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Two games played and both Champions League semi finals are on a knife edge.

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Chelsea’s brave defensive display earned them a draw at Barcelona but they’ll have to be careful at Stamford Bridge as an away goal for the Spanish side will see Chelsea needing to score twice.

By the same token, Arsenal will have to overturn Manchester United’s 1 goal advantage at the Emirates, whilst a goal there for Sir Alex Ferguson’s  team means the Gunners will have to find the net 3 times.

That aside, what we witnessed this week were 4 very good sides, all with collective and individual brilliance.

Which got us thinking – what would be our Champions League, semi final fantasy XI?

After much debate, argument and shouting, the Footy Boots office was split. The boss had his choice:

Champions League XI bosses choice

Alumina - Nike Total 90 Laser II
O’Shea - Adidas adiPure II  Ferdinand - NikeT90 Laser II  Terry - Umbro SX Valor II  Evra - Nike T90 Laser II
Yaya Toure - Nike Tiempo Legend II  Anderson - Adidas Predator Powerswerve   Fabregas - Nike Tiempo legend II
Messi - Adidas F50.9 TUNiT  Ronaldo - Nike Mercurial Superfly
Drogba - Nike Mercurial Superfly

The rest of the office came up with this:

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FANTASY XI office

Cech- Adidas Predator Powerserve Rome
Alves - Nike Mercurial Superfly  Terry - Umbro SX Valor II  Ferdinand - Nike T90 Laser II  Evra - Nike T90 Laser II
Iniesta - Nike T90 Laser II  Yaya Toure - Nike Tiempo Legend II  Giggs - Reebok Sprintfit Lite Pro
Messi - Adidas F50.9 TUNiT  Rooney - Nike T90 Laser II  Ronaldo - Nike Mercurial Superfly

So, do you agree or have your own opinion?

Use the comments section below to let us know how your fantasy side shapes up and we’ll poll the votes for each individual player and publish the definitive XI on Tuesday.

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  • Sto Says:

    Cech

    Alves Alex Vidic Evra

    Iniesta Xavi Lampard Ronaldo

    Rooney Eto’o

  • Sto Says:

    Cech
    Sagna Alex Vidic Evra
    Iniesta Xavi Lampard Ronaldo
    Rooney Eto’o

  • Jed Says:

    Cech
    OShea Vidic Terry Cole
    Xavi Fabregas Lampard
    Messi Rooney Henry

  • Simon Says:

    I’m sure it is only meant to be the semi finalist players louis and i don’t fancy Messi in goal!

    Almunia
    Sagna Terry Vidic Evra
    Messi Essien Anderson Ronaldo
    Drogba Rooney

  • Mozza Says:

    Valdes

    Alves Toure Ferdinand Evra
    Messi Iniesta Fabregas Ronaldo
    Eto’o Henry

  • TTC Says:

    goalkeeper: cech
    defenders: alves, terry, ferdinand, bosingwa
    midfield: ronaldo, essien, xavi, iniesta
    forwards: messi, rooney

  • AndyW Says:

    Cech
    Sangna Terry Vidic Evra
    Walcott Lampard Fabregas Ronaldo
    Messi Drogba

  • aaaha Says:

    ————Cech———–
    —–alves-terry-vidic—–
    —————————
    -ronaldo-fabregas—–xavi-
    ————lampard——–
    –messi———arshavin—
    ———–rooney———-

  • goonerdan Says:

    arshavin is illegible pal..

  • Windle Says:

    cech
    alves ramos terry cole

    ronaldo lampard fabregas messi

    torres rooney

  • sean Says:

    Almunia
    Dani Alves,Puyol,Vidic,Abidal

    Yaya Toure,Iniesta,Xavi

    Messi,Eto’o,Rooney

  • Jorge Says:

    Defenders: Alves pique marquez sylvinho
    Midfield: iniesta toure xavi
    Strikers: henry eto’o messi.

    Keeper: Cech!

    =D

  • ali Says:

    vandersar
    oshea
    ferdinand
    vida
    evra
    fletcher
    carrick
    anderson
    rooney
    ronaldo
    tevez

  • filippo Says:

    same as the office but take away giggs and yaya toure and replaced by fabregas & essien

  • Josh Says:

    Van der sar
    O’Shea, Vidic, Ferdinand, Evra
    Ronaldo, Anderson, Scholes, Giggs
    Rooney, Tevez

    At least these players won their game…

  • maeTmaerD Says:

    ————Almunia————

    –Bosingwa–Terry–Vidic–Gibbs–

    -O’Shea–Lampard–Carrick–Xavi-

    ——-Drogba—-Messi———–

  • rburgess Says:

    Well, the only thing I would change is that there were 0.000 Arsenal players in the second one. No Fabregas, no Walcott. At least one is necessary . . .

