UEFA Champions League Draw 1/4 & 1/2

TGL:CBKoE · Division 2 Novice

UEFA Champions League Draw 1/4 & 1/2

English trio kept apart in draw

Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester United were kept apart in the Champions League quarter-final draw.
Jose Mourinho's side face Valencia, while Liverpool were paired with Arsenal's conquerors PSV Eindhoven and Manchester United meet AS Roma.

The draw was also made for the semi-final, and it will see Chelsea and Liverpool meet in a repeat of the 2005 clash if they both emerge victorious.

Manchester United will play AC Milan or Bayern Munich if they beat AS Roma.

All the Premiership sides are likely to be happy with their draw, with the prospect left open for an all-English final in Athens on 23 May.

Liverpool have already beaten PSV in the group stages, winning 2-0 at Anfield after drawing 0-0 in Holland - and they have the added incentive of having the second leg at home.

606: DEBATE
It's good news that the English sides have avoided each other. Hopefully they will all progress

CR

PSV coach Ronald Koeman, however, gets another chance to prove he is the nemesis of Premiership clubs.

He sent Manchester United and Liverpool crashing out of the competition last season while he was with Benfica, and engineered Arsenal's downfall in this year's tournament.

If Chelsea and Liverpool go through, Mourinho will have his sights set on revenge for their defeat against Rafael Benitez's side at the same stage two years ago.

If they both go through, the second leg will again be at Anfield, where Luis Garcia's controversial goal sent Liverpool to the final, where they beat AC Milan on penalties.

Old Trafford boss Sir Alex Ferguson will hold high hopes of reaching his first final since 1999 after drawing dark horses Roma and facing a possible meeting with AC Milan or Bayern.

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Quarter-final draw
AC Milan v Bayern Munich
PSV Eindhoven v LIVERPOOL
Roma v MANCHESTER UNITED
CHELSEA v Valencia

(First legs to be played on 3/4 April and second legs on 10/11 April)

Semi-final draw
CHELSEA or Valencia v PSV Eindhoven or LIVERPOOL
Roma or MANCHESTER UNITED v AC Milan or Bayern Munich

(First legs to be played on 24/25 April and second legs on 1/2 May)

looks like it could be 2005, all over again, with Liverpool/Chelsea in the semi's & maybe AC Milan & Liverpool in the final, if liverpool win, they would of won either side of the bosphorous straight, which is either side of Greece & Turkey, & that info was given to me by a soccer mad, tree huggin friend Very Happy

doggiedog · Division 1 Rookie

Roma aint gonna be easy after beating lyon
Chealsea have a tough game against valencia so i wouldn't count my chickens before they hatch
Bayern imo will beat ac milan especially withtheir great form in the cl
Liverpool got the easiest of the draw tho psv are class

TGL:CBKoE · Division 2 Novice

doggiedog · Division 1 Rookie

I dont think it will be a repeat as i think man u could beat as roma and bayern are in my opinion better that milan

ruudvannisteroy10 · Division 1 MVP

yea manchester united are going to drive through this thing they are winning it this year as they beat Lille I think 1-0 right?

papadoodpoedels · Division 1 Novice

My predictions for the quarter-finals are:

AC Milan 1 - 2 Bayren München
PSV 0 - 2 Liverpool
AS Roma 1 - 2 Manchester United
Chelsea 2 - 0 Valencia

majestic · Rookie

AC Milan 0 - 1 Bayern München
PSV 1 - 2 Liverpool
AS Roma 3 - 2 Manchester United
Chelsea 2 - 1 Valencia

El Marino · Division 1 MVP

Why do you all think Bayern is going to beat Milan?
I think Milan will go through instead of Bayern, they'll let Bayern control the game and kill them on the counter.