CL 2nd Round Draw
The Champions League second round matches will be played on 20-21 Feb and 6-7 March.
Here is the schedule:
Draw Schedule
20th February / 7th March
PSV Eindhoven vs Arsenal
Lille vs Manchester United
Real Madrid vs Bayern Munich
Celtic vs AC Milan
21st February / 6th March
Roma vs Lyon
Barcelona vs Liverpool
Inter Milan vs Valencia
Porto vs Chelsea
Earlier Predictions
And just for reference, here’s the draw I predicted 2 weeks back:
Chelsea vs Inter Milan
Bayern Munich vs PSV Eindhoven
Liverpool vs Barcelona
Valencia vs Celtic
Lyon vs Roma
Manchester United vs Lille
Arsenal vs Real Madrid
AC Milan vs Porto
Out of these, I got Pool vs Barca, Lyon vs Roma and United vs Lille right.
Thoughts
PSV Eindhoven vs Arsenal
Easy draw for Arsenal. They will have Henry back by then and should have recovered their form as well. Plus Arsenal have been able to lift their game in recent European competitions and should not have too much to worry about.
Lille vs Manchester United
The easiest tie. United will have one eye on the quarters, and while Lille can be a tough proposition United’s form at home virtually guarantees them safe passage.
Real Madrid vs Bayern Munich
Will be tough and scrapy. I think Madrid can edge it though.
Celtic vs AC Milan
Celtic’s away form is as bad as Milan’s current form in Serie A. Depending on how Milan are doing in February, this could be an even game or an painful mismatch. Milan to win.
Roma vs Lyon
Will be an interesting test of Lyon’s CL credentials. Lyon should shade this one, but Roma are capable of pulling an upset.
Barcelona vs Liverpool
Should be a fascinating game at Anfield, because Barca should win quite easily at Camp Nou.
Inter Milan vs Valencia
Even matchup. Should be interesting. I reckon Inter can shade it.
Porto vs Chelsea
Chelsea will easily go through.
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This is who I thing should win:
PSV vs. ARSENAL - Tough decision, Arsenal not that flashy at home while they could be good away, while PSV top of the league in Holland, I’ll go with PSV.
LILLE vs. UNITED - Easy, easy, and easy for United, their top of the Premiership and have an excellent home and away record so it should be straight to the 1/4 finals for United.
REAL MADRID vs. BAYERN MUNICH - Definitely Real Madrid
CELTIC vs. AC MILAN - I would probably have to say Celtic. Celtic have been playing much better in the Champions League than last year while AC have been playing megacrap in the Serie A its 3rd last in the Italian League vs. 1st in the Scottish League.
ROMA vs. LYON - This would be one of the two biggest games but I will go with Lyon becasue of their good form.
BARCELONA vs. LIVERPOOL - The second biggest game, The champions against the 3rd placed premiership side, I thing Barca will just edge through.
INTER MILAN vs. VALENCIA - May get some media onto it but it should be an easy two-legs for Inter.
PORTO vs. CHELSEA - So Jose facing his former club, should be a couple of cracker games in this one but its gonna be close, Porto have a good chance to edge through.