Stuttgart v Chelsea....Chelsea I see them losing one and then advancing on goal difference. They have geeled really well, but I don't think that they will go all the way
FC Porto v Manchester United Manure-they have really got on a roll, winning all except for one of their group matches. They could easily go all the way.
Real Sociedad v Lyon This is tough....Lyon did well in the group stages, but I don't see them getting past Real.
Celta Vigo v Arsenal Arsenal, after their horrible start, have gotten going. this should be a good matchup, but I think Arsenal should pull away, perhaps from some Henry heroics
Bayern Munich v Real Madrid I pity Bayern. They are good team, but to draw Madrid right away sucks for them. I could have seen them going pretty far, but not against Real-who, per usual, have a good shot at winning it all. I also pity Real-out of all the group winners, they have just about the hardest matchup
Sparta Prague v Milan Sparta will put up a good fight, but Milan should advance......as long as they don't underestimate Sparta
Deportivo v Juventus I won't say anything.......
Lokomotiv v Monaco the hardest one to call...if Monaco do well in Moscow, then they should advance
Possible Upset:
Bayern-Real Bayern have a chance to pull off a big one here.....and if they do, there confidence would go so high, that they could go all the way. That said, it is Real that they are playing..........
Most Interesting
Deportivo-Juventus definitally the most interesting.......either Juventus easily blows the Spanish side to hell, or a really close, drawn out contest
Easiest pick
Manure-Porto
Manure shouldn't have to much trouble. several goals from RVN
how do they do the next round? is it
Stuttgart v Chelsea winner vs
FC Porto v Manchester United winner
and
Real Sociedad v Lyon winner vs
Celta Vigo v Arsenal winner,
or is it "random" again?