FYI - from Sky Sports.
Game of the week
Arsenal v Liverpool
The first instalment of the trilogy contained plenty of excitment as Arsenal
were held 1-1 at home by Liverpool on Wednesday night. Emmanuel Adebayor headed
the Gunners in front before Dirk Kuyt, who was fortunate not to concede a
penalty in the second half, equalised. Nicklas Bendtner then denied team-mate
Cesc Fabregas a winner in a match which has whetted the appetite for Saturday's
Premier League showdown and next week's second leg at Anfield.
Player of the week
Deivid
The Fenerbahce forward went from villain to hero as he gave the Turkish side
a real chance of progressing to the semi-finals for the first time. Though he
turned the ball into his own net in the first half, he responded in commendable
style and scored a marvellous winner for Fenerbahce late on.
Goal of the week
Deivid
One goal stands out from the eight scored in this week's Champions League
ties and that was Deivid's stunner which secured Fenerbahce a 2-1 win over
Chelsea. The Brazilian had earlier put through his own net, but he recovered
from the setback to collect the ball 30 yards from goal with nine minutes to go
and arrowed an unstoppable shot into the top corner which left Carlo Cudicini
with no chance.
Save of the week
Edwin van der Sar
Having recovered from a groin complaint to start in Rome, the veteran keeper
summoned up all his agility to keep United in front just past the hour mark.
Roma whipped a corner in to the near post, which was deftly glanced towards
goal by Mirko Vucinic, only for Van der Sar to thrust out a hand for a superb
reaction save.
Controversy of the week
Dirk Kuyt
The Liverpool attacker had brought his side level in the first half with a
close-range finish, but he could easily have contributed to his team going into
the second leg behind. Arsenal's Alexander Hleb burst into the box with a
brilliant run and Kuyt grabbed the midfielder's left arm, prompting the
Belarussian to tumble to the ground. Dutch referee Pieter Vink awarded a
corner, Kuyt insisted it was not a penalty, but Arsene Wenger begged to differ.
Gaffe of the week
Nicklas Bendtner
Goalkeepers Manuel Neuer and Doni gifted goals in the respective defeats for
Schalke and Roma, but Bendtner's lack of dexterity denied Arsenal a winner at
home to Liverpool. With the score at 1-1, and the Gunners pushing for a second
goal, it appeared the moment had come when Jose Reina could only palm a cross
out to Cesc Fabregas. The midfielder's shot was heading into the corner of the
net, only for Bendtner to get in the way with the sort of foot movement which
will not see him invited on to Strictly Come Dancing. The offisde flag did go
up, but would it have been raised if Bendtner had jumped out of the way?.
Miss of the week
Christian Panucci
Trailing 1-0 to Cristiano Ronaldo's first-half header, Roma had a golden
chance to equalise early in the second half when Mirko Vucinic's long throw-in
was flicked on to the far post. Panucci was lurking unmarked, but the defender
side-footed his chance over the bar when he should have at least tested Edwin
van der Sar. How Roma would have wished it was Panucci taking the throw, and
Vucinic taking the chance.
Wobbler of the week
Frank Lampard
The Chelsea midfielder reacted angrily to being substituted 15 minutes from
time during his team's 2-1 defeat to Fenerbahce. The score was 1-1 at the time
when Lampard was replaced by John Obi Mikel and the England international
chucked away a training top before sitting in the dugout and throwing his boots
off in a fit of pique. Temper, temper.
Moment of the week
Bojan Krkic
The Barcelona striker became the second-youngest scorer in Champions League
history when he grabbed his team's only goal against Schalke. Thierry Henry's
shot had been parried by Schalke keeper Neuer and the Frenchman rolled the ball
across goal for Bojan to fire high into an unguarded net. Only Peter
Ofori-Quaye was younger when he scored for Olympiakos in the Champions League.
Adiossssss
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