Gunning them over

The first leg of the QF's for four of the contenders is over and I must say, Arsenal have a very good chance of making it to the Semi's. With their 2-0 win over Juve at Highbury, the gunners stamped their authority and this must have shaken up the Italian giants and the others as well. Right from the first goal by Fabregas, it was all Arsenal and by the time Henry added the second, the game was almost over. It was a sad return to Highbury for Vieira, who was booked and will miss the second leg at Turin along with Zebina and Camoranesi - who were sent off late in the game for a second bookable foul. Looks like the Champions League season is really kicking off for the Gunners. So will they emulate another Liverpool - finishing out of the Champions league slot in the League and winning the Champions League?!
Juve have had a rather fortunate run in the CL, but they need to conjure up something extra special to win at Turin and del Piero's return would call for more than a welcome from the fans.

In the other game, Barca were held to a goal-less draw in Benfica, but they must have scored atleast one counting the host of chances they had. Marcelo Moretto - the Benfica shotstopper - almost single handedly kept Benfica's chances alive by making a series of fantastic saves from Eto'O, Ronaldinho and co., which earned him the man of the match as well.
If Benfica can score and hold on to a draw in Spain, it can cause a major upset in the Champions League and all eyes will be on Milan and Arsenal - with Benfica lurking right behind them. But on the other hand, Barcelona have the fire power and they will be going all out at the Nou Camp and Moretto needs to produce another mind boggling performance if Benfica want to see themselves in the Semi-final.