Defending Champions Barcelona host Arsenal tonight in the Champions League with both sides missing several key players. Arsenal will be without captain and top-scorer Cesc Fabregas after the Spaniard broke his leg in the reverse of this fixture in London, with William Gallas, Andrei Arshavin and Alex Song all missing out as well. Barcelona cannot call on either of their first-choice centre-backs, Andres Iniesta, or Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who scored both goals in the first leg.
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UEFA Champions League football betting – CSKA Moscow vs Inter
Jose Mourinho continues his quest to end Inter's recent Champions League disappointment. The Italian side have reached the semi-finals only once in the last twenty years, despite their domestic success, and after winning 1-0 in the San Siro this is surely their best chance against one of the weaker sides left in the competition. Inter won both legs of their tie against Chelsea in the last round and have shown a real desire to go far in Europe this season, with many speculating that Mourinho needs his team to be crowned champions if he is to keep his job.
UEFA Champions League football betting – Inter vs CSKA Moscow
Inter welcome CSKA Moscow to the San Siro tonight as they look to put their run of disappointment in the Champions League behind them. The Serie A title holders have not gone past this stage of the competition since 2003, despite their domestic dominance, but have their best chance in a long while of winning it for the third time. Manager Jose Mourinho is also under pressure to deliver and many believe he will struggle to hold on to his job if his side are not crowned Champions of Europe at the end of the season.
UEFA Champions League football betting – Lyon vs Bordeaux
Lyon host Bordeaux tonight in the Champions League as the two remaining French teams in the competition look to advance to the semi-finals stage. Lyon eliminated heavily-fancied Real Madrid in the last round after securing a 1-1 draw at the Bernabeu and will not be afraid of anyone. However, Bordeaux are currently top of the super-competitive French League, four places above Lyon despite being separated by only two points from their rivals.
UEFA Champions League football betting – Bayern Munich vs Manchester United
Bayern Munich host Manchester United tonight in the first leg of their Champions League quarter final tie. The hosts edged past Fiorentina in the last round, going through only on away goals, while United cruised by another Italian side AC Milan. Alex Ferguson's side won 3-2 at the San Siro, their first victory at the ground, before romping to a 4-0 humiliation at Old Trafford. After beating Bolton 4-0 at the weekend they will definitely go into tonight's game with confidence.
UEFA Champions League football betting – Bordeaux vs Olympiakos
Bordeaux host Olympiakos tonight in the second leg of their last-sixteen tie of the Champions League. The French side are in an excellent position to go through to the next round after winning the first leg 1-0 in Greece and it will take a big upset to keep Olympiakos in the competition.
UEFA Champions League betting – Sevilla vs CSKA Moscow
Sevilla host CSKA Moscow in the second leg of their last-sixteen Champions League tie tonight hoping that the away goal they scored in the first leg, which finished 1-1, will help them progress to the quarter finals. The match in Russia was extremely open and even, with both sides missing chances, and it is impossible to right off either team.
