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| Arsenal face Liverpool in Europe | |
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| Topic Started: Mar 14 2008, 04:43 PM (49 Views) | |
| Ninja Boi | Mar 14 2008, 04:43 PM Post #1 |
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Arsenal face Liverpool in Europe Wenger and Benitez will face each other three times in a week Arsenal will meet Liverpool in the quarter-finals of the Champions League after they were paired together in Friday's draw in Nyon, Switzerland. Arsene Wenger's side will play the first leg at home on 2 April, with the return leg at Anfield on 8 April. Manchester United, who beat Lyon to reach the last eight, were drawn against Real Madrid's conquerors Roma. Chelsea, the fourth English club in the draw, face Fenerbahce, with Schalke 04 versus Barcelona the other fixture. Interview: Liverpool Chief Exec Rick Parry Interview: Arsenal chief exec Keith Edelman The winners of the Arsenal-Liverpool showdown - the first time those two clubs will have met in European competition - will then take on Chelsea or Fenerbahce in the semi-finals, while Manchester United or Roma face Barcelona or Schalke 04. The legs for the last-four ties will take place on 22/23 April and 29/30 April. It means if Chelsea overcome Fenerbahce in their quarter-final, not only could they face their semi-final conquerors of 2005 and 2007 in Liverpool but also that England would be guaranteed a presence in the final in Moscow on 21 May. And with Fenerbahce and Schalke 04 appearing in the Champions League quarter-finals for the first time and Roma having never got past this stage, English sides make up four of the top five favourites, according to the bookies. However, Liverpool chief executive Rick Parry could barely hide his disappointment at having to play the Gunners, saying: "We'd hoped to avoid an English team but an all-English tie was bound to happen and it's happened to us. At least we've avoided a trip to Turkey. "We're also playing Arsenal in the league in between the quarter-final legs so that will be interesting. I don't think there will be any surprises for either side in those games. "Of course, we've noticed we might also face another English side (Chelsea) in the last four as well." Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger said: "We have the holders and the finalists on our route, having just knocked Milan out which was a big hurdle. "We were strong enough to knock the holders out so lets do it against Liverpool. "I said ideally you would like to pay a foreign team because it's Europe but I prepared myself to play anyone. We are highly determined to go through." Meanwhile, Manchester United club secretary Ken Ramsden said: "It's a good draw for us, I think. I'm happy we're playing continental opposition and we have a good record against them. We've complete confidence in the team and coaching staff to ensure we have a good end to the season Chelsea chief executive Peter Kenyon "I'm sure the manager will also be happy that we're playing at home in the second leg so we're content with that." Chelsea chief executive Peter Kenyon was equally happy to have avoided an English side in the draw, adding: "I'm delighted. "There are no easy draws at this stage but we wanted to avoid an English side and we've done that. "Despite a couple of disappointing results of late, we've complete confidence in the team and coaching staff to ensure we have a good end to the season." BBC Sport football expert Alan Hansen concluded: "It would have been great for England to have all four sides kept apart but Manchester United and Chelsea have got to be happy. "They are favourites to get through their ties and, with Arsenal still fighting on two fronts and Liverpool being able to concentrate on the Champions League, I'd tip the Reds to join them in the semi-finals. "The only way to judge your domestic product is in European competition and in having four sides out of eight in the quarter-finals, England have shown their league is second to none." Champions League quarter-final draw: Arsenal v Liverpool (First leg 2 Apr/Second leg 8 Apr) AS Roma v Man Utd (First leg 1 Apr/Second leg 9 Apr) Schalke 04 v FC Barcelona (First leg 1 Apr/Second leg 9 Apr) Fenerbahce v Chelsea (First leg 2 Apr/Second leg 8 Apr) Champions League semi-final draw: Arsenal/Liverpool v Fenerbahce/Chelsea Schalke/Barcelona v AS Roma/Man Utd |
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| Angelus | Mar 15 2008, 01:57 AM Post #2 |
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Liverpool had better win .. that is my thoughts on the matter .. |
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| Spanky | Apr 15 2008, 09:16 AM Post #3 |
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Come on you reds!! Oh they're both red .. :blink: |
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| Ninja Boi | Apr 15 2008, 12:44 PM Post #4 |
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Liverpool won! Hope that was the reds you meant! :lol: Next round... Semi-finals Liverpool - Chelsea 22/04 » 30/04 » Barcelona - Man. United 23/04 » 29/04 » |
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