When it comes to European Football, and especially for the UEFA Champions League - the home pitch definitely plays a great advantage. The home supporters chanting their songs, waving their flags, and creating that atmosphere that sends the chills against the visiting team is just as crucial as the 11 players of the home team who are taking to the pitch.

But then, of course, eventually it is up to the 11 men on the pitch to make use of the home support to their advantage, and hopefully bring a victory. 16 teams remain in the UEFA Champions League, and two legs are set to be played in the knockout round of 16. IN the meantime, let's see what's in store for the first leg, and the predictions on who are favored to win the first leg.

Predictions on First Leg of Knockout Round of 16 in UEFA Champions League:

Schalke 04 vs. FC Porto. Bet on FC Porto to score an upset at the Schalke 04 home pitch.

AS Roma vs. Real Madrid. Bet on AS Roma to hold their ground at the AS Roma home pitch. Besides, Real Madrid haven't been in form, losing their last two La Liga matches.

Olympiakos vs. Chelsea. Bet on Olympiakos to win at home. Chelsea are a good team, but it's very difficult to win at the Olympiakos home pitch.

Liverpool vs. Inter Milan. Bet on Inter Milan to upset Liverpool at Anfield. Liverpool haven't been too great, even losing in the FA Cup to lowly Barnsley.

Celtic vs. Barcelona. Bet on Celtic to hold their ground at the Celtic home pitch. Barcelona might be great, but their Fantastic Four of Thierry Henry, Lionel Messi, Samuel Eto'o and Ronaldinho have not been "fantastic" lately.

Lyon vs. Manchester United. Bet on Lyon to uphold their ground in French soil. Manchester United might be on a streak, but Manchester United have a difficult time winning in France.

Fenerbahce vs. FC Sevilla. Bet on Fenerbahce to hold their ground at their home pitch against Sevilla.

Arsenal vs. AC Milan. Bet on AC Milan to upset Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium. Arsenal were recently thrashed by Manchester United in the FA Cup, and it seems that they're lacking some gusto with the absence of key players.

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English Premier League champions Manchester United move to the Final round of 16 in the 2007-08 UEFA Champions League football tournament after scoring its 4th straight win in the group stages, and earning 12 points. Their recent victory was against Ukranian Premier League champions Dynamo Kyiv, whom they hosted at Old Trafford and defeated 4-0, keeping the Ukranian football club without a single point in Group F.

Manchester United's 4 goals came from a Gerard Pique header on the 31st minute, a Carlos Tevez strike on the 37th minute, a Wayne Rooney volley on the 76th minute and a Cristiano Ronaldo amazing finish on the 88th minute.

Italian Serie A club AS Roma are in second place in the Group F standings with 7 points. With 2 group stage matches remaining, AS Roma will hope to secure a win when they visit Dynamo Kiev on November 27, and earn the remaining qualifying slot of Group F in the UEFA Champions League. Manchester United might take it easy when they host Portuguese Primera Liga club Sporting Lisbon, who desperately need a win if they still want to maintain a chance at qualifying over AS Roma.

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Arsenal's William Gallas - from goat to hero.

Arsenal's home pitch at the Emirates Stadium should've given them the advantage in their English Premier League match against rivals Manchester United.

However, it was Arsenal trailing at the end of the first half when Arsenal captain William Gallas scored an own-goal in the 45th minute to give Manchester United a 1-0 advantage. 2 minutes following the start of the second half, Arsenal's Cesc Fabregas collected a pass from team mate Bacary Sagna, and struck the ball into the corner of the goal past Manchester United keeper Edwin van der Sar to put the game level at 1-1.

Manchester United were able to go ahead in the 81st minute when Portuguese international Cristiano Ronaldo slotted the ball into an empty Arsenal goal, following a string of fine passes by Arsenal team mates Louis Saha and Patrice Evra to find an unmarked Cristiano Ronaldo. Cristiano Ronaldo's goal put Manchester United up 2-1, and it looked like that would be enough for Manchester United to walk away from the Emirates Stadium with 3 points and the solo lead of the English Premier League.

