CHAMPIONS LEAGUE all kick-offs 1945 GMT
Chelsea v Juventus
Real Madrid v Liverpool
Sporting Lisbon v Bayern Munich
Villarreal v Panathinaikos
FA CUP FIFTH ROUND REPLAY
Middlesbrough v West Ham 2010 GMT
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606: DEBATE
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By Jonathan Stevenson
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1848: Liverpool team to play Real Madrid: Reina, Aurelio, Arbeloa, Carragher, Skrtel, Riera, Benayoun, Alonso, Mascherano, Torres, Kuyt.
1848: News just in: Steven Gerrard is on the Liverpool bench tonight.
1847: And here's how you get involved on this, your special day (again): Texts go to 81111, and the debate is already raging on 606. Missives that intrigue me, get to the heart of the matter or just make me laugh out loud are, as always, more likely to get on this here page. Message away.
Join the debate on 606
1843: Oh, and apart from Sporting Lisbon v Bayern Munich and Villarreal v Panathinaikos, there's also the small matter of the FA Cup fifth round replay, Middlesbrough v West Ham, which doesn't kick-off until the preposterous time of 2010 GMT. Stay right here for every last drop of drama.
1840: However, it's not all about Liverpool tonight - I won't let that happen. The Tinkerman is back in town, Claudio Ranieri's Juventus meeting Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. I'd expect the 57-year-old to get a cracking reception, wouldn't you? Blues boss Guus Hiddink, meanwhile, continues his love affair with the European Cup - he won it with PSV Eindhoven in 1988, let us not forget.
1838: So in summary, we don't know a great deal. This contract thing has been rumbling on for way too long now, to the point where Liverpool's Premier League title challenge has all-but fallen apart. Gut reaction? There's no smoke without fire, but it'd be a seismic shock to see Rafa walk out at this stage of the season.
1835: Chelsea team to play Juventus: Cech, Bosingwa, A Cole, Terry, Alex, Mikel, Lampard, Ballack, Kalou, Anelka, Drogba.
1833: I refer, of course, to speculation over the future of Liverpool's Spanish manager Rafael Benitez. With the aid of (what are supposed to be) bullet points, here's what we know:
- Several leading bookmakers have suspended betting on Benitez leaving Liverpool.
- Benitez's contract situation at Anfield is still yet to be resolved.
- Benitez is not making any comment on the reports surrounding his future.
- Liverpool are about to play Real Madrid in the Bernabeu in the last 16 of the Champions League.
Benitez focused on beating Real
1830: If yesterday was huge, today is positively gargantuan. The knockout stage of the Champions League continues in earnest - and my word is that football rumour mill going into overdrive, even as I type these very words...
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