Bordeaux travel east to Lyon in the first leg of the "Bataille de France." Bordeaux have been in exceptional form, sitting atop the leaderboard domestically. However Ligue 1 is officially the hottest race in Europe with just 3 points separating the top 6 teams. Marseille has recently brought down both these powerhouses, eliminating Bordeaux from the League Cup last week and stripping Lyon of some much needed points. Look for Lyon to try and capitalize at home, with a lot of attacking play. Bordeaux won't score away. 1-0 Lyon. Bafetimbe Gomis or Lisandro will score.
Bayern Munich X Manchester United - Tuesday 2:45PM ET
Rooney and company will be relishing the opportunity to return to England with an advantage. This Manchester team has a chip on its shoulder after being written off with no Cristiano. They proved this in the last fixture by destroying AC Milan 7-2 on aggregate. Not to mention a dominate 4-0 win this weekend domestically. Bayern is still looking for someone to really step up in the Champions League. Their top scorer is Arjen Robben in the competition with just 2 goals. Bayern are also coming off a major loss to Stuttgart in the Bundesliga, losing their first place standing. Robben and the Germans will get a decent result in Munich 1-1. Nani scores for Man United.
Arsenal X Barcelona - Wednesday 2:45PM ET
Forward Nicklas Bendtner has recently stated, "Messi can be stopped." I beg to differ...Arsene Wenger has already expressed concern over the upcoming tie, and little Arshavin has said the Gunners aren't good enough to challenge Chelsea and Manchester for the title. Meanwhile Barce seem very focused, and a visit to London shouldn't ruffle their feathers all that much (unless you're Thiery Henry). Andres Iniesta has already ruled himself out for the match, but I think the Spanish side will still come away with the victory 2-1 over Arsenal. Messi, Arshavin, Xavi the scorers.
Inter Milan X CSKA Moscow - Wednesday 2:45PM ET
Inter were dazzled by Roma over the weekend, but that shouldn't hurt their confidence all that much. After eliminating a strong Chelsea, Mourinho's side seem to have the formula down in the late stages of the competition. With the Russian League just getting underway earlier this month, CSKA are fresh enough to challenge the Italians. They've won 2 and drawn once thus far domestically. But a lack of recent competition may hurt their chances. Inter will take their home leg 2-0 in the Guiseppe Meazza. Two for Cameroonian international Samuel Eto'o.
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