    Almunia
    Alves-Terry-Ferdinand-Clichy
    Walcott-Fabregas-Giggs
    Messi-Drogba-Ronaldo

  • sbe7 Says:

    they forgot iniesta he played the best game of everyone betwen barca and chelsea

  • sbe7 Says:

    they also forgot alves he saved barca a couple times

  • jamie Says:

    cech
    ferdinand terry evra
    lennon lampard arshavin
    messi rooney ronaldo

  • c.tevez Says:

    Van d. sar
    alves ferdinand vidic evra
    ronaldo xavi lampard messi
    rooney henry

  • Wooooo Says:

    Almunia

    Bosingwa Terry Ferdinand Evra

    Essien

    Ronaldo Messi
    Iniesta

    Rooney Drogba

  • Troy Says:

    Chech SUCKS!!

  • Reny Says:

    For the 1st Leg performance, i would have to say:

    ***********Almunia*************

    O’Shea-Ferdinand-Terry-Bosingwa

    ********Essien**************

    *****************Iniesta*******

    —Ronaldo——————-
    ************************Messi*
    —————–Eto———
    **********Drogba***************

  • MisterBroom12 Says:

    Almunia
    O’Shea Vidic Terry Alex Abidal
    Ronaldo Iniesta Fabregas
    Drogba Henry

  • garrett Says:

    agree mostly but center backs should be terry and ferdinand

  • CFCghimpheng Says:

    Cech
    Bosingwa Terry Vidic A.Cole
    Iniesta Essien Lampard
    Messi Drogba Ronaldo

    Cheers ~

  • Benjamin Says:

    Van der Sar
    O’Shea Puyol Terry Vidic
    Ronaldo Giggs Lampard Ballack
    Van Persie Messi

  • Carl Says:

    Cech
    alves - pique - vidic - evra
    toure
    Iniesta - Xavi - Fabregas
    Messy - Rooney

    I know it’s “messi”, just wanted to point out what defenders look like after he’s run past them!

  • Jenninson Says:

    Almunia

    Alves-Puyol-Ferdinand-Evra

    Yaya Toure

    Anderson
    Iniesta

    Ronaldo
    Messi

    Eto’o

  • kevin Says:

    ———–almunia————–
    –alves–ferdinand–evra—-
    Puyol
    –ronaldo-fabregas-iniesta
    Xavi
    ———–Eto—–drogba——-

    With ferguson as coach. Definately an unstoppable force.. I would definately have henry as a sub because he truly was the best player in the first leg..

  • lewis kane Says:

    how can arshavin be in it when i wasnt in the champions league and wer the hell is steven gerrard in any team he has been amazin

  • yura Says:

    cech
    vidic terry
    alves cole

    iniesta
    fabregas

    walcott messi

    henry

    drogba

  • Calder Says:

    VDS

    Rafael - Vidic - Evra

    Carrick - Ballack

    Ronaldo - Fabregas - Giggs

    Rooney - Messi

  • waxx Says:

    **************cech**************

    ***Alves***Ferdinand***Vidic***Evra***

    ***Ronaldo***Xavi***Anderson***Messi***

    **********Henry******Rooney***********

    Subs:
    Van Der Sar
    Abidal
    Lampard
    Carrick
    Scholes
    Giggs
    Eto

  • Anthony Says:

    Cech
    Alves Terry Vidic Abidal

    Messi Xavi Fabregas Ronaldo

    Eto’o Drogba

    Subs
    Valdes
    Puyol
    Cole
    Walcott
    Lampard
    Rooney
    Henry

  • MTGTOFFEE Says:

    van der sar
    alves ferdinand vidic evra
    xavi essien iniesta
    ronaldo rooney messi

  • jasonoarrrr Says:

    where is vidic? how can vidic not be there?

  • Spainnumerouno Says:

    Valdes
    Alves, Ferdinand, Puyol, Abidal

    Ronaldo, Xavi, Fabregas, Messi

    Eto’o, Drogba

  • Workout Planet Says:

    I’m a bit late but here we go guys.

    Van der Sa

    Alves Terry Ferdinand Evra

    Lampard Xavi Iniesta

    Messi Etoo C.Ronaldo

    What a team that is.

