UEFA Champions League/Europa League 5/6/7 April *** Spoilers ***

[Cosimo]

Champions League - Quarter-Final Leg 1

Tuesday 5 ​

Real Madrid v Tottenham, 19:45

Sky Sports 2 & HD and Radio 5 Live

Inter Milan v Schalke 04, 19:45

Sky Sports 4 & HD​

Wednesday 6​

Chelsea v Man Utd, 19:45

ITV 1 & HD and Radio 5 Live

Barcelona v Shakhtar Donetsk, 19:45

Sky Sports 2 & HD

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Europa League - Quarter-Final Leg 1

Thursday 7​

Benfica v PSV Eindhoven, 20:05 Five
Dynamo Kiev v Braga, 20:05
FC Porto v Spartak Moscow, 20:05 ITV 4
Villarreal v FC Twente, 20:05 ESPN

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[Mark1989]

Real Madrid to win, UTD/Chelsea draw, Barca to beat Shakhtar, Inter to beat Schalke. My predictions for first legs

 

[fewfe3]

Spurs draw (hopefully win), Chelsea win, Barca win, and Inter to win

 

[Robert1986]

Can see spurs getting atleast a draw.

Man U/Chelsea is going to be tough. would settle for a draw then win at home.

 

[jrodga2k5]

All home wins in the CL this week

 

[Greenlizard0]

Draw home draw home are my predictions (in order).

 

[sunnysingh]

Hoping for Real and Inter victory. Not to fussed about the other 2 games.

 

[FrankJH]

Away victory in West London (please) , would also love an away victory in Madrid also (but a score draw wouldnt be a bad result in either game)

Barca will win by plenty and Inter will probably get a decent win also

 

[Robbo]

Chelsea. Pain in the arse.

I hope Spurs beat Real

 

[Tom84]

Heart says we'll finally get some luck and win at Stamford Bridge 1-2, head says it'll be a 0-0

Think our team should be

GK: VDS

RB: Rabio
CB: Smalling
CB: Vidic
LB: Evra

CM: Carrick
CM: Scholes
CM: Anderson

RW: Valencia
CF: Rooney
LW: Nani

Subs: PIG, Gill, Giggs, Gibson, Park, Hernandez, Berbatov

No Luiz for Chelsea should be a big boost for us over the two legs.

No idea what the hell will happen in the Real/Spurs game, will be good to watch though

 

[Shamikebab]

Is Anderson definitely fit? Would be a boost. I would have thought Hernandez might start with Rooney on the left, with Valencia on the bench.

Vidic needs to up his game massively after his recent performances.

 

[Viper²]

All home wins in the CL this week

Agree.

 

[FrankJH]

Rumours that Rio may get some part of the match which will be a boost. Wouldnt be that surprsed to see Park line up again, although in the middle rather than wide

Will be a very nervy 90+ minutes

 

[Tom84]

Is Anderson definitely fit? Would be a boost. I would have thought Hernandez might start with Rooney on the left, with Valencia on the bench.

Vidic needs to up his game massively after his recent performances.

Anderson was on the bench against West Ham so yes he's fit, why put Valencia on the bench when he was one of our best players at the weekend and played Cashley very well in last seasons game at SB? Plus he scored against Chelsea in the community Sheild.

As for your comment about Vidic, very harsh tbh. His last game for Utd before the West Ham one was against Chelsea when he was immense!

 

[Tom84]

Rumours that Rio may get some part of the match which will be a boost. Wouldnt be that surprsed to see Park line up again, although in the middle rather than wide

Will be a very nervy 90+ minutes

Park looked very short of games at the weekend, cant see who you'd leave out to accommodate him seeing as Nani & Scholes will be coming back into the starting XI. Doubt Rio will be put straight back into a game like this, bench at most imo

 

[cm1179]

spurs can't score, could be a problem

 

[Shamikebab]

Anderson was on the bench against West Ham so yes he's fit, why put Valencia on the bench when he was one of our best players at the weekend and played Cashley very well in last seasons game at SB? Plus he scored against Chelsea in the community Sheild.

As for your comment about Vidic, very harsh tbh. His last game for Utd before the West Ham one was against Chelsea when he was immense!

He got himself sent off and missed the Liverpool game when we were already short on defenders!

Because Nani has to play really if he was rested against West Ham, Valencia played the full 90 and Hernandez was also rested. Playing Nani on the left is just intentionally weakening one of our strongest players. I'd rather start with Nani in his favourite position and have the option to bring Valencia on to switch things up and give them something else to contend with.

 

[Tom84]

He got himself sent off and missed the Liverpool game when we were already short on defenders!

And what on earth has that got to do with his recent performances which you criticised?

His performance against Chelsea was superb, yes he lost his head but he wasn't the only one that night Giggs also lashed out at Drogba.

 

[Shamikebab]

Yeah but Vidic's insanity cost us our best defender in a crucial match against our rivals. I don't care how well he played in the game, that is a big negative. Then he really should have been sent off against West Ham, we can't afford him being that careless again. That one that was practically on the half way line against West Ham! Sheer stupidity, the guy was running away from goal and no threat.

 

[Tom84]

Yeah but Vidic's insanity cost us our best defender in a crucial match against our rivals. I don't care how well he played in the game, that is a big negative. Then he really should have been sent off against West Ham, we can't afford him being that careless again. That one that was practically on the half way line against West Ham! Sheer stupidity, the guy was running away from goal and no threat.

You dont actually watch football do you?

The coming together at West Ham was on the edge of our area hence it going through to the keeper so no it wasn't pratically on the half way line at all.

Fact is you said Vidic's performances haven't been good and other than the West Ham game you're incorrect. Again.