"This is another huge game in the Champions League, and this is a big match for Barcelona at home. Milan currently lie top of Group F with nine points after an impressive 1-0 win over Barcelona at home, and so the Spanish team really need something from this match.

Domestically, Barcelona are in great form, lying top of La Liga, and they are unbeaten so far this season, winning seven of their nine games played. They have won all their home games, scoring ten goals in the process and only conceding one goal. Milan lie in second place in the Italian league, behind Juventus, and their away record is superb, winning four out of four games away, scoring five and only conceding one goal.

This is such a tight game to call - AC Milan are almost guaranteed a place in the next round, while Barcelona really need to win this match. If I was pushed I would go with a tight Barcelona home win, as they need to win this match and will play Eto, Larsson and Ronaldinho up front. However, the stand out bet for me is the UNDER 2.5 goals at 1.7 with Betfair [£20 Free Bet] - Barcelona have only conceded one goal at home all season domestically, while AC Milan have only conceded one goal away. The Italian team know how to play away from home, winning their last CL game 0-1 in Shaktar ,and will be extremely tight at the back. It may take Barcelona time to break them down and I cant see there being a goal fest in this one. Get on the unders! "A wins a win and with Johnson in the side anything can happen at any time, gets defenders on the back foot.

Lescott looked iffy again but given he was playing out of position I can forgive him. Howard did well, right place right time but agreed could have come out on a couple of occasions. Neither Spud and Cahill looked on the ball, I've been worried about Cahill for some time. Carsley did his job, Davies ok as he has been all pre season.Beattie nearly scored, couldn't have been any closer and grafted but not convincing. Stubbsy shows the maturity and played a blinder, Joey's pace gets him out of a hole but Lescott & Yobo don't look ready to be a pair any time soon. Neville was ok as a stand in full back and Valente was ok.Need to be better to get anything from Ewood & W H Lane.6/10. Thought Watford were ok, big and hard working, could have scored but fluffed it, probably good enough to stop up ? which indie club m&p, not the krazy house? got to be the blue angel or le bateau (assuming the latter's still going). showing my age, macmillans was the place to be til it shut down, then the mardi. i can't get in the blue angel now unless i'm with the missus, and the last time i was in the krazy house (trying to show my mates from university a good night) we seemed to be stuck on the thrash metal floor for too long a time.
biggest away day for me this year is sheff united. lived there for 3 years while i was at university, great place. simply got to have a night at the pooches followed by the leadmill!After last seasons disappointment I have no expectations for this season. Yesterday was always going to be difficult because for Watford being their first game was going to be like a cup tie. Much easier to have played them in the middle of Feb when they are down and out. To win was important and many other clubs would have been happy to get 3 points.
However, we were completely overrun in midfield and our 4 midfielders were poor.

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