Arsenal ran riot against Porto at the Emirates and overturned the 1-2 deficit from the first leg with a fatastic 5-0 victory without the mercurial Fabregas.
There was an upset on the cards in Munich until Bayern scored a late equaliser against Fiorentina, with the Germans going through on the away goals rule.
Manchester Unitedproduced another fantastic performance (4-0) against a very creaky lookingAC Milan side. Yet again Rooney ran the show with two goals.
At the Bernabeu, Real Madrid could only draw 1-1 against an under-rated Lyon team and so failed to make the last eight for the senventh season running.
Barcelona
(1) v (1)
Stuttgart
Chelsea
(1) v (2)
Inter Milan
Man Utd
(7) v (2)
AC Milan
Real Madrid
(1) v (2)
Lyon
Arsenal
(6) v (2)
Porto
Sevilla
(1) v (1)
CSKA Moscow
Bordeaux
(1) v (0)
Olympiakos
Fiorentina
(4) v (4)
Bayern Munich
Reigning champions Barcelona made hard work of things in Stuttgart (1-1), but should have enough in the tank for the second leg at Camp Nou.
Dark horses Bordeaux had a great win away at Olympiakos (1-0) and will now be fancying their chances of progressing to the last eight.
The heavyweight tie between Chelsea and Inter Milan is finely balanced at 2-1 in favour of the Italians with the 2nd leg to come at Stamford Bridge.
Sevilla have semingly done all the hard work by claiming a 1-1 draw and the vital away goal in Russia against CSKA Moscow -it should be enough for them.
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Here are the teams that are making the running this season and their prices as of 11/3/10:
Team
Sporting Index Spread
Spreadex Spread
Barcelona
54 - 57
53 - 56
Man Utd
53 - 56
48 - 51
Arsenal
45 - 48
31- 34
Bayern Munich
41 - 44
32 - 35
Lyon
38 - 41
20 - 23
Chelsea
37 - 40
36 - 39
Sevilla
32 - 35
32 - 35
Bordeaux
34 - 37
32 - 35
Inter Milan
28 - 31
28 - 31
CSKA Moscow
14 - 17
15 - 18
Stuttgart
12 - 15
11.5 - 14.5
Olympiakos
11 - 14
11.5 - 14.5
Sporting Index & Spreadex Guide:
Winner = 100pts, Runner-up = 75pts, Lose Semi-Final = 50pts,
Lose Quarter-Final = 25pts, Last 16 = 10pts.
All others = 0.
So Where Is The Value? The first thing that strikes us here at SSB is that if you are a Barcelona supporter then they only have to reach the semi-final for you to make a profit!
Barca started the season like a train with six straight wins in La Liga, but have struggled to reproduce that form in the Champions League. But they have won their group and now have been drawn against the weakest remaining team in the competition, Stuttgart.
Meanwhile, both Man Utd and Chelsea have been drawn out against AC Milan and Inter Milan respectively -tough draws for the teams who have struggled in the Premiership in recent weeks. We think that one if them will go out in this early stage -pushing Barcelona well past the 60 mark in the spreads. Verdict -Buy Barca @ 50
