Champions League: Chelsea vs Manchester United
April 11th 2011 16:02
Tommorow Two of England's best teams square off to find out who will play in the Semi-Finals of the 2010-2011 Champions League.
With Manchester United winning the first leg 1-0 at Chelsea they are in the driver's seat.
Key Info for this match:
United are unbeaten at home in all competitions this season but Chelsea will not feel daunted by visiting a venue where they won on their last trip 12 months ago. They will need to repeat that feat having gone down to Wayne Rooney's 24th-minute goal in the first leg at Stamford Bridge.
The teams had met twice this season already before the first leg. United won 3-1 in the FA Community Shield at Wembley on 8 August, Antonio Valencia, Javier Hernández and Dimitar Berbatov scoring. Kalou replied for Chelsea.
• Chelsea came from behind to beat United 2-1 at Stamford Bridge in the Premier League on 1 March. Rooney put the visitors ahead but David Luiz's first Chelsea goal and Lampard's penalty turned the tables before United lost Nemanja Vidić to a 90th-minute red card.
Only twice in the UEFA Champions League era – FC Internazionale Milano's triumph at FC Bayern München in this season's round of 16 (0-1 home, 3-2 away) and the 1995/96 semi-finals, when AFC Ajax recovered from losing 1-0 at home to Panathinaikos FC with a 3-0 away triumph – has a team turned round a tie after a home first-leg defeat.
This should be a great match and the winner will face either Schalke or defending champ Inter Milan.
My prediction:
I see this game being a hard fought contest that will come right down to the end. Goals will be scored but in the end the two teams will Draw. Final score 2-2
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