Its Champion League action once again and we have the Big 4 English teams still in the tournament, as well as perrenial favourites Barcelona, and Bayern Munich. Porto and Villarreal make up the other two teams.
The fixtures are as follows:
Villarreal vs Arsenal
Man Utd vs Porto
Liverpool vs Chelsea
Barcelone vs Bayern
These matches sure look set to keep us at the edge of our seats and hope for comfortable wins for the teams we support.
Tonight's Preview:
Villarreal vs Arsenal
Villarreal would surely fancy their chances against a red hot Arsenal at home especially after experiencing a rocky weekend when key man Corzola came off injured with a broken leg in their la liga match. The mood is bullish despite having lost 3-0 to Almeria over the weekend and Corzola. But if there was any time to face an Arsenal side boosted by the return of captain Febregas and Adebayor from injury, it would be at home. Arsenal have shone in recent times with a 15 game unbeaten streak and Adebayor marking his return with two well taken goals as they beat Man City 2-0. It looks to be a battle of heart against form. The Beatles hit song Yellow Submarines would surely by playing in the background tonight in more than one household.
Man Utd vs Porto
On the back of a 3-2 comeback win where player of the year Ronaldo scoring a brace but did little else, the mood at Old Trafford has been revived. Confidence has been restored and boosted by the return of key men Scholes, Vidic and Rooney, Porto would have their work cut out for them against a Man Utd side looking to put their devils to rest and claim both the the Premier League and successive Champions League trophies. Although Porto won their 8th successive away win, and coach Ferreira promising that Porto will be no push-over, their fans would just be praying that they do not succumb to the red tide by too big a margin.
Playing Tomorrow:
Liverpool vs Chelsea
These two teams have met in this competition for the past 5 seasons in a row and as Chelsea skipper John Terry dreads the meeting of the two sides, we can imagine the mind games starting. Both teams have won their weekend games although Liverpool were very lucky to do so. The competition's top scorer Gerrard and his potent strike partnership with Torres bundled with the home crowd would probably give Liverpool a boost but i reckon that Dutch magican Hiddink has something up his sleeve. This fixture is surely good enough to count as a final.
Barcelona vs Bayern
This is another fixture worthy of a final as well. Spanish giants Barce are on top of the league but seem to be losing steam. Bayern would do well to capitalise on that too with the form of Franck Ribery and Lukas Podolski. Podolski and Messi both have 7 goals apiece. Definitely will be a great match where end to end stuff can be expected.
Look forward to the next Soccer Crazee poll as we await the tabulations of the votes for best new signing.
The Guru has spoken. Ohmmmmm...
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