2010 CHAMPIONS LEAGUE QUARTER FINAL DRAW AND LATEST ODDS FROM WILLIAM HILL
It looks like two of Barcelona, Manchester United and Inter Milan will be contesting this year's 2010 Champions League Final at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium, that is if the bookmakers odds are to be believed. We've just had the draw for the 2010 Champions League Quarter-Final Stage and there are some extremely plum draws out there.
Likely the most exciting-looking one is a rematch of the Champions League Final from a few seasons back, with Barcelona set to take on Arsenal over two legs. I actually think the Gunners have a genuine chance to unseat the reigning champions and top contenders from Catalonia.
Manchester United are set for a re-match of the famous 1999 Final as they take on Bayern Munich, in what should be a scintellating affair. I will call this now, if Owen Hargreaves is set to play in any of these matches he'll be playing with just a little bit of extra swagger against his old side here. I think the match will be played in good spirit and I can see the cameras panning the Ole Gunnas Solksjaer once every thirty seconds or so for the duration of the fixture.
Jose Mourinho's side face a tricky tie with CSKA Moscow, who have proved they can match wits with nearly anybody. The away trip to Russia isn't quite so bad in April or March as opposed to December, but it is still a tough fixture. Jose's boys are a resilient bunch though and they should take this one.
Lyon take on Bordeaux in an all-French quarter-final, which I'm sure the French police forces are truly excited about dealing with. One thing that Sir Alex Ferguson will be pleased about is a relatively easy-looking route to the final if they can get past Munich as they are slated to face the winner of the French fixture in the semis. While the winner of the Arsenal/Barca tie will likely face Inter Milan... Or CSKA Moscow...
Barcelona are listed by William Hill at 2/1 to win the Trophy with Manchester United now trading back at their lowest price of the season at 3/1. Inter Milan are listed at 10/3 and then the odds take a big jump to Arsenal at 9/1, Bayern Munich at 12/1, Lyon at 14/1, Bordeaux at 16/1 and CSKA Moscow at 33/1.