Tuesday, February 20, 2007

Champions League Preview Round of 16, 1st legs, Day 1


Watch the Champions league today, or end up like this poor chap here, passed out and becoming a dog's intimate.

Now for those of you who have kept up with the old blog (weknowfooty.blogspot.com), you know that I have been predicting Champions League matches from Match day 1. In the group stage, I went 53-43 for a 55% accuracy mark. This is okay, but not great. I hope to improve as the knockout stage is upon us. Now, enough with the chit-chat, here is what you came for:
Celtic v. AC Milan: Draw. This is a tricky one. If the game were at the San Siro, you would be inclined to pick Milan, but at Celtic Park, it is a little different.
Man United v. Lille: Man United. This game is in France, so it will not be easy, but Larsson helps United to the win.
PSV v. Arsenal: Arsenal. I want PSV to win as I hate Arsenal, but the dutchmen have been on real patchy form lately. Hopefully I am wrong on this one.
Bayern v. Real: I gotta go with REAL on this one. Bayern are losing left and right in the Bundesliga, and Beckham is having a resurgence and will score a free kick.

Now to touch on something different:
Larsson won't extend his Man United contract past March 12. As a Man United fan, this saddens me, but as a family man, this is the right move. Manchester United will still be the favorites for the Prem and one of the favorites for the Champs League, but it will be harder without a LEGEND.

2 comments:

S. Hartzell said...

that is an extremely disturbing picture but I'm happy for you to finally get your v card punched, even if it was at the hand of a chien.

Samuel J. Franco said...

that's not me stephen. And i know you aren't talking to me about being on that v-card. I get around more than craig bellamy at the PGA Superstore!