First knockout round in the UEFA Champions League: Titleholder
Manchester United hosts Italian Champion
Inter Mailand (
Wednesday, 11.3.2009, 8:45 pm). Result of 1st leg was 0:0. ManU as well as Inter count this year to the favourites on the title.
Titleholder Manchester United advanced as winner of Group E into the first knockout round (round of last 16) – with 2 wins and 4 draws. Altogether, Manchester United has not lost any of their last 20 matches in the UEFA Champions League. Also in the English Premier League the team of Sir Alex Ferguson is on top. Manchester United leads the league table with 65 points. Second is FC Chelsea (58 points), third is FC Liverpool (58). The last defeat collected ManU on the 8th of November, 2008 (1:2 against Arsenal London). Not in squad: Owen Hargreaves, Rafael (both injured).
Inter advanced to the last 16 as the second-placed team in Group B behind Panathinaikos Athen. The last both matches in the group stage got lost (0:1 against Panathinaikos und 1:2 against Werder Bremen). In the Italian championship (Serie A) the “Nerazurri” are on the best way to win the „Scudetto“ again. After 27 rounds Inter Mailand leads the league table clearly – seven points in front of second placed team Juventus Turin.
Results - Group stage UEFA Champions League 2008/09:
Manchester United: 2 wins, 4 draws
1. matchday: Manchester United - FC Villarreal 0:0 (0:0)
2. matchday: Aalborg BK - Manchester United 0:3 (0:1)
3. matchday: Manchester United - Celtic Glasgow 3:0 (1:0)
4. matchday: Celtic Glasgow - Manchester United 1:1 (1:0)
5. matchday: FC Villarreal - Manchester United 0:0 (0:0)
6. matchday: Manchester United - Aalborg BK 2:2 (1:2)
Inter Mailand: 2 wins, 2 draws, 2 defeats
1. matchday: Panathinaikos Athen - Inter Mailand 0:2 (0:1)
2. matchday: Inter Mailand - SV Werder Bremen 1:1 (1:0)
3. matchday: Inter Mailand - Anorthosis Famagusta 1:0 (1:0)
4. matchday: Anorthosis Famagusta - Inter Mailand 3:3 (2:2)
5. matchday: Inter Mailand - Panathinaikos Athen 0:1 (0:0)
6. matchday: SV Werder Bremen - Inter Mailand 2:1 (0:0)
UEFA Champions League draw – Round of last 16
Data:
Manchester United vs. Inter Mailand
First leg: 0:0
Fixture: Wednesday, 11.3.2009, 8:45 pm
Stadium: Manchester (Old Trafford)
Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Germany)
Tip: Manchester United wins
our tip is 1
the highest odd is on Interwetten, odd 1.75
