Champions League MatchDay 6 Preview

Arsenal will advance to the knockout phase of the Champions League with a win against Rosenborg at Highbury on Tuesday evening. Even with a few players unavailable, the bookies are almost certain the Gunners can be victorious. Patrick Vieira is suspended, while Edu and Gilberto Silva are injured - which does mean the midfield may have a somewhat inexperienced look to it with Fabregas and Flamini set to start. Justin Hoyte may also replace the suspended Lauren.On the plus side Dennis Bergkamp should be fit to partner Thierry Henry upfront. Fresh from scoring two goals at the weekend, the Frenchman will skipper the Gunners with regular captain Vieira having to sit this one out after his red card against PSV.Knowing the importance of this fixture, Henry should be totally focused on the job in hand and should put in a match winning performance. While most firms are around 4/7 on Henry scoring against the Norwegians, Blue Sq. offer a standout 8/11.Rosenborg have lost both their away matches in this competition and with nothing to play for but pride, it is hard to envisage them offering much resistance to the Gunners. A comfortable home win is taken with Henry expected to score at least once. Elsewhere on Tuesday and it could pay to back Shakhtar Donetsk to beat Barcelona. Anyone who has watched the news of late will have first hand knowledge of the types of conditions the Spanish team will face in the Ukraine. Although the Donetsk region hasn't had much to shout about of late, the team can at least put a smile back on their fans faces with a victory. Three points is required to have a chance of UEFA Cup qualification. At present Barcelona are two points behind AC Milan and so even if they win, there is no guarantee of finishing top of the group. With the team looking set for sustained challenges in both La Liga and Europe, Frank Rijkaard may see a tricky trip to Eastern Europe as an ideal opportunity to rest a number of his key players. <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />