Liverpool and Arsenal had an Oscar and Felix feel.&nbsp; Both clubs are each other’s bogey teams.&nbsp; Arsenal’s Frenchified fancy dans cannot break down disciplined defenses and remain prone to adept counterattack.&nbsp; Lump and pray Liverpool struggle when forced to play chess on the ground rather than checkers in the air.&nbsp; The clash can create soccer nirvana or reaming vulgarity.&nbsp; This 1-1 draw had a bit of both.
If a side should feel aggrieved, it is Arsenal.&nbsp; They dictated the second half, only to shoot blanks.&nbsp; The Carragher rules apply to Dirk Kuyt, who pulled Hleb down in the penalty area without reprimand.&nbsp; Kuyt also picked this one match to maraud around the pitch like a crazed baboon, rather than remain oblivious.&nbsp; The match could hinge on the Pool’s away goal.
Apparently, Avram Grant rowing down the straits on his sinister raft of skulls failed to shock the obstinate Turks, as Fenerbahce beat Chelsea 2-1.&nbsp; The Dark Lord has vowed “not to rest” until the rematch next Tuesday, because he looked like he was sleeping well before.&nbsp; The match is more tabloid fodder than demonstrative, however.&nbsp; Expect Chelsea to close them out 1-0 next week at Stamford Bridge.
Roma tumbled without their talisman Francesco Totti, beaten 2-0 by Manchester United.&nbsp; The two teams play a similar style, but United is the seven diamond version.&nbsp; Isn’t Rooney overdue for his bi-monthly metatarsal injury

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Champions League Odds and Sods 2 April 2008

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A message posted in the Liverpool FC forum on the Liverpool Echo’s website <a href="http:\/\/football.guardian.co.uk/championsleague200708/story/0,,2265674,00.html">has sparked speculation</a> about a fixing of Friday’s Champions League draw in Nyon.
The <a href="http:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liverpool-news/local-news/2008/03/15/the-post-that-sparked-the-frenzy-100252-20627225/">post</a>, received at 10:28 AM (90 min prior to the draw) read as follows.
<blockquote>“RUMOUR going around the draw has been leaked . . . this is no doubt rubbish but if the rumour is true it’s LFC – Arsenal, Chelsea – Fenerbahce and Manchester United vs Roma.
No bookies will take bets on the draw either.
Let the draw commence. Come on!”</blockquote>
The poster claims the he received the advance result from two friends within betting circles.&nbsp; He was then “frustrated” when he was not allowed to bet on the outcome.
Bookkeepers told the Liverpool Echo that it was <a href="http:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liverpool-news/local-news/2008/03/15/cup-draw-rumour-sparks-reds-fans-internet-frenzy-100252-20627229/">common practice</a> not to accept bets on the Champions League draw itself.
UEFA asserts that draw was conducted with “150% honesty.”
The odds of choosing the correct draw at random would have been 104-1.

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