By Mark Ogden 1228PM GMT nineteen March 2010
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Lyon v Bordeaux
Champions League and Europa League draws in full Champions League Arsenal face Barcelona Champions League pull team-by-team guide Laurent Blanc casts Bordeaux in the purpose of underdogs Arsenal v Villarreal Game Zone Liverpool v Chelsea John Terry seeks Champions League emancipationLaurent Blancs Bordeaux finished Lyons made at home prevalence last deteriorate by winning "Le Championnat" for the initial time in a decade. Bordeaux have postulated their form underneath the former Manchester United defender and they are on march to keep their title.
Lyon right away lay in fifth place, but usually dual points at the behind of Bordeaux and their European extraction suggests that they will go in to this all-French conflict as slight favourites.
Claude Puels organisation constructed arguably the shock result of this seasons Champions League by expelling Real Madrid in the last turn and they additionally finished Liverpools hopes in the organisation stage.
In goalkeeper Hugo Lloris, Lyon have one of the most appropriate in Europe and brazen Lisandro Lopes is their key man up front.
Bordeaux will need their cherished asset, brazen Marouane Chamakh, to live up to his highly evolved repute if Blanc is to secure a reunion with United and Sir Alex Ferguson in the semi-finals.
Prediction Lyon to swell
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Bayern Munich v Manchester United
Memories of 1999 and Manchester Uniteds thespian Champions League last feat opposite the Germans rught away open to mind as dual of Europes superpowers collide.
Louis outpost Gaals Bayern cannot review to the organisation United overcame in Barcelona, however.
Franck Ribery and Arjen Robben will suggest an aggressive threat, but Bayern are unsure defensively and United will design to swell to a semi-final opposite French opposition.
Bayern retain genuine fighting spirit, though, and they progressed to the knock-out stages with a noted last organisation diversion win opposite Juventus in Turin. Fiorentina were separated in identical resources in the last round, but United can arise from the Allianz Arena with a first-leg lead.
The dual clubs met in pre-season, with Bayern violence United on penalties in the Audi Cup in Munich.
But with the Premier League champions carrying the value of hosting the second-leg at Old Trafford, Sir Alex Ferguson will perspective this as a mental condition draw.
Prediction United to progress.
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Arsenal v Barcelona
Arsene Wenger could not have illusory a worse result to the pull for the latter stages.
Even if Arsenal overcome the reigning champions and contest favourites Barcelona, they afterwards face the awaiting of rebellious Jose Mourinhos Inter for a place in the final.
But it is not all severe threat and dejection down at the Emirates, notwithstanding the waste of confronting Barca at home in the first-leg. If any organisation has the aggressive diversion to kick Pep Guardiolas men, afterwards it is certainly Arsenal.
They competence not have an answer to the shining Lionel Messi, but Arsenals diversion is formed on the same sharp flitting plans adopted by the European champions.
Arsenal retain some-more speed on the mangle and their dismantling of Porto in the last turn will safeguard that Barcelona will trepidation Wengers team.
Thierry Henry will penchant the possibility to face his old club, but if Arsenal can urge scrupulously and Cesc Fabregas hits tip form, Wengers organisation can go through.
Prediction Arsenal to qualify.
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Inter Milan v CSKA Moscow
Jose Mourinho will right away have the smell of the Champions League last in his nostrils after being interconnected with the Russians.
Having desirous Inter to a autocratic feat opposite Chelsea, the "Special One" will design to swell to the semi-finals and a renovation of hostilities with Wenger or Barcelona. But Mourinho should be heedful of under-estimating CSKA following their considerable rejecting of Sevilla in the last round.
Leonid Slutskys organisation have the graphic value of personification their home games on the synthetic aspect at the Luzhniki Stadium and Inter will face a removal moody to the Russian capital.
And CSKA additionally gave Manchester United a trepidation during the organisation theatre by receiving a 3-1 lead at Old Trafford prior to being pegged behind for a 3-3 draw. Former Liverpool winger Mark Gonzalez helped the 2005 Uefa Cup winners to feat opposite Sevilla and he will be a threat, but Inter should have sufficient to arise from a difficult tie.
Prediction Inter to qualify.
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