Mar
14
2008

Champions League & UEFA Cup Quarter-Finals & Semi-Finals Draw - LIVEBLOG

UEFA Champions League Draw

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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Bayer Leverkusen
Leverkusen
vs.
Zenit
Zenit St. Petersburg
Glasgow Rangers
Rangers
vs.
Sporting
Sporting Lisbon
Bayern Munich
Bayern
vs.
Getafe
Getafe
Fiorentina
Fiorentina
vs.
PSV
PSV Eindhoven


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2007/08 UEFA Cup
Semi-Finals
to be played April 24 and May 1

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Bayern/Getafe
vs.
Leverkusen/Zenit
Rangers/Sporting
vs.
Fiorentina/PSV


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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
Arsenal
vs.
Liverpool
Liverpool
AS Roma
Roma
vs.
Man Utd
Man Utd
Schalke 04
Schalke
vs.
Barcelona
Barcelona
Fenerbahce
Fenerbahce
vs.
Chelsea
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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Arsenal/Liverpool
vs.
Fenerbahce/Chelsea
Schalke/Barcelona
vs.
Roma/Man Utd


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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 LeagueUEFA 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 CupUEFA 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

LiverpoolMan UtdAs 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 ChelseaArsenalArsenal, 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.

Schalke 04FenerbahceThe ‘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 Şükrü Saracoğlu 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).

BarcelonaRomaAs 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 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)
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vs. Fenerbahçe
1979/80 UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup first round – 2-0 (h), 0-0 (a)
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vs. Liverpool
None
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vs. Manchester United
None
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vs. Roma
2002/03 UEFA Champions League second group stage – 3-1 (a), 1-1 (h)
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vs. Schalke
2001/02 UEFA Champions League first group stage – 3-2 (h), 1-3 (a)
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Barcelona Barcelona
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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)
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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)
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vs. Fenerbahçe
2001/02 UEFA Champions League first group stage – 3-0 (a), 1-0 (h)
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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 Chelsea
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vs. Arsenal
2003/04 UEFA Champions League quarter-finals – 1-1 (h), 2-1 (a)
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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 Fenerbahce
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vs. Arsenal
1979/80 UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup first round – 0-2 (a), 0-0 (h)
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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 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
.
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 Man Utd
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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 Roma
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vs. Arsenal
2002/03 UEFA Champions League second group stage – 1-3 (h), 1-1 (a)
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vs. Barcelona
2001/02 UEFA Champions League second group stage – 1-1 (a), 3-0 (h)
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vs. Chelsea
None
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vs. Fenerbahçe
None
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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 Schalke 04
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vs. Arsenal
2001/02 UEFA Champions League first group stage – 2-3 (a), 3-1 (h)
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vs. Barcelona
None
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vs. Chelsea
2007/08 UEFA Champions League group stage – 0-2 (a), 0-0 (h)
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vs. Fenerbahçe
2005/06 UEFA Champions League group stage – 3-3 (a), 2-0 (h)
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vs. Liverpool
None
.
vs. Manchester United
None
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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.

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Discussion - 30 Responses

  1. the draw that i prefer is:

    man u vs barcelona
    chelsea vs arsenal
    liverpool vs schalke
    roma vs fenerbahce

  2. 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

  3. 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.

  4. March 14, 2008addisu feleke

    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

  5. Chris from the Roma Offside must be tearing his hair apart…
  6. i feel that there will be 3 english teams in the semi finals.

  7. whens the uefa cup draw ?

  8. March 14, 2008iqnadirshah

    Why why why didnt we get Fenerbahce or Schalke? Why Liverpool?

  9. I reckon Arsenal v Barca in the final. Don’t ask me why. Like Sven, I just have a feeling.

  10. March 14, 2008SpiralArchitect

    At least its in the same country. We have that going for us. No ‘fatigue’ excuse for us this time round.

  11. March 14, 2008colver john

    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

  12. March 14, 2008peter stevens

    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.

  13. 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.

  14. Coincidence. See the contributions on the Soccerlens Forum.

  15. 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

  16. 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).

  17. March 15, 2008USA - Arsenal

    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?

  18. March 15, 2008Liverpool_Fan

    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!

  19. you got one thing right - the four favourites avoided each other :)

  20. they have to be favs for a reason, eh? :)

  21. March 16, 2008Liverpool_Fan

    Well i prefer having Liverpool as underdogs we seem to play better then. All the pressure in our tie will be on Arsenal

  22. 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.

  23. March 17, 2008Liverpool_Fan

    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)

  24. 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!

  25. yea - 120 minutes, tire em out, that’s the spirit…

  26. 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?

  27. March 18, 2008Liverpool_Fan

    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

  28. 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

  29. March 22, 2008anthony gahan

    i believe it will be a chelsea man u finals and chelsea will win by 2 goals to 1

  30. April 16, 2008EVUTAPHY JACOBS.

    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.

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