2nd Leg Champions League Tuesday!

A Couple of quick notes before I burst with Champions League excitement. After 17 years in the NFL, Brett Favre has retired, at the age of 38. He retires with 5,377 career completions in 8,758 attempts for 61,655 yards, 442 touchdowns and 288 interceptions. Last year he passed Dan Marino’s touchdown record. Take a rest Brett, you deserve it. Also, the Capitals trounced the Boston Bruins 10-2, Alexander Ovechkin, reached 50 goals for the second time in his career. Ok, enough of that stuff… It’s 2nd Leg Champions League Tuesday! Wh00t!

AC Milan v Arsenal
London club Arsenal travel to Italy to face last years champions AC Milan, at the San Siro. All week the talk from Arsenal has been, “they aren’t afraid”. It reminds me of the first Star Wars movie, when Luke Skywalk says something similar, to which Jedi Master Yoda replies, “You should be”. Yoda is right. Arsenal should be very afraid of AC Milan on any European night; at home, with FIFA’s Footballer of the Year in their line up, and without a goal scored yet in the first leg. But, what do I know? Arsenal will be boosted by the return of Robin van Persie, having lost Eduardo to a horrific leg injury at Birmingham.

Manchester United v Lyon
French side Lyon will travel to England to face Manchester United at home at Old Trafford. Most will be placing their bets on United tonight, and rightfully so. The only way Lyon will get a win at Old Trafford is if the Red Devils have over looked the team leading Ligue 1.

Sevilla FC v Fenerbahce
Fenerbahce will travel to Spain to face Sevilla at the Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán. Many will be surprised when I say this, especially after Sevilla lifted the UEFA Cup the last two years. However, I would expect Sevilla to crumble against the Turkish Champions. Sevilla has not been the same team since manager Juande Ramos left, to coach Tottenham, earlier this year. Sevilla has buckled under pressure quite often this season, to be honest, I was surprised they made it this far. Fenerbahce is also up on the aggregate 3-2, after winning in Turkey.

Barcelona v Celtic
Scottish club Celtic will travel to Spain to face Barcelona at the Nou Camp. Most people would favor Barca for this one, and I will too. Not just because, they have one of the most impressive rosters in European football. But also because, they saw their domestic championship hopes take a hit over the weekend, at the hands of Atlético Madrid. Barca will not want to see their Champions Legaue hopes dashed at home in the Nou Camp.