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Apologize for my write-ups earlier about Chelsea. They will be without Essien as he will be suspended from the yellow cards he accumulated in the competition. This will pose a problem for Mourinho for who should deputize on the center of midfield alongside JT. Hence, Geremi and Boulahrouz are two possible candidate. We all know Gereme is quite a decent and consistent performer however his quality is one class below Carvalho. While Boulahrouz on his peak form he can equal Carvalho's quality. Just like what he showed against Ronaldinho sometimes ago eventhough he was not on the centre of the heart, but we all know that this guy can defend.

But for me key battle will be in midfield. As long as Chelsea players can keep Gerrard and Mascherano at bay, this should heavily distrupt Liverpool's play. Since, Gerrard and Mascherano will play a lot of roles to set-up Liverpool's attacking flow. It is too early to say anything about Liverpool since I don't know who will Rafa roughly put out yet.

Regarding MU vs Rossoneri, I think I have to agree with the rest here. AC Milan looked to have a chance here. I wouldn't repeat what you guys already discuss again, but I'm quite confident this will end in a draw hence AC Milan on the handicap looks good since its very possible also that they nick this one in. I see TG Over as a good bet too. With possible scenario being MU will attack to get a goal and settle the match. However, in doing so they could face the danger of AC Counter-Attack against a weakened MU defence. So I think we should see some entertaining football tonight with my predictred scores : 2-2