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Champions League Second Round Preview
By David Walker, Tue Jan 10th
The 21-22 February will see the 16 remaining teams in theChampions League battle it out for a place in the coveted finalheld on 17 May in Paris. The second round fixtures have beendecided so here is a run down of who is left in the competitionand their chances of progressing to the quarter finals: Inter Milan vs Ajax Inter qualified comfortably from Group H aswinners and have a favourable match against Ajax. The Dutch sidequalified as runners up of Group A without too much trouble.Inter are overwhelming favourites to qualify for the quarterfinals and striker Adriano, with four goals so far in thiscompetition, poses the main threat. Manchester City. Verdict:Inter to qualify at 2/5. AC Milan vs Bayern Munich Milan stuttered through the firstround, with just three wins in six matches, before eventuallytopping the group ahead of PSV Eindoven. Andriy Shevchenko isthe tournament's most dangerous striker with six goals. However,Bayern Munich should not be underestimated. They dumped outArsenal at this stage last season and were only edged out by asingle goal against Chelsea in the quarter finals. Verdict: ACMilan to qualify at 4/6.
Liverpool vs Benfica The Reds take on the team who dumpedManchester United out of the Cup and are firm favourites toprogress to the quarter finals. Liverpool were unbeaten andhadn't conceded a goal in 11 league and Cup games until SaoPaulo denied them the World Club Championship on 18 December.Benfica's 2-1 win over Manchester United was a shock result, butone they are unlikely to reproduce. Ronald Koeman's side areonly sixth in their domestic league and are likely to see theirinterest in the Champions League come to an end at this stage ofthe competition. Verdict: Liverpool to qualify at 4/9. Barcelona vs Chelsea This was the most "anticipated" draw interms of a replay of last season's second phase encounter.Barcelona have won 13 games straight in La Liga, while Chelseahave topped the Premiership since August, losing just one match,against Manchester United, all season. Barcelona have also beenunstoppable in Europe, winning five
out of the six group.Despite the unquestionable talent at his disposal, Jose Mourinhomay find his Chelsea team outgunned this time around. Verdict:Barcelona to qualify at 5/6. Lyon vs PSV Eindoven Lyon are a team not to be underestimatedin this season's Champions League and won their group ahead ofthe glamorous Real Madrid. John Carew is Lyon's top goalscorerwith four goals while Juninho has laid on three assists. PSVwill have their backers but Lyon remained undefeated in thegroup stage and should edge this encounter. Verdict: Lyon toqualify at 1/2. Villarreal vs Rangers An upset could be on the cards in thisencounter with Rangers a large price to qualify ahead ofSpaniards Villarreal. Under-fire Rangers boss Alex McLeish maybe ridiculously off-the-pace in the Scottish Premier, but he hasgot it right in Europe and Rangers have become the first sidenorth of the border to venture this far in the competition.Villarreal scored just three times in six group stage matches.Verdict: Rangers to qualify at 5/2. Real Madrid vs Arsenal This is the first time the two haveclashed in Champions League and the bookmakers are havingdifficulty separating them. The Gunners won their five openingmatches in the group stage before an experimental line-up drew0-0 with Ajax in the final round of fixtures. Real Madrid haveplenty of attacking power in their line up but are suspect atthe back which could be to Arsenal's advantage. Verdict: Arsenalto qualify at 10/11. Juventus vs Werder Bremen Juventus stormed through the groupstage, winning five out of six matches, with David Trezeguetscoring four goals. The "Old Lady" have already beaten and lostto German opposition in the competition this season, with two2-1 results against giants Bayern Munich in the group stage.Werder Bremen are at their best at home, demonstrated in the 5-1demolition of Panathinaikos and 4-3 victory over Udinese.Verdict: Juventus to qualify at 4/11. About the author:David Walker runs soccer betting and free betswebsites. A free email course: "Seven Days to Better Betting" isavailable at both of these websites.
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