UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE QUARTER FINAL DRAW

[ronaldo11]

Friday 10th March
11.30am - england time
5.30am - louisiana time

Teams
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Barcelona - strong favourites throughout Europe
Juventus - perhaps got the scare they needed to really wake up
Villarreal - probably the team most others want to play
Inter / Ajax - will be decided next week
AC Milan - probably feel they are well capable of progressing
Benfica - enjoying the ride; koeman working his magic
Arsenal - champions league is the most realistic target
Lyon - determined to make it past the quarter finals this time


My complete guess at the draw (everyone should do this as well!)
Inter/Ajax v Arsenal
Barcelona v Lyon
Benfica v AC Milan
Juventus v Villarreal

go on people.....have a guess

[usasoccerboy]

Man, Spain and Italy are the class leagues again.

[bignasty]

well, I don't know how the teams are drawn, so I'll just make different matchups.

Barcelona v Arsenal (Barca will win both games)
AC Milan v Lyon (Hard to decide, but I'll go with AC Milan b/c of Schevy)
Villareal v Inter (Villareal have been surprising, so I'm going with them)
Juventus v Benfica (It will be close, but Juventus will take it)

[ronaldo11]

There's no restriction on any teams......

Anyone can get anyone!

[bignasty]

Alright, well the way I'm seeing things, the only way Juventus and Barcelona won't make it to the semi is if they play each other. The other two spots just depends.

[ronaldo11]

well played big nasty! hahahaha!!! ;D

i would praise you further, but that man u symbol is stopping me!

[bignasty]

haha, well anyway, I just saw this on soccernet:

Barcelona v Benfica
Arsenal v Juventus
AC Milan v Lyon

I still stand with Barcelona and Juve in the semis. But I don't know who will win out of AC Milan and Lyon. But for histoy's sake, I'll go with Barca and Milan in the semi. And Villareal/Ajax/Inter in the other semi with Juve. The final will be Barcelona and Juve. I think by the way I read it they won't play each other until the final.

[deridderforward#23]

yea hopefully they dont because that will be a fun final. i want barcelona to win it. i wouldnt mind seing juve win it either

[deridderforward#23]

big nasty are you english? you say things like your english and you know your footy unlike many other people on here? just wondering.

[usasoccerboy]

You can always spot an anglican by the way they spell.

For instance, they use the letter u in words like" Behavio(u)r."

[bignasty]

no man, I'm definitely from Lafayette, Louisiana. I just watch alot of soccer and read about soccer all the time. I'm considered a freak over here, but I'm sure I would just be a normal observer over there. I just copy some things they say over in Enlgand and elsewhere in my speech because I have an English trainer, and like I said, I hear and read alot of things issued by people from England. So it's sort of normal talk for me. Sometimes I do it purposefully though, just for effect.

[deridderforward#23]

haha your cool though and you know your stuff

[hunter_killer]

I think Barca will win it this year.

[deridderforward#23]

i think arsenal will win it the way there playing. seven straight shutouts to tie the record with ac milan in the champions league. there gonna be hard to break down.