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Tuesday, 07 April 2009
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 The UEFA Champions League resumes action, Wednesday April 8, with some UEFA Quarter Final action. The eight teams remaining are Manchester United vs FC Porto, Villarreal vs Arsenal, Barcelona vs Bayern Munich and Liverpool vs Chelsea. Kicking off on Wednesday will be Barcelona vs Bayern Munich and Liverpool vs Chelsea. Be sure to get your UEFA Champions League Quarter Final Predictions in now at BetUS.comBayern Munich (+650) at Barcelona (-250) These two former champions are the joint-highest scorers in this season's competition with 24 goals each from eight games. In Barcelona's case they have also conceded the most goals of any of the last-eight participants, giving up 11 goals, and have still keeping a clean sheet on home soil. Bayern hopes to improve on a recent record of three consecutive defeats at this stage of the UEFA Champions League losing in 2002, 2005 and 2007. Bayern has won three of four previous meetings with Barcelona, but Barca boast an impressive run of form against German opposition going 10W-1D-0L in their last eleven matches against sides from the Bundesliga. Barcelona's overall record against German clubs is W25-D9-L11. Their home record against German clubs is W15-D1-L5. Bayern are one of three unbeaten sides left in the competition alongside Liverpool FC and Manchester United FC. Bayern's record away to Spanish clubs is W4-D4-L8. The winning team will face the winners of the quarter-final between Liverpool and Chelsea FC. Chelsea (+260) at Liverpool (+125) On each previous occasion the team playing the second leg at home prevailed. Both teams have excellent records when it comes to surmounting this particular hurdle. Liverpool won quarter-finals in 2005, 2007 and 2008, while Chelsea advanced in 2004, 2005, 2007 and 2008. Five-time European champions Liverpool can take heart from home-and-away wins against their opponents in the Premier League this season, not to mention Liverpool's unbeaten home run in the UEFA Champions League that stretches to ten matches, including qualifiers. Liverpool won Group D with a record of W4-D2-L0 and Liverpool is one of three sides still unbeaten in the competition alongside FC Bayern München and Manchester United FC. Chelsea finished second in Group A with a record of W3-D2-L1. Chelsea's overall quarter-final record is P5-W4-L1. At this stage of last season's competition, Chelsea suffered a 2-1 first-leg loss at Fenerbahçe but recovered to win the tie with a 2-0 home victory. The rivalry between Liverpool and Chelsea has intensified over the course of eight UEFA Champions League encounters since 2005. Each side has won two games, but never by more than a single goal. Liverpool are unbeaten in five home meetings with Chelsea. The winning team will face the winners of the quarter-final between Barcelona and Bayern Munich. UEFA Champions League Quarter Finals When: Wed, April 8, 2009 2:45 PM ET Line: BetUS.com Picks: Barcelona -250/ Liverpool +125 Point-spreads.com UEFA Champions League Quarter Finals Predictions The Bottom Line: Barcelona are the best team in the UEFA Champions kleague and a favorite to win it all, while Liverpool are perfect at home. Go Barca and Liverpool! Be sure to get your UEFA Champions League Quarter Final Predictions in now at BetUS.com and receive a 10% sign-up bonus on your initial deposit!                        |
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