After long-awaited UEFA Champion League second round draw, the draw has finally came with a result. The draw did the English clubs no favours with the big four in second round ties. Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson will again get to grips with Jose Mourinho in the form of Inter Milan while Arsenal have been drawn against Roma.Chelsea will be reunited with Claudio Ranieri at Juventus and Rafael Benitez will return to Spain again as Liverpool drew beleaguered Real Madrid.
UEFA Champion League 2008/2009 Second Round Draw Result:
Chelsea v Juventus
Villareal v Panathinaikos
Sporting v Bayern Munich
Atletico Madrid v Porto
Lyon v Barcelona
Real Madrid v Liverpool
Arsenal v Roma
Inter Milan v Manchester United
Inter Milan v Manchester United
This is going to be a battle between Jose Mourinho and Sir Alex Ferguson. Mourinho has a better result when he is playing against Alex Ferguson. But, Mourinho has a different squad with Inter Milan now. Can he knock Manchester United out of the tournament like what he did during the day in Porto?
Chelsea v Juventus
Another former Chelsea manager, Ranieri, will look to show the Blues what they are missing when he crosses swords with Luiz Felipe Scolari. Chelsea is having 100% record in away game in Premier League but their home unbeaten run was held by Liverpool and Arsenal. Juventus, trailing four points behind Inter in the Serie A table, are in their first season back among Europe’s elite after being demoted for match fixing two years ago. The match is going to be interesting!!
Real Madrid v Liverpool
Benitez has lead Liverpool to the Champion League final twice and win once. Liverpool do not have any advantage when they are playing against the Spanish side. What is going to happen when Liverpool meet the Spanish giant, Real Madrid?
Arsenal v Roma
Arsenal may be the happiest with their draw against mid-table Roma. Both teams have struggled to impress this season. We’ll see any of these two team will regain their form and go through to the next round. Anything can happen within two months, who knows?
