Arsenal V Liverpool. Adebayor V Torres. Wenger V Benitez.

Tonight sees the first leg of Arsenal's Champions League quarter-final tie where they meet Premier League counterparts Liverpool at the Emirates.

Both sides go into the game after good wins at the weekend with Liverpool seeing off rivals Everton and the Gunners battling back to beat Bolton.

Arsenal and Liverpool both failed to win any of the domestic cups in England and this is both sides last chance of winning anything this season.

This is the first of three times that the sides will meet over the next week or so and I have to say I can't wait. Arsenal will go into the first leg as favourites but certainly don't rule out Liverpool with their terrific Champions League record.

This match also sees the clash of two of the Premier League's top scoring strikers in Emmanuel Adebayor and Fernando Torres. Adebayor has only one Champions League goal to his name, coming in the last round against Milan. Meanwhile Torres has four in this season Champions League.

Both Wenger and Benitez have years of experience in this competition, however Benitez is the only one out of the two to win the competition back in 2005. Wenger guided Arsenal to the final in 2006 where they were beaten by Barcelona.

Prediction: I personally feel Arsenal will edge out Liverpool tonight. I do however feel that over the two legs Liverpool will progress and go onto reach the final where they will be beaten by Manchester United.

 

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