Manchester United and Barcelona both won their first leg Quarter
Final matches last night. United beat Roma 2-0 away while, Barcelona
came out on top in their away match against Schalke winning 1-0.

Two more Quarter Finals take place tonight including the all English
tie between Arsenal and Liverpool. The other English team involved
in the competition Chelsea, face an away trip to Fenerbahce. More on
those games later, but now let's take a look at last night's
action...

Manchester United are in a great position to make it through to the
Semi Finals beating Roma 2-0 thanks to goals by Cristiano Ronaldo
and Wayne Rooney. Ronaldo's goal was his 7th in this season's
competition. As highlighted in yesterday's emial he was available
at 11/5 to score at Anytime during last night's match. He's now the tournament's top scorer.

The Stats said:

• Over 10 Corners

Actual result:

• 11 Corners in the Match

There were 11 Corners in total last night. 10 of them to the home
side 1 to Man Utd. Both these teams went into last night's game with
high Corner winning capabilities, but it was Roma who dominated the
Corner count in last night's encounter.

The Stats said:

• Man Utd +1 on the Corners Handicap

Actual result:

• Roma 10 Corners, Man Utd 1

Despite their high Corners reputation, United adopted different
tactics last night. With the score 2-0 after 66 minutes it was Roma who
were desperate to get back into the tie, meaning they pushed more
men forward trying to put pressure on the United goal. Racking up an
impressive Corner total in the process.

The Stats said:

• Roma to get the Most Bookings

Actual result:

• Roma 2 Yellow Cards, Man United 1

As the stats indicated, Roma picked up the Most Bookings in the
match. 2 Roma players were booked - David Pizarro and Philippe Mexes
- while United's booking went to Anderson.

Barcelona won this first leg encounter 1-0 thanks to a goal by 17
year old Bojan Krkic. That goal in the 12th minute was enough to
give Barcelona the victory. Barcelona dominated possession last
night having 59% of the ball compared to Schalke's 41%. Meaning it
was very difficult for the home side to create clear cut
opportunities to get back into the match.

The Stats said:

• Under 10 Corners

Actual result:

• 11 Corners in the Match

The stats indicated a low Corners affair in last night's match due
to both sides Corners restricting abilities. However, with Schalke
chasing the game the total went Over 10 with Schalke winning 6
Corners compared to Barcelona's 5.

The Stats said:

• Over 4 Cards or between 21-46 Bookings Points

Actual result:

• 8 Cards in the Match/80 Bookings Points

This match looked like it was going Under the bookies marker heading
into the last 10 minutes. Only 1 player had been booked -
Barcelona's Gabriel Milito. Then came 7 Bookings - 4 for Schalke 3
for Barcelona - meaning the match ended well Over the bookies 4 Card
marker.

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Now for tonight's encounters previewed using our innovative Head-2-
Head feature...

ARSENAL v LIVERPOOL

Kick off 7.45pm
Live on Sky Sports 2

Arsenal and Liverpool meet 3 times in a row starting with
tonight's 1st leg Quarter Final match. They play again on Saturday
in the Premier League before the 2nd leg at Anfield next Tuesday
night.

What the stats say about tonight's match...

Corners: Arsenal average 6 Corners For per home game and concede
only 2.25. Liverpool average 4.5 Corners For per away game while
conceding 5.5. With Arsenal's ability to restrict the amount of
Corners their opponents win, Arsenal look likely to rack up more
than Liverpool tonight.

The Stats say:

• Arsenal -1 on the Corner Handicap @ 10/11 Betfred, Paddy Power
  and SkyBet

Bookings: Arsenal are rated to receive 17.5 Bookings Points per home
game. Liverpool are rated to receive 31.25 Bookings Points per away
game. So we can expect Liverpool to receive the Most Bookings
Points.

The Stats say:

• Liverpool to get the Most Bookings @ 21/20 Blue Square, 10/11
  Ladbrokes

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FENERBAHCE V CHELSEA

Kick off 7.45pm
Live on Sky Sports 3

Fenerbahce are rank outsiders for this year's Champions League,
they're currently available at 66/1 to win this year's competition.
You can get 7/2 for them to qualify from this tie. Their opponents
Chelsea are 7/2 to win the actual Champions League trophy. While
being odds on at 2/9 to make it through to the Semi Finals once
again.

What the stats say about tonight's match...

Corners: Fenerbahce are rated to win 4.25 Corners per home match.
Chelsea are rated to win 4 Corners per away match. It is also
important to note that 3 out of 4 (75%) Fenerbahce home matches have
been 'Under 10.5 Corners' and 3 out of 4 (75%) of Chelsea's away
matches have been 'Under 10.5 Corners'. These stats suggest that
tonight's encounter will once again be Under the bookies marker.

The Stats say:

• Under 10 Corners (with a saver on Exactly 10) @ 10/11 Stan
  James, 9/10 Bet365

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We'll be back tomorrow with a comprehensive review of tonight's
action.

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Matt Nesbitt
Champions League Service
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