Another round of European action over and another chance to look back at the predictions to see how they worked out.
The Champions League matchups were a little easier to predict in the quarterfinals. Chelsea and Barcelona victories looked like foregone conclusions, even before the round started. Manchester United looked to face a tougher time against Roma, but without Totti, Roma was facing an uphill battle that they just couldn’t overcome. After a 4-4 record in the first round, we went 3-1 in the second round. Liverpool kept us from perfection, and even that pick was accurate for about 174 minutes, before Arsenal’s defense completely broke down.
After going 12-4 in the first knockout round of the UEFA Cup, the predictions got much tougher in the eighthfinals, as we went only 4-4. As the quarterfinals started, it looked like we were going from bad to worse. Thanks to a minor miracle in Spain, however, Bayern Munchen was able to sneak past Getafe to bring us to 2-2 for the round. The shocker of this round, as in past rounds, was the surprising success of Zenit St. Petersburg who keeps knocking out teams from seemingly better leagues. They will definitely have their hands full with Bayern in the semifinals, and I’ll pick them again, but I’m not sure they can shock me anymore.
Records thus far:
UEFA Cup 18-10
Champions League 7-5
Total 25-15
The Champions League matchups were a little easier to predict in the quarterfinals. Chelsea and Barcelona victories looked like foregone conclusions, even before the round started. Manchester United looked to face a tougher time against Roma, but without Totti, Roma was facing an uphill battle that they just couldn’t overcome. After a 4-4 record in the first round, we went 3-1 in the second round. Liverpool kept us from perfection, and even that pick was accurate for about 174 minutes, before Arsenal’s defense completely broke down.
After going 12-4 in the first knockout round of the UEFA Cup, the predictions got much tougher in the eighthfinals, as we went only 4-4. As the quarterfinals started, it looked like we were going from bad to worse. Thanks to a minor miracle in Spain, however, Bayern Munchen was able to sneak past Getafe to bring us to 2-2 for the round. The shocker of this round, as in past rounds, was the surprising success of Zenit St. Petersburg who keeps knocking out teams from seemingly better leagues. They will definitely have their hands full with Bayern in the semifinals, and I’ll pick them again, but I’m not sure they can shock me anymore.
Records thus far:
UEFA Cup 18-10
Champions League 7-5
Total 25-15
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