Champions League

Arsenal and Liverpool will compete for the first time on the continental scene in the quarter finals of the Champions League. The draw conducted Friday at the headquarters of UEFA decided that the Gunners would receive the Reds to the Emirates stadium in the match to go. In withdrawal Premier league in recent years, Liverpool finds its teeth into Champions League. Men Rafael Benitez won the competition in 2005 and played the finals last year, each time eliminating Chelsea in passing. If Arsenal proposes a game more attractive, Liverpool has a tactical force which makes them a formidable opponent in Europe. "Playing the game back home might be good for us because we still inspires Anfield," said Reds manager, Rafael Benitez, on the website of the club (www.liverpoolfc.tv). "Liverpool student's level of play in Champions League. We know that we can beat them and that the form of the day which will decide the winner," said Arsene Wenger on the website of Arsenal (www.arsenal. com). The winner of this confrontation will face Chelsea or the Turks of Fenerbahce. The other two English clubs involved at this level of the competition, Manchester United and Chelsea, have been avoided. United, which won its last C1 in 1999, opposed to the AS Roma with a game to go to Italy for the revenge of the quarter-finals of last year. The Romans were humiliated 7-1 at Old Trafford. This season, the two formations are still being cross chickens. The Red Devils have emerged 1-0 at home and won 1-1 to void the Olympic Stadium in Rome. Chelsea received a lenient draw since Blues challenge Fenerbahçe, with a return match at Stamford Bridge. Eliminée by Liverpool in 2005 and 2007, the team Avram Grant will face stambouliotes boiling supporters. The FC Barcelona, which has been the law of Liverpool and Chelsea in recent Champions League, welcoming his opponent in the quarterfinals. The Catalans will also have the advantage of receiving a return Germans Schalke 04. If he qualifies, the opponent will Barça United or Roma.