However, Arsenal captain William Gallas was able to volley the ball past Manchester United keeper Edwin van der Sar after a scramble in the box during injury time to draw the match at 2-2. Manchester United and Arsenal earn a point each to make their point total at an even 27 points to stay at the top of the English Premier League. Arsenal, technically, are English Premiership leaders with a better record, having earned 27 points in 11 games played as compared to English Premier League champions Manchester United, who have 27 points in 12 games played. Arsenal are still unbeaten this season.

The next football schedule of Arsenal and Manchester United include a UEFA Champions League group stage match on November 7. Arsenal will have an away-match against Slavia Praha while Manchester United host Dynamo Kyiv at Old Trafford in England.

As far as the English Premier League goes, Arsenal's next fixture will be on November 12 with an away game against Reading. Manchester United will be hosting the Blackburn Rovers on November 11 at Old Trafford.

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English Premier League rivals Manchester United and Arsenal will be kicking off on Saturday November 3 on the Arsenal home-pitch at the Emirates Stadium.

English Premier League champions Manchester United are tied with Arsenal at the top of the Premiership standings with 26 points. The winner of this rivalry match between Manchester United and Arsenal will certainly maintain a solo lead of the English Premier League.

Manchester United coach Sir Alex Ferguson will be looking at his stars like England national team striker Wayne Rooney, Argentina national team striker Carlos Tevez, Manchester United captain Ryan Giggs and Portugal national team midfielder Cristiano Ronaldo to provide the spark for the Red Devils. Manchester United's Paul Scholes is injured and will not be on the line up.

Meanwhile, Arsenal coach Arsene Wenger will be looking to Emmanuel Adebayor of Ghana, Theo Walcott, Kolo Toure, Mathieu Flamini and Cesc Fabregas to provide glory for the home side. Arsenal's Dutsch striker Robin van Persie is injured and will not play.

It's going to be a big showdown for this classic rivalry between Manchester United and Arsenal. Arsenal have the home pitch advantage, and that could be very critical in bringing Arsenal the win over Manchester United.

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English Premier League club Liverpool is difficult to beat when they play in front of the home fans at Anfield. However, Arsenal has been on an impressive streak, having been unbeaten in their last 12 matches and are at the top of the English Premier League standings. Certainly, Arsenal coach Arsene Wenger were going to keep up the quality of their football and hope to disappoint the Liverpool crowd with a win.

But then, it was Liverpool who were relentless on their attack, and eventually were awarded the first goal of the game when Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard smashed a free-kick from 20 meters out to make the score 1-0 in favor of Liverpool in just 7 minutes from the start of the match.

Liverpool maintained the one goal advantage throughout the match, but Arsenal were able to score an equaliser in the 80th minute when Arsenal's Cesc Fabregas scored a goal.

Cesc Fabregas could've made the score 2-1 in the 86th minute, but his attempt unfortunately hit the post.

Andriy Voronin, Jamie Carragher, Peter Crouch and Sam Hyypia played well for Liverpool.

Kolo Toure, Emmanuel Adebayor, Tomas Rosicky, Mathieu Flamini and Aliaksandr Hleb played well for Arsenal.

The scoreline stood at 1-1, and Arsenal earn one point for the draw to keep them at the top of the English Premier League with 26 points, tied with English Premier League champions Manchester United who also have 26 points.

Liverpool coach Rafael Benitez commented, "We played well but at the end, that (the result) is what matters. I'm disappointed because I hit the post and we go home disappointed because we deserved to get the three points."

Liverpool are at 6th in the English Premier League standings with 20 points following the draw with Arsenal.

Arsenal's next match will be a home match at the Emirates Stadium against Manchester United on November 3. It will be a battle of the top two in the English Premier League with both Arsenal and Manchester United hoping for a win to maintain the solo lead at the top of the standings.

Liverpool will be visitors at Ewood Park where they play the Blackburn Rovers on November 3.

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The recent English Premier League match of Manchester United against Middlesbrough at Old Trafford brought a big smile to Manchester United head coach Sir Alex Ferguson, who was all smiles following the 4-1 victory of the Red Devils against Middlesbrough.

Manchester United midfielder Nani was the first to score when he fired a rocket of a shot from 30 meters out to beat Middlesbrough keeper Mark Schwarzer. Middlesbrough was able to get back in the game soon after when Aliadiere put a header into the Manchester United goal, the first goal conceded at Old Trafford this season. With the game tied at 1-1, Middlesbrough's Stewart Downing almost gave the lead for Boro, but his header sailed wide. Stewart Downing eventually made a costly error in the Middlesbrough back when he gave away the ball to Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney, who smashed it into the goal to give ManU a 2-1 advantage.

