Arsenal have been drawn against Villarreal in the quarter-final of the Champions League with the winners facing either Manchester United or FC Porto in the semi-final.
The two clubs met in the 2006 semi-final with the Gunners going through to face Barcelona in the final. The tie was famous for Arsenal 'keeper, Jens Lehmann's last minute penalty save to deny Juan Roman Riquelme and his team from reaching the final. Kolo Toure's goal in the first leg was enough to take Arsenal to their first Champions League final.
The first leg will be played on 7/8 April in Villarreal's stadium El Madrigal. There will be a return of Ex-Arsenal favourites Robert Pires and Pascal Cygan who will undoubtedly gain a good reception at the Emirates in the second leg due to be played on 14/15 April.
The "Yellow Submarine" finished second behind league winners Barcelona in La Liga last season and currently lie fourth.
Arsenal will have to be wary of ex-Manchester United forward Giuseppe Rossi who has scored 15 goals so far this season. The team from the region of Castellon, near Valencia, also include European Champions Marcos Senna and Santi Cazorla in their ranks.
The winners of the tie will play either Manchester United or FC Porto in the semi-final. The other semi-final will be between Barcelona or Bayern Munich and Liverpool or Chelsea
The two clubs met in the 2006 semi-final with the Gunners going through to face Barcelona in the final. The tie was famous for Arsenal 'keeper, Jens Lehmann's last minute penalty save to deny Juan Roman Riquelme and his team from reaching the final. Kolo Toure's goal in the first leg was enough to take Arsenal to their first Champions League final.
The first leg will be played on 7/8 April in Villarreal's stadium El Madrigal. There will be a return of Ex-Arsenal favourites Robert Pires and Pascal Cygan who will undoubtedly gain a good reception at the Emirates in the second leg due to be played on 14/15 April.
The "Yellow Submarine" finished second behind league winners Barcelona in La Liga last season and currently lie fourth.
Arsenal will have to be wary of ex-Manchester United forward Giuseppe Rossi who has scored 15 goals so far this season. The team from the region of Castellon, near Valencia, also include European Champions Marcos Senna and Santi Cazorla in their ranks.
The winners of the tie will play either Manchester United or FC Porto in the semi-final. The other semi-final will be between Barcelona or Bayern Munich and Liverpool or Chelsea
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Ciao, my name is Giovanni and I am in Rome. I am a fan of Juventus but I feel sympathetic to the Arsenal and to the his coach Wenger. I too have a blog, where we are also talking about football. If you want to greet us, you will be a welcome guest.The URL of the blog is : http://giovannitedesco.blogspot.com
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