Quarterfinals in the UEFA Champions League: Titleholder
Manchester United hosts Portuguese Champion
FC Porto (Tuesday, 7.4.2009, 8:45 pm). The "Red Devils" starts as strong favourites, but Porto is always a disagreeable opponent. In the 2003/04 season FC Porto won the Champions League under coach Jose Mourinho.
Titleholder Manchester United advanced as winner of Group E into the first knockout round – with 2 wins and 4 draws. In the round of last 16 Manchester United eliminated Inter Mailand (aggregate 2:0). Altogether, Manchester United has not lost any of their last 21 matches in the UEFA Champions League. United are also 19 games without defeat at Old Trafford in the competition. Also in the English Premier League the team of Sir Alex Ferguson is on top. Manchester United leads the league table with 68 points and has one game in hand. Second is FC Liverpool (67 points), third is FC Chelsea (64).
FC Porto advanced to the last 16 as winner of Group G. In first knockout round Porto eliminated Atletico Madrid (aggregate 2:2 - match decided on away goals). The Portuguese champion of the last years (2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008) is valid as a dangerous outsider in the competition. FC Porto leads as well as Manchester the national championship. Porto is 4 points in front of Sporting Lissabon and 5 points in front of Benfica Lissabon.
Results - UEFA Champions League 2008/09:
Manchester United: 3 wins, 5 draws
Group stage:
1. matchday: Manchester United - FC Villarreal 0:0
2. matchday: Aalborg BK - Manchester United 0:3
3. matchday: Manchester United - Celtic Glasgow 3:0
4. matchday: Celtic Glasgow - Manchester United 1:1
5. matchday: FC Villarreal - Manchester United 0:0
6. matchday: Manchester United - Aalborg BK 2:2
First knockout round:
1st leg: Inter Mailand - Manchester United 0:0
2nd leg: Manchester United - Inter Mailand 2:0
FC Porto: 4 wins, 2 draws, 2 defeats
Group stage:
1. matchday: FC Porto - Fenerbahce Istanbul 3:1
2. matchday: FC Arsenal - FC Porto 4:0
3. matchday: FC Porto - Dynamo Kiew 0:1
4. matchday: Dynamo Kiew - FC Porto 1:2
5. matchday: Fenerbahce Istanbul - FC Porto 1:2
6. matchday: FC Porto - FC Arsenal 2:0
First knockout round:
1st leg: Atletico Madrid - FC Porto 2:2
2nd leg: FC Porto - Atletico Madrid 0:0
UEFA Champions League draw
Data:
Manchester United vs. FC Porto
Fixture: Tuesday, 7.4.2009, 8:45 pm
Stadium: Manchester (Old Trafford)
Referee: Konrad Plautz (Austria)
Tip: Manchester wins by at least 2 goals difference
our tip is Handicap win Manchester
the highest odd is on Interwetten, odd 2.20
