though history says that united is the stronger side...porto is built to surprise people...they stunningly won champions league back in 2003 under jose mourinho...that says alot about not just mourinho but the talent and the will to win for porto...its unlikely that porto can win but i wont be surprised if porto gets a win...at home...if anywhere if theyre to advance past united, they NEED to win at home..or not concede at home and grab an away goal or two at old trafford...but that wont matter if they cant keep the united attack at bay throughout the match...

i wasnt expecting the matchup between barcelona and bayern munich but thats going to be some show...ribery is always a handful or anyone team and with the likes of luca toni at striker...puyol and milito is going to have their hands full...and if puyol is injured (he's hurt a bit now) there's no way that barcelona can win...unless they score a ton both ways...and they have the players to do so...henry, eto'o and messi...scary on paper for bayern...lets see if they step up

every time all four english teams advance to the quarters..liverpool and chelsea are paired...another game but i dont think its going to be as exciting as the other ones..two teams from the same country battling...boring

and for arsenal to beat villareal...they need to finish!!! they had so many chances to score against roma at emirates but only grabbed one with van persie's penalty...spanish teams always cause some difficulty..their technicality is something to watch for...they dont have "wow" players but villareal just goes out and plays...nothing fancy...they just do what they need to do...this one is going to be the most interesting