Liverpool versus Arsenals this weekend

Liverpool play host to the young Arsenal team whar plague with injuries to Thierry Henry, Robin von Persie Theo Walcott and Jeremie Alliediere. Adebayor returns from suspension and would add some depth to the frontline with Baptista. The youngers if they can take advantage of any early chances and find the goalpost, they surely would be in with a chance failing which, Liverpool will have the measure of the youngsters.

Manchester United play at home against Blackburn and will be ablt to strengthen their position in the title race. Blackburn will try to hold off any pressure that Manchester United can provide but the Reds will win this match

Chelsea play away from home this weekend against Watford and they should win this encounter and still be in line for a strike at silverware.

Tottenham Spurs are the favourites to beat Reading and although the visitors will try to hold them back, Spurs should win this encounter.

A few upset results can be on the cards.

Chelsea to close on the leaders Manchester United

Chelsea have the best chance this week in their bid to close onto the heels of Manchester United for the Title. The race is on and Chelsea host Sheffield United today so the match is in Chelsea’s favour since they in form at the moment.

Blackburn and Tottenham Spurs both play at home and have excellent chances of winning their matches respectively over this weekend

Arsenals travel to play against Everton

Some upsets are on the cards over the weeken

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Uefa Champions League Quarter Finals Draw

ROAD TO THE UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINALS

QUARTER FINALS

The draw for the Quarter Finals of the UEFA Champions League took place at the host city Athens and interestingly the English clubs have been jkept away from facing each other during this round

The first leg will played over the 3 and 4 April and the second leg on the 10 and 11 April 2007

AC MILAN VS BAYERN MUNICH

PSV EINDHOVEN VS LIVERPOOL

AS ROMA VS MANCHESTER UNITED

CHELSEA VS VALENCIA

Barcelona knocked out of the Champions League

Although Barcelona piled on the pressure and had the better of most of the game, they were knocked out of the competition on goal aggregate. Eidur Gudjohnsen scored the only goal of the match in the 75th minutes but this was just not good enough sice Liverpool had the slight edge on away goal. A very disappointing week for Barca as they lost their league match over the weekend against Seville and now being eliminated from the UEFA Champions League.

Two great goals by Robbin and Ballack during the second half of the match gave Chelsea an aggregate of 3-2 and ensure their safe passage to the Quarter Finals.

Valencia progress to the Quarter Finals for the first time, thanks to the great goals that they had scored during the first encounter against Inter in Italy. The Italians conservative approach to the game in Spain cost them a place in the Quarter Finals.

Francessco Totti's goal in the 22nd minute and Mancini's goal during the 44th minute ensure a berth for AS Roma in the Quarter Finals and the Italians have progressed into this part of the competition for the first time . Roma were the more impressive team during the match.

Uefa Champions LEague matchday Eight

The Champion League matches return this week and a number of teams will be going all out to ensure that they progress to the next round.

Liverpool and Manchester United playing their respective games at home have the best chances of progressing to the next round. The other two English teams will have to ensure that they win by large margins in order to qualify for the next round.

The Italians Inter Milan may progress but they travel to Spain to play against Valencia and AC Milan are at home to an inform Celtic. An upset may be on the cards here

Real Madrid have a narrow advantage over Bayern Munich however Bayern have home ground advantage but trail by one goal

Lyon host AS Roma and the French will be all fired up too progress to the next round

A good double to to consider would be Manchester United and Liverpool