Final round of Champions League 2010/2011

If we are guided by personal taste, we can define it is one of the best tournaments in the world, as there are stars that stand out in the World and others who give to the world in some games that marked a before and after in his career. With you, the UEFA Champions League .

This tournament has already passed its Group Stage, where the best of each group advanced to the decisive stage, which is defined as from 15 February 2011, when the ball decorated with iconic stars (Adidas Finale 11) begins to roll on the lawn of the legendary Giuseppe Meazza, one of the stars of stage World Cup Italy 90.

The meetings, and a brief review of the equipment, then:

February 15, 2011 - March 9, 2011

• AC Milan - Tottenham Hotspurs

Two teams that are seeking to renew its workforce in the best possible way and will play all your chips at the meeting between the two, although there is a noticeable difference, at career and technical quality between players from each team.

On the side of the Spurs, have decided the signing of two South African players who have had a very good performance in World Cup 2010 , which seek to generate strength and assists the front striker Peter Crouch made by the Russian Roman Pavyluchenko and Jermain Defoe.

On defense, has joined Bongami Khumalo, who has scored a goal against France, and on the other fellow Steven Pienaar, who will join the midfield of Rafael van der Vaart and seek to make their deployment and good technique.

The Rossonero, meanwhile, has fallen off the Brazilian star Ronaldinho , who returns to his native country, and has signed Antonio Cassano from UC Sampdoria, who have the difficult task of replacing it, accompanying the attack with Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Duck.

• Valencia - Schalke 04

A duel of powers, in front with precision and wisdom to the goal, and solid defense, taking a Valencia side which has been one of the best scorers of the tournament (with 15 goals scored in the group stage) and one of less goleados (4 goals against) having as main striker Roberto Soldado, who has a mark of 5 goals in 5 games.

Bad news was made known a few hours ago, as David Albelda has undergone surgery on his right knee and will miss the first leg, since it will be a month to rest.

On the side Schalke 04 have a historic goal scorer, Raul Gonzalez , who shares the attack with another great striker, Klaas-Jan Huntelaar, of a good time in both the league and the UEFA Champions League . The team also has a large goalkeeper, Manuel Neuer, one of the protagonists of third place in the German team at the 2010 World Cup.

February 16, 2011 - March 8, 2011

• AS Roma - Shakhtar Donetsk

The Turkish group always provides a good showing in the UEFA Champions League , and now has an explosive front (Luiz Adriano and Edward) are supplied by one of the great revelations of South America, the end of Douglas Costa, who on the basis of good play, seek defeat to Roma, who will be without the leg with Adriano, low for having a dislocated shoulder and will have to rely on a historical and Francesco Totti .

• Arsenal - FC Barcelona

An encounter that surely many fans are already waiting, gathering power that emerged from the farmhouse with a team that is currently somewhat weakened, just turning around a player who has in his game blaugrana education, world champion Cesc Fabregas , focus of Arsenal has a great striker Marouane Chamakh such as the Moroccan experience in the competition.

On the side of Barcelona , explanation would be redundant, with a team that is considered the best in the world and the only concern arises Jeffrén downward, which can be easily replaced by Bojan Krkic well as Peter (everything is easy with David Villa , And more so with Lionel Messi , who has 6 goals in the tournament)

February 22, 2011 - March 16, 2011

• Kobenhavn - Chelsea

The Danish team is preparing for an owner where you can take the bump to the headed by Carlo Ancelotti, who have a lively striker, Nicolas Anelka , and hopes for the speedy recovery of captain John Terry and midfielder Frank Lampard, two absences are weighing in a Premier League that the Blues have the expectation of better results, allowing them to approach the top of the league "take it out on the Champions League?

• Olympique Lyon - Real Madrid

The renewal came to set frosting with José Mourinho, the coach who knows what it is to play a Champions League and also has given a new face on campus that despite not getting better , has improved his game in a style and establishing an identity of play, led by star Cristiano Ronaldo and accompanied by the skilled reinforcements Mesut Özil and Argentina's Angel Di Maria .

On the side of Lyon, the game will continue around the striker Lisandro Lopez , who has found a strong association with Michael Bastos to lead the attack on the French side, although having opposite to Real Madrid, the challenge is much larger.

February 23, 2011 - March 15, 2011

• Manchester United - Olympique Marseille

One of the best teams in the world and has extensive experience in the UEFA Champions League Olympique de Marseille will look to reach the quarter-finals, an instance that have arrived for the last time in the 1992/93 edition which just , were crowned champions.

Two teams who live completely different realities facing each other: The Manchester United , based more on team play and Olympique who has a style of play designed for the mission to supply the striker Andre Gignac, the backbone of any offense.

• Bayern Munich - FC Inter

Finally, the big surprise of the draw for the second round, a meeting was preceded by near nothing more and nothing less than the Final , which was won thanks to the cunning of Diego Milito , although the final step was the accumulation of a collective and progressive by the neroazzurro , which is prepared just for this instance with a new coach, a new process and a logical adaptation period at the moment not much has changed.

On the side of Bayern Munich , there have been some changes in its workforce, with the departure of Martin Demichelis (replaced with the recent addition of Luiz Gustavo, from TSG Hoffenheim) on defense, keeping the same idea of attack the same players who put the German team in the final, since the creation of the game by Bastian Schweinsteiger until the completion of the offensive in the hands of Thomas Müller Germany Hispanic or Mario Gomez, all directed by Dutchman Louis Van Gaal .