Champions League Draw

[MonTheHoops]

Delayed until 11:45AM

Wonder who Liverpool/Chelsea/Rankers would have gotten. Also interesting to see who Lyon will get.

[STEVIEG]

It's amazing that the two pretty average teams who finished ahead of united are still in it
United were crap though and didn't deserve to be in it
Interesting for the Arsenal, Barca, Lyon, the more attack minded Milan et al
There's some good attacking teams left

[STEVIEG]

Delayed until 11:45AM




They still can't believe Arsenal are still there and are watchin the video of the madrid game to confirm they won

[STEVIEG]

Laurent Blanc is involved in making the draw
Still makes me nervous a few years on
Good influence on da younger players though!

[STEVIEG]

Some bird just fainted on stage slight delay

"what, Arsenal?????" she was heard to proclaim!!!!

[the puerto rican feen]

Some bird just fainted on stage slight delay

"what, Arsenal?????" she was heard to proclaim!!!!


heh heh heh



gwonyalangerya

[STEVIEG]

Home draw for Arse in first game against Juve

[MonTheHoops]

http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/9971/cldraw6ow.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[STEVIEG]

Lyon v Milan

[STEVIEG]

Barca v Benfica

Inter/Ajax v Villareal

[STEVIEG]

Augers well for some good semi finals!

[jungle]

Lyon v Milan
Should be the tie of the round.

I reckon the winner has a pretty good chance of winning the whole thing.

[STEVIEG]

Winners of

Arse/Juve play Inter/Ajax/Villareal


Winners of

Barca/Benfica play Lyon/Milan


Good draw for the Arse

[STEVIEG]

Should be the tie of the round.

I reckon the winner has a pretty good chance of winning the whole thing.


Yup
If they beat Barca!

[STEVIEG]

Just remembered
Viera is coming home!

[Teknique]

Home draw for Arsenal in first game against Juve

Sky are gonna have a field day with the Viera returns to Highbury Story , at least 6 hours worth of build up on that alone

[MonTheHoops]

Just thought. How many column inches will Vieira back to Arsenal get?:rolleyes:

[STEVIEG]

Think we all posted that simultaneosly
Snap

[MonTheHoops]

Think we all posted that simultaneosly
Snap

Unreal yeah. Obviously I remembered first but just held off posting.

[STEVIEG]

Good draw for the Arsenal
Juve are a vulnerable team and won't fancy playing against Henry
that said, i can't see Juve ever playing as bad again as they did against Bremen

[Sound]

Class coverage of this on the Guardian website:

12.03pm Internazionale or Ajax will face Villarreal. Benfica will be knocked out by Barcelona.

12.02pm: Gérard Houllier's Lyon will host AC MIlan in the first leg.

12.01pm: Arsenal are first out of the hat! And - wouldn't you know it - they got Juventus! First leg at Highbury.

[Teknique]

Unreal yeah. Obviously I remembered first but just held off posting.

that sounds like lies.....

your not even a member of the sports forum intelegensia ffs ;)

[Rebel Yell]

Chippy Brady will be an interested studio guest that night...Arsenal V Juve... wonder who he'll be cheering ????

[STEVIEG]

Chippy Brady will be an interested studio guest that night...Arsenal V Juve... wonder who he'll be cheering ????


If Arsenal were playing his mother he's still be for the Arse
He's a bitter litttle man but fair play to him, he is loyal to his club alright

[Langer Dan]

The Bremen matches were a freak event. Juve have been pissing the Italian league. Id fancy them to eliminate Arsenal.

Especially with the 2nd leg in Turin.

[Rebelred]

Lyon V Milan tie of the round. can't wait for it,hopefully RTE will show at least one leg

[xvis]

tremendous draw for for Arsenal, they've a really strong shot at the final.

for all Capello's championships, and i'm a big fan of his, he has a woeful record against English clubs, if I recall correctly he has faced Liverpool twice with Roma and once with Juventus, and faced Arsenal once with Roma and failed every time. Some of the Liverpool clashes I think were in the Uefa cup.

Arsenal have done well to have Barca, Lyon and Milan on the other side.

[Out da Lough Like]

Lyon V Milan tie of the round. can't wait for it,hopefully RTE will show at least one leg


Agreed.

[markyd007]

potential classic in the semis barcelona vs milan! theyd a great game in the group stages last year in the nou camp.

[markyd007]

heres the latest odds after the draw

Barcelona 13/8
Juventus 7/2
AC Milan 6/1
Inter Milan 7/1
Lyon 15/2
Arsenal 10/1
Villareal 20/1
Benfica 28/1
Ajax 66/1

[Fat Tom]

Good draw for the Arsenal
Juve are a vulnerable team and won't fancy playing against Henry
that said, i can't see Juve ever playing as bad again as they did against Bremen

their height and strength in Ibrahimovic and Trez will cause the Arse problems.
But Cannavaro and Thuram are old and could be caught with Thierry's pace.

[Sound]

their height and strength in Ibrahimovic and Trez will cause the Arse problems.
But Cannavaro and Thuram are old and could be caught with Thierry's pace.

Arsenal are hindered by having no physical presence in midfield against Emerson and Paddy V.

[MonTheHoops]

Just saw yer wan fainting there on Sky. Stevie G - what a gent :D

[Langer Dan]

heres the latest odds after the draw

Barcelona 13/8
Juventus 7/2
AC Milan 6/1
Inter Milan 7/1
Lyon 15/2
Arsenal 10/1
Villareal 20/1
Benfica 28/1
Ajax 66/1

Arsenal's odds reflect the reality here. The Arse disposed of a very poor Madrid side whose stars are all the wrong side of thirty and who have been misfiring all season in La Liga.

Juve however have been running away with the Italian league in spit eof a phenomenal run of wins by Roma.

To put things in perspective, the bookies have calle dthe reality of the situation. Juve with a midfield of Emerson AND Viera won't be the pushover Becks and Graveson were.

Witht hte second leg in Turin , Juve have to be the favourites to progress. The odds reflect this.