Champions League: Things are getting serious with the first quarter-finals

Champions League 2009/10 season – quarter-final

The first legs of the Champions League quarter-finals will be played over two evenings. Tonight, the French derby between Lyon and Bordeaux kicks off at 8:45 PM, followed by the highly anticipated clash between Bayern Munich and Barcelona. On Wednesday, Arsenal host Barcelona, and Inter Milan take on CSKA Moscow.

Matches for Tuesday, March 30, 2010

French Derby

The match between Olympique Lyonnais and Girondins de Bordeaux is historic for French football; for the first time in Champions League history, two French clubs are facing each other in the quarter-finals. The advantage for French fans is that there will almost certainly be a Ligue 1 representative in the semi-finals. Predictions are somewhat divided, but most are betting on a Lyon victory at home; for example, the website football-paris.com predicts a score of 2-1 for this match (bet on Lyon-Bordeaux).

German-British Derby

The match that will oppose tonight the Bayern Munich to Manchester United (Broadcast live on TSR2 and on the website tsrsport.ch) is also highly anticipated; everyone is expecting a fireworks display from Rooney, who is currently scoring more than a goal per game. Manchester United are the favorites; the wealthy English club has been riding a wave of success for the past few weeks.