Carlos Tevez then added two more goals, combining with Wayne Rooney in both occasions to earn his goals. The Rooney-Tevez combination indeed provided some magic in the Manchester United offensive line, and their sublime timing and passing really worked out to provide a lot of scoring chances.

Manchester United collect all 3 points, and share the lead with Arsenal at the top of the English Premier League points standings with 26 points.

Manchester United will have a tough task in their next English Premier League match as they become visitors at the Emirates Stadium for a match against Arsenal. It will be a clash between the top 2 of the English Premier League, and the definite winner will indeed have solo lead of the English Premier League standings.

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English Premiership champions Manchester United look like they are all set to qualify after posting its third consecutive win in the 2007-08 UEFA Champions League group stages. The recent victory of Manchester United was an away match against Dynamo Kyiv, where the Manchester United Red Devils beat Dynamo 4-2.

It took only 10 minutes for Manchester United to find a goal when ManU's Rio Ferdinand headed in a free-kick from team mate Ryan Giggs. In the 18th minute, Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney added a second goal with a brilliant counter-attack.

Dyanmo Kyiv were able to draw a goal back when Dynamo's Diogo Rincon headed in a corner by team mate Carlos Correa. However, Manchester United midfielder Cristiano Ronaldo was able to extend the lead to two goals just before the half by heading in a sublime cross from Ryan Giggs.

In the 68th minute, a handball conceded by Dynamo's Gavrancic allowed Manchester United's Cristiano Ronaldo to step up to the spot and take a penalty kick that beat Dynamo goalkeeper Olexander Shovkovskiy to make the score 4-1.

Dyanmo was able to add another goal to their tally when Dyanmo's Bangoura blasted a fierce strike from 25 meters out. However, the 4-2 scoreline favored Manchester United, who collect all 3 points and give them a perfect record of 2 wins and 9 points after 3 group stage matches. Dynamo Kyiv face elimination from the tournament when they face Manchester United once again at Old Trafford in two weeks' time. Dyanmo Kyiv still don't have any points in Group F of the UEFA Champions League. Manchester United lead Group F with 9 points, followed by AS Roma with 6 points.

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The England national football team cruised to an easy 3-0 victory against Estonia to the delight of a full-capactiy crowd in the New Wembley Stadium in London, England.

In the 11th minute, England midfielder Shaun-Wright Phillips put England 1-0 up against Estonia when he drilled a shot between the legs of Estonia's keeper Mart Poom. In the 32nd minute, England striker Wayne Rooney of English Premier League champions Manchester United made it 2-0, grabbing his first international goal in eleven months. One minute after that, Ashley Cole sent in a deep cross that was headed by Estonia defender Taavi Rahn into his own net. Rahn's own goal gave the English home side a 3-0 advantage, which they maintained throughout the match.

It was the 5th successive 3-0 victory of England, who collected 3 points for the win against Estonia to improve their standings in Group E of the UEFA Euro 2008 to 2nd place with 23 points. Croatia leads Group E with 26 points, collecting 3 more points following a 10 home victory against Israel. Russia are in 3rd place in Group E with 18 points, and must perform well in their last 3 matches. Russia will go up against England on October 17, against Israel on November 17 and against Andorra on November 21. Russia must win against England if they still hope to make it to the Euro 2008 Finals. Otherwise, a win by England will certainly stretch their lead over 3rd place Russia.

The last time England met Russia was just last September 2007 when Russia were visitors at the New Wembley Stadium. England defeated the Russian side 3-0. Russia will be looking to capitalize on their home pitch advantage when England visit them on October 17. Russian soccer stars hoping to provide that much needed spark include Aleksandr Kerzhakov of Spanish Super Cup and UEFA Cup champions Sevilla FC.

England, of course, has an impressive lineup that includes Steven Gerrard of Liverpool, Frank Lampard of Chelsea and Michael Owen of Newcastle United. However, England will not have the services of Ashley Cole, who suffered a serious ankle injury in the match against Estonia.

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