FOOTBALL: CHAMPIONS LEAGUE ROUND OF 16 1ST LEG

Tomorrow morning is what all football fans have been waiting for the past 2 months! The time has come! I am sure it will be a big regret if I don’t catch all the LIVE matches! Haha! I am predicting abit of my thoughts of the outcome of the matches. I sincerely think that there won't be alot of openings and so the goal counts will be low. Unless some team screwed their own defence or some striker go on rampage and is on fire, I don't see a chance for any goal galores!

Bayern Munich Vs. Arsenal
Playing in Munich to me is always a tough venue and with Makaay in top form, I am betting Bayern to get a slim win. Reyes and Henry both seemed to be coming back on form so if it continues, this will be a close battle! I still opt for Bayern to get a win because Arsenal are always not reliable in European matches. Tonight is the night they prove me wrong! Cole may not make it though but so will Ballack! BAYERN MUNICH WIN!

Liverpool Vs. Bayer Leverkusen
Liverpool without Steven Gerrard is as good losing the matches. He is so inspirational and their captain that it is a good time for Leverkusen to kill Liverpool at home. I am putting my money on Leverkusen to win slim or at even 2 goals unless Liverpool can stay solid. Liverpool however should have Kewell and Garcia back but they have Fernando Morientes and Mauricio Pellegrino cup tied while Neil Mellor has a knee injury. Liverpool have to keep watch of Franca and Berbatov! BAYER LEVERKUSEN WIN!

PSV Eindhoven Vs. Monaco
I have not much comment on this and seriously don't know who will have a better chance but I know Monaco have Saviola. NO COMMENT!

Real Madrid Vs. Juventus
Real must put down players who deserve first team action if they want to win. Juventus are solid defensively so the frontmen must be damn sharp to penetrate through. Del Piero and Ibrahimovic are still dangerous even without Trezequet! Unless they get their party mode behind them, Real will suffer in their own stadium. JUVENTUS WIN!

Barcelona Vs. Chelsea
Barcelona have all the advantage in the world they needed now. No Robben, probably no Drogba and no Duff. A slim win is predicted because Chelsea will not have their best men on the field. Yet, a solid defence can force a draw by Chelsea because one of the musketeers is still there - Frank Lampard! BARCELONA WIN!

FC Porto Vs. Inter Milan
Inter, the unbeatable club is of course the favourites to get a win away! GOOOOO RECOBA! Hehe! Seriously, it won’t be that easy though to overcome the disciplined Porto formation but Inter have all the ammunitions to penetrate through. The biggest problems for Inter lie upfront as Christian Vieri and Oba Oba Martins are still recovering from their respective injuries. To make things worse, Adriano has not scored since the 12th of December, that is over two months. Still, an away win highly possible if my superstar Recoba starts regardless with Adriano or Cruz, HAHA! INTER MILAN WIN!

Manchester United Vs. AC Milan
With Shevchenko out, Milan will need Kaka to create his magic again with Pirlo in the middle if they are not considering to go down losing at Old Trafford. Van Nistelrooy’s return is also a boost for the Red Devils and Rooney again can spring up some surprises. I put my money for the Red Devils to get a slim home win if they try hard. If not, possibly a draw. Manchester have recently recovered their conviction, their unity and security. They are finding it easy to win, that is the essence that made them so invincible in the past. MANCHESTER UNITED WIN!

Werder Bremen Vs. Lyon
Werder Bremen have been going great in the Champions League so a win is not surprising. I know Werder are a very balanced and solid team! I dare to say Werder can win this one big! WERDER BREMEN WIN!