess the draw was rigged. but i think we will have a chelsea v barca final and chelsea will win.
my sf matches: liverpool v chelsea & roma v barca.
final: chelsea v barca
i believe it will be a chelsea man u finals and chelsea will win by 2 goals to 1
The season with barcelona is not so good with must of the key play injuired,but as a throuthfull fan i call my self i strongly belive that they will scale throuth the season by achiving something which is the charmpion league cup.thank you.