The draws for the Quarter and semi finals of this seasons Champions League took place today.
English side Chelsea take on Portuguese side Benfica and the Stamford Bridge side will fancy their chances against them. I personally think Chelsea would of overcame Napoli with Andre Villas-Boas and his knowledge of the game in Portugal could be a massive loss. Over the two legs you would fancy Chelsea though.
The winners of that Quarter final take on the winners from the AC Milan vs Barcelona tie. Barcelona will be heavy favourites for this tie and with Lionel Messi in record breaking form I see no reason not to predict they will go through to meet Chelsea in a mouth watering semi final.
On the other side of the draw, Real Madrid take on minnows APOEL Nicosia. The Cyprus side have over achieved this season but will surely face Real a test to far. If Real can reproduce their La Liga form then there is only one winner for this tie.
The winners of that Quarter take on the winners of the Marseille vs Bayern Munich tie. Having tipped Bayern all season I can't back down now and they have got the draw they would have preferred. I think they should beat Marseille especially after their home leg demolition of FC basle in the last round.
So I think the semi finals will look like this.
Chelsea vs Barcelona and I think Barcelona will win this.
Real Madrid vs Bayern Munich is a tougher match to predict but I have to say I believe Bayern will just have enough.
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