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Written by Robert Sefrino  
Tuesday, 08 April 2008

Champions League Semifinal Spots on the Line. Two of the semifinal spots in the Soccer Betting Champions League look to be going to Manchester United and FC Barcelona as both teams won on the road in the first legs last week and now are at home.  The other two spots are up for grabs with Liverpool facing Arsenal and Chelsea hosting Fenerbahce on Tuesday. 

Chelsea lost 2-1 on the road at Fenerbahce in the first leg but they are heavily favored to win at home and advance.  The game between Liverpool and Arsenal is a definite toss-up.  The teams played to a 1-1 draw in their first leg and they also played to a 1-1 draw in league action on Saturday.  This will be their third meeting within a week’s time.  Arsenal has played a lot of draws lately.  They have seven draws and two losses in their last 11 games.  They have now fallen out of the title chase in the Premier League as they are now six points back of United and three back of Chelsea. "We will play our own game on Tuesday night and try to win, give absolutely everything," Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger said. "Now we need to recover physically and mentally because the players gave everything against Liverpool on Saturday. However, we have enough resources to qualify on Tuesday night." Arsenal and Liverpool both rested a lot of starters in Saturday’s league match, instead putting the focus on Tuesday’s huge Champions League match. "Arsene Wenger was trying to keep some players for the second leg, and we were trying to do the same," said Liverpool coach Rafa Benitez.  Liverpool just needs a scoreless draw to advance but it is not easy to play for that result. "It is very difficult to play for a 0-0 draw," he said. "I don't know how to do it."

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Chelsea is a heavy favorite to advance even though they lost the first leg against Fenerbahce.  Chelsea won in league play on Saturday 2-0 at Manchester City and manager Avram Grant was able to rest some players for Tuesday’s match. "I never know the result before a game; otherwise, I would gamble and become a millionaire," Grant said. "But I know what I expect and what we can do. I have confidence in my team, never mind whether we are playing Fenerbahce or Barcelona." 

The other quarterfinals look to be virtually over. United won at AS Roma 2-0 and now is at home where they should have little trouble.  Barcelona won 1-0 at Schalke and now they are at home where they are a heavy favorite.  Both of those matches are scheduled for Wednesday.

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