Comments on: UEFA Champions League Round of 16 Draw (2007-08): It’s Going to Be Tough for Serie A Teams…

By: kyle

kyle — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 15:51:29 +0000

i agree with you “primachenko” man u will have to be on the top of there game and also you can never be guarenteed a place in the next round even if your playing a confrence side

By: kyle

kyle — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 15:43:23 +0000

lyon>man u and i think arsenal>ac milan

By: kyle

kyle — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 15:34:35 +0000

i disagree that lfc are going to get beat against inter i think it will be tough but i think liverpool will win at anfield and get a draw at the san siro

By: Joseph Groff

Joseph Groff — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 22:23:43 +0000

I think the Arsenal have a very good chance and Andrei and Dash should be cautious giving the edge to Milan. Granted, we all know the strength of AC Milan’s history in the competition, but they are certainly not this year’s front runners. I mean they beat both Benfica and Celtic by only one goal at home. Drew and lost to those teams away. And beat up on a Ukrainian team. And they are having their worst Serie A years in recent memory. Their only chance to be in this competition next year may be to win it again this year.

They still have plenty of quality, but their age is starting to show. They will not be merely a road bump for Arsenal.

Arsenal put together the same Group stage record to reach 13 points. But they are flying high in the Premier League and their only loss in the CL was at Sevilla with a second string lineup.

We could easily see a flare up of immaturity that will cost the Arsenal, but I think current first string form has to favor the boys from the English suburb of France.

By: MangoSoup

MangoSoup — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 19:19:47 +0000

Emilio…inter didn’t win the CL last year simply b/c juventus wasnt there and AC had a point reduction. They dominated the league and they are doing the same this year. No one is going to catch them. If they could turn that domestic form to europe i think they’re the team to beat along with Man Utd.

Inter > Liverpool
Man Utd > Lyon (toughest draw for Man Utd, but will still roll)
Chelsea > Olympiakos (one question…will Essien/Drogba be out for african nation cup during this tie?)
Arsenal > AC Milan (very interesting tie but assuming a healthy arsenal i don’t think AC can stop them)
Schalke > Porto (i have a soft spot for the germans, prolly not the wisest prediction tho)
Fenerbahce > Sevilla (whoever wins this tie will have the other 7 sides drooling to face them in quarters)
Real Madrid > Roma (really good tie, should be down to the wire)

By: Andrei

Andrei — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 16:04:46 +0000

6 top seeds will go through. Though one for Man Utd, I always said that Lyon is a tough team, but those poor Gunners… out in the round of 16 again? Liverpool should manage Inter - who are generally poor in the CL.

By: Primachenko

Primachenko — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 14:52:08 +0000

emilio calleja,

i have to disagree with you. man u is not “guaranteed” anything. lyon will be tough and man u will have to be on top of their game to get to the quarters.

By: Manager

Manager — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 14:42:08 +0000

Chelsea should go through

Arse and Liverpool are very tough ties with both playing their 2nd legs away from home.

Man United have a tricky tie, but Lyon are not the force of old this year.

By: Dash

Dash — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 14:13:15 +0000

Milan vs Arsenal … just waiting to see who teaches whom how to play technical football Frankly, I would give Milan a slight edge over the gooners

ManU got damned unlucky … they got the toughest team from the possible candidates. Lyon will be a handful especially Benzema and Ben Arfa.

Inter should put ‘pool out provided they get some of their injured midfielders back …

Chelsea just got their prayers answered

By: iqnadirshah

iqnadirshah — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 13:31:17 +0000

Right on, egyptian gooner. It’ll be a good test for us. Just hope our squad wont be depleted too much by injury by then. I think we can take them.