Arsenal-Milan (0-4) -21: 45-Cytavision Sports 1
Arsenal tonight is called to reverse the 4-0 defeat in the first match, something that only three teams have managed in the history of the European Cups, but never after a "clear" score in the first match: Real Madrid overturned the 4-0 5-1 against Gladbach in the third round of the UEFA Cup in the 1985/86 season, Leicester 5-0 at 6-2 by La So de Font in the first round of the Cup Winners' Cup in the 1961/62 season and Partizan with 4- 0 6-2 by KPR in the second round of UEFA in the 1984/85 season.
The Gunners come from two great victories in the Premiership against Tottenham (5-2) and Liverpool (1-2), they remain fourth but came close to four points behind third Tottenham. Arsene Wenger does not count on Santos, Mertesacker, Jourou Wilshere, Ramsey and Arteta, while Gibbs is doubtful. Milan comes from a 4-0 triumph over Palermo in Sicily and is a leader in Serie A with three points difference from Juventus, but has one match less. Out of the plans of Massimiliano Allegri are the punished Abrozini and the injured Pato, Nesta, Boateng, Seedorf and Maxi Lopez.
In 13 matches against English teams as hosts, Arsenal has 7 wins and 2 losses, while in total in Europe it has only one defeat in its last 42 matches in the tournament. However, he has managed to win in a replay having lost the first match only twice in ten cases. Milan on Italian soil has 1 win, 6 draws and 8 defeats. The two teams had met in the "16" in the 2007/08 season, with the "gunners" despite the 0-0 in London to qualify 2-0 in Milan. The "Rossoneri" had prevailed over Arsenal in the double final of the European Super Cup, with 2-0 in Italy and 0-0 in England.
At the limit of the cards are Rosicki, Juru and Song for Arsenal and Van Bommel for Milan. The referee of the match will be the Slovenian Damir Skomina.
Benfica-Zenit (2-3)
Everything leaves open the 3-2 of St. Petersburg in view of the rematch in Lisbon between Benfica and Zenit.
Benfica comes from a painful 3-2 home defeat by Porto to "Da Lus" on Friday and is now second in the Portuguese league. The punished Aymar will be a big absentee for the "eagles", while that of the injured Garay is also a significant absence. Zenit in the resumption of the Russian championship drew 2-2 with CSKA in Moscow and remains first in the group of eight teams claiming the title. Injured Danny and Arshavin, who do not have the right to participate, will be missing from the Russian champions, while Cristiano and Malafeev are returning in relation to the first match.
In four games as a home team against Russian teams, Benfica has 2 wins and an equal number of draws. The "eagles" have 15 wins and one defeat in the last 19 matches at home in the European Cups, however they have managed to qualify only 9 times out of the 31 cases that they lost the first match away from home. Zenit has one defeat and one draw on Portuguese soil. In the twelve cases in which the Russian team has won the first game, it has managed to qualify nine times.
At the limit of the cards are Arthur and Garay for Benfica and Anyukov, Alves, Criscito and Hubochan. The referee of the match will be the British Howard Webb.
The rest of the program:
Wednesday 7 / 3
APOEL-Lyon (0-1) -21: 45-Sigma
Barcelona-Leverkusen (3-1) -21: 45-Cytavision Sports 1
Tuesday 13 / 3
Inter-Marseille (0-1)
Bayern Munich-Basel (0-1) -21: 45-Cytavision Sports 1
Wednesday 14 / 3
Chelsea-Napoli (1-3)
Real Madrid-CSKA Moscow (1-1) -21: 45- Cytavision Sports 1
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