Champions league quarter-finals draw
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An interesting draw...
holders Inter has the chance to go all the way to the final again, as neither Schalke 04 or the English pair of Chelsea and Man united look invincible at the moment.
Tottenham did not get the best of luck but could have got a worse draw, so i'm not complaining.
Good luck to Shatak Donest :D
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Very tricky draw IMO.
Any teams that can reach this stage of the tour is not easy to play against.
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Originally posted by gunner77:
real madrid vs tottenham hotspurs.
chelsea vs manchester united
fc barcelona vs shantak donest
inter milan vs schalke 04
Real Madrid V Tottenham Real should come out winners
Chelsea V Man Utd either side will come out with away goals, hard to predict but I'd prefer Man utd to nick it
FC Barcelona VS Shaktar should be obvious Barcelona will win it
Internazionale V Schalke should be Internazionale nicking it,
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looks like a spanish vs italian final to me....
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Chelsea draw Man Utd in UCL quarters
March 18, 2011By ESPNsoccernet staff
Chelsea will play Manchester United in the Champions League quarter-finals in a rematch of the 2008 final in Moscow.
GettyImagesJohn Terry's slip in Moscow broke Chelsea hearts in the 2008 Champions League finalIt will be the sixth time the Blues have faced English opposition in a Champions League knockout tie the past seven years and will give Chelsea's players - many of whom played in Moscow - a chance to avenge the painful penalty shootout defeat three years ago. The first leg will be played at Stamford Bridge.
The winner of the Chelsea v United clash will face whoever emerges victorious from Inter Milan v Schalke, with the reigning European champions handed a seemingly favourable draw after their dramatic last-16 defeat of Bayern Munich.
On the other side of the draw, Tottenham face a first-leg trip to nine-time champions Real Madrid, with Spurs star Rafael van der Vaart given the opportunity to return to his former club.
Should Real beat Spurs, they open up the possibility of a mouthwatering all-Spanish semi-final against favourites Barcelona. The Catalans will take on Shakhtar Donetsk in the last eight - a tough draw for the Ukrainians, who have reached the quarter-finals for the first time in their history.
The matchdays are:
Quarter-finals: April 5, 6 and 12, 13
Semi-finals: April 26, 27 and May 3, 4
Final (Wembley): May 28 -
Chelsea, Man Utd officials left flat by Champions League pairing
Chelsea and Manchester United have admitted regret after being paired together for the Champions League quarterfinals.
Sources at the United front office admit they're "flat" over the result.
United secretary John Alexander said: "It's a shame the English clubs were paired together. We have a good record against domestic clubs in Europe and I'm sure Sir Alex [Ferguson] will be prepared. Both teams have chances of winning the Champions League and the league.
"We're big clubs and we like to have big games. It's a great chance for whoever comes through to make it to Wembley. Most teams wanted to avoid a clash with Barcelona."
Chelsea secretary David Barnard joked: "I always thought Gary Lineker was a decent chap until he paired us [with Man Utd]! We have a great rivalry domestically but the Champions League is something different.
"We're looking forward to it, people will bring up Moscow and revenge but we know each other well enough. Most of that team that experienced Moscow are still here so it'll be a great motivation. We've been the bridesmaid many times. That's the semi-final we'd have picked ourselves providing we get through."
I swear this is blatter's way of getting the English opponents out of the way. After this clash, the winner will be worn out for next clash of likely Inter. Then it may be Italians Vs Spanish!
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A bit disappointed by Chelsea and United drawing together cos I belief they both had a very good chance of making to the semi-finals. But now only one will make it...
Anyway, I think United still stand a good chance as this time, there won't be a premier league referee to cock up in this same fixture as in their last 3... and Chelsea won't have David Luiz as he has already played for Porto this season... The other pity is, it will seem like a premier league match rather than a CL one... And Arsenal will be the biggest gainers from all this... I think they can win the league title if United are occupied by all these...
And I don't think Real vs Spurs one is a foregone conclusion as Spurs play the 2nd leg at home...
And Inter and Barcelona... How easy can it get for them...
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I think the final will be Man Utd vs Shatak Donest... hehehe... I'm a man utd supporter...
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as long as no English team win......................i don't care who wins...............
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wa diu
i think semi final onli gt one english clubs can survive until there
i would belive shakthar can pull a shock win
van der vaart going back to see his former teammates
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Don't write off black horse chance of winning 1st if they manage to keep on bay in 1st leg away clash. Surely, they will settle their job in 2nd-leg.