Champions League regular service resumes

The Champions league will have its return legs starting tomorrow. The usual suspects are, of course, on the docket. A few thoughts -

Barcelona v Celtic: Barca come home with a 3-2 victory in their pocket, meaning Celtic have to win at least 2-0 to move on. Doing this at the Camp Nou....will be close to impossible. Barca will be able to keep enough pressure on the Scots to ensure that Celtic does not and cannot throw 10 players against the Barca goal. Barca has WAY too much fire power...even if they sit 2 of the their big 4....prediction Barca 2 - Celtic 0

Lyon v Manchester United: SAF keeps hyping up the young French prodigy, Benzema....rightfully so the young French striker is on fire this season. Benzema had almost given Lyon a 1-0 home victory, only to see Tevez give the Red Devils a crucial tie and away goal.

But Benzema might be the key to the return fixture in Manchester. No on is giving Lyon a chance to defeat the all might Red Devils....but there is a slight chance. Many of the injured Lyon players are back - Cris, Coupet, and Juninho. Fred is also in form (scoring again this weekend)...giving Lyon another option up front. Ben Afra offering Lyon a super sub to change the games complexion late on. Having said all that, this is still the Red Devils with a plethora of attacking and midfield options. But something tells me that the match will be a cautious one between Manchester United protecting their away goal and always fearful of Benzema's strike ability. The game might drag on 0-0 until middle of the second half, where I think Lyon will throw on Fred to partner with Benzema...to find a precious goal. Predictions Lyon 1 - Manchester United 0

Fenebache - Sevilla: No clue here....but I think Sevilla will find a way to put two goals past the Turkish club - Predictions Sevilla 2 - Fenebache 0.

Arsenal - Milan: This the second big fixture for tomorrow. The game in Northern London ended in a difficult 0-0 draw giving the advantage to....not sure. Milan are going home and can hope for an early goal to sit on...or will they be wary of an Arsenal goal .... the precious away goal? Arsenal are in a difficult position, with Eduardo's horrific injury and tough battle for the Prem they will need to refocus for this match. A couple of points, first Senderos, I realize he was not entirely at fault for the OG, but he looked totally over matched. Milan will pick on the Swiss relentlessly all game. Second, not sure who will partner up front for Arsenal...I think Adebayour and Walcott would make a great pairing up front. Walcott would give the aging Milan defense fits with his speed, and Adebayour's height would play well in the box. Bendtner would be a good sub off the bench and Van Persie, if healthy could be a joker. I think Arsenal will put Flamini on Kaka while Milan will put Gattuso on Fabergas. The question is who will pick up Pirlo? For that I would go with a 3-5-2 with Gilberto and Flamini as holding/defensive midfielders. Fabergas in front of them, with Hleb and Rosicky (if healthy) on the wings. This would be a very offensive team, but Fabergas can fall back deeper to support the defense. I just don't trust Senderos anchoring the defense with Gallas. This game will be a tight chess match - AC Milan go up early, but late subs by Van Persie will see the Dutchman score a late equalizer...only to injure himself again and be out for another month! Predictions - Arsenal 1 - Milan 1....Arsenal through on the away goal.