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MUMBAI:
Ten Sports, the most watched sports channel of the sub-continent,
will telecast live the second-leg matches from the first knockout
stage of the UEFA Champions League.
After
the upcoming matchday of the Champions League, only eight teams
will remain in the fray for the Europe’s premier club title.
And Ten Sports, which has the exclusive rights for the Champions
League in the Sub-continent, will show four of these matches, including
the most high-profile clash between English Premier League giants
Arsenal and defending champions AC Milan.
Apart
from the Arsenal-Milan match, which kicks off at 12:30 am IST on
Wednesday, March 5, the other three matches to be shown are 2006
champions FC Barcelona against Celtic (3:15 am on Wednesday, March
5), followed by Chelsea vs Olympiakos and Porto vs FC Schalke on
Thursday, March 6, at the same times.
Apart
from the above matches, Ten Sports will also show live the match
between Liverpool and Inter Milan, which is being played on Tuesday
late night , March 11.
Arsenal,
finalists in 2006 when they lost to Barca, will have their task
cut out as they travel to San Siro Stadium after the Rossoneri held
them to a goalless draw at the Emirates Stadium.
Arsenal
coach Arsene Wenger appeared extremely satisfied with the draw at
home in which they squandered several good chances to score, and
reckons the Italian side will have to come out of their shell in
an effort to score, thus giving his forwards a better chance to
make inroads into the famed Milan defence.
Lionel
Messi scored twice in Barcelona’s come-from-behind win against
Celtic, and they will be the clear favourites in the second leg
when the two teams square up in Camp Nou in Spain.
Chelsea
will be favourites at home against Olympiakos after a goalless away
draw. Porto were shocked 1-0 by Schalke, and will have to put up
a good performance at home to keep their qualifying hopes alive.
The
UEFA Champions League starts in September and continues till the
champion club of Europe is determined in May. The tournament comprises
a group stage features 32 teams in eight groups of four, followed
by four knockout rounds.
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