Midweek Action - Mar 13 - 15, 2012

Super Midweek action starts today as most top teams find themselves in tight spots in the Champions League and the Europa League.

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Champions League:

Bayern Munich and Inter Milan both need overcome their first leg 1 - 0 deficits to progress in the Champions League.
Real Madrid drew their first leg while Chelsea lost 3 - 1. A win will suffice for Madrid, but Chelsea need to cover their huge goal deficit too!

Fixture: 19.45pm GMT,
Tuesday: Bayern Munich vs Basel and Inter Milan vs Marseille
Wednesday: Chelsea vs Napoli and Real Madrid vs CSKA Moscow

Europa League:

United face an uphill task in progressing in the Europa League as Athletic Bilbao scored 3 past the Red Devils at Old Trafford in the first leg.
Schalke and City lost 1 - 0 in the first leg but have the comfort of a home game in their second leg fixture.

Fixture: Thursday
18.00 pm GMT: Athletic Bilbao vs Manchester United
20.05 pm GMT: Manchester City vs Sporting and Schalke vs Twente

A super midweek with mouth watering ties!

Champions League Draw - Last 16

Is it Italy v/s England.....or Serie A v/s Premier League...or what!!!



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The eagerly awaited draw has as usual sprung up quite a few interesting ties but the big interesting factor of this year's draw is the England v/s Italy contest!

AC Milan have been drawn with Arsenal

and Napoli have been drawn with Chelsea

another interesting draw is Basel v/s Bayern, the two most recent teams to have achieved the huge covet and a rare achievement of progressing at the expense of Manchester United in the Champions League!!



ok we should stop guessing the probable quarter finalists in our minds now!!