UEFA have been playing with the crazy pots again

The good officials of the Champions League gathered around the trough in Monaco this afternoon, pausing briefly to pompously remove some plastic footballs from mixing bowls in one of their favourite little rituals.

As per, various pundits and sundry authorities were on hand to discuss the mouth-watering nature of the dance card, while those associated with the managerial side of things vowed not to underestimate anybody, as decreed by UEFA’s guidelines on how to talk to the press at times such as this.

Of the English teams, Liverpool probably feel the men in blazers could have looked harder to find them a couple of soft sides, but at least

The best sports on the telebox tonight

The last time Arsene Wenger and his troops visited the San Siro, the Londoners came away with a surprise 5-1 victory. Admittedly it was against Inter and in 2003 (when Theo Walcott was only six years old), but the squad will be hoping for a repeat performance tonight. You can get odds of 500/1 on the same scoreline happening again, but for some more reasonable punts on this and the rest of the games in the final sixteen, head to the oddschicken.

Champions League

AC Milan/ Arsenal (ITV4, 7.45pm) - chickendinner match preview here
Barcelona/ Celtic (Sky Sports 2, 7.45pm)
Manchester Utd/ Lyon (ITV1, 7.45pm) - chickendinner match preview here
Sevilla/ Fenerbahce (Sky Sports 3, 7.45pm)

The best sports on the telebox tonight

Arsenal have every right to be terrified of Kaka, Pato et al tonight, but nevertheless the bookies fancy a home victory with odds of 11/10. Can the Gunners bounce back from a shoddy FA Cup weekend to see off the Milanese, a la Liverpool? I vote yes.

Champions League

Arsenal/ AC Milan (Sky Sports 2, 7.45pm) - Match preview here
Celtic/ Barcelona (Sky One, 7.45pm)
Fenerbahce/ Sevilla (Sky Sports Interactive, 7.45pm)
Lyon/ Manchester Utd (Sky Sports 1, 7.45pm) - Match preview here