  • Everton 4 the FA Cup Says:

    Valdes

    Alves Vidic Pique Evra

    YAYA TOURE

    Xavi Iniesta

    MESSI Eto’o Henry

  • F.S Says:

    4-4-2
    Van Der Sar
    O’Shea
    Ferdinand
    Terry
    Evra
    Messi
    Xavi
    Essien
    Ronaldo
    Rooney
    Drogba

  • Eric Says:

    GK: Almunia (valdes untested, vds had a great defense in front of him)
    RB: Alves (maybe o shea bc he got the only goal)
    CB: Terry (barca didn’t have much to do with possession)
    CB: Ferdinand (great job silencing adebayor, cant give defensive place to arsenal being the only defense to concede a goal)
    LB: Bosingwa (to keep Messi quiet is something most defenders have to fantasize about, Evra dealt with Walcott but Walcott is no Messi, Abidal was attacking more than defending)
    CM: Carrick (did a great job disrupting the midfield, Fabregas was virtually not there, Mikel would be runner up having kept Barcas midfield to minimal damage)
    RCM: Iniesta (possibly the best player of both games, great skill hardworker, only problem with him is hes inconsistent, but this week he was on, well done, chelseas midfield was there for tackling, not very impressed with that, but they did do a great job)
    LCM: Anderson (showed that he should be in the starting XI a little more often, tons of creativity, really like it, arsenals mids were held to nothing)
    RW: Ronaldo (really opens the game up for man u, scary for defenses, Messi wasn’t fully there, when you’re incredible every other game of the year and you come into this and you are only amazing its sad that you find people like me who are disappointed at it, he had his chance against bosingwa now hes gotta deal with cole, one of the best LBs in the world)
    LW: Malouda (did a great job of making sure Alves and Messi were being pressured at all times, Walcott and Henry were defended pretty tightly)
    ST: Rooney (None of the strikers impressed me, none of them had more than 2 shots, Drogba touched the ball maybe twice, etoo was quiet, rooney and tevez both had the space and should have attacked it a lot harder, adebayor looked like a practice ground training dummy, i thought about putting ronaldo to here and slotting messi to the right but i think rooney did the best, even though he was playing more of a left wing kind of position)

  • iz Says:

    casssilas

    alves vidic terry evra

    inesta fabregas xavi

    eto ronaldo messi

  • Syd Says:

    —– Van Der Sar —-
    ——-Ferdinand——
    Sagna————-Evra
    ——Yaya Touré——

    —–Xavi—Iniesta—
    Walcott———-Ronaldo

    ———Messi——–
    ———Henry——–

    Subs:
    Diaby
    Fabregas
    Berbatov
    Malouda
    Vidic
    Cech

  • KT-7 Says:

    ———–Van der Saar
    Alves—Fernidand—Vidic—-Evra
    ———–Fabregas———–
    Ronaldo—Xavi—-Inesta—-Rooney
    ————-Messi————

  • Gz Says:

    Cech
    Alves - Terry - Ferdinand - Bosingwa
    Iniesta - Fabregas - Ronaldo
    Eto - Drogba - Messi

  • Diego Souza (brasilian) Says:

    Julio césar
    Alves Ferdinand Terry Evra
    Cristiano Ronaldo Fabregas Anderson Messi
    Rooney Ibrahimovic

  • Diego Souza (brasilian) Says:

    cech
    alves
    ferdinand
    terry
    evra
    cristiano ronaldo
    fabregas
    anderson
    messi
    rooney
    eto´o

  • umut Says:

    casillas
    ramos
    ferdinand
    puyol
    maicon
    iniesta
    messi
    xavi
    beckham
    zlatan ibrahimoviç
    eto’o

  • bram Says:

    ————–reina————-
    alves—puyol—vidic—maicon
    ————-essien————-
    ———xavi——kaka———
    —messi—-torres—-ronaldo—

  • dumbass Says:

    —–Boruc—–
    alves-vidic-agger-clichy
    de rossi-iniesta
    messi silva
    eduardo-berbatov

  • Basil Says:

    —Julio Cesar–

    Maicon—Terry—Vidic—-Evra

    Messi–Gerrard—Xavi—-Ronaldo

    —–Rooney——–Eto’o——–

    btw im ManU fan…

  • ambargo Says:

    I think it must be only BARCELONA!!!!!!

  • Jose Mourinho Says:

    J.Cesar,Bosingwa,vidic,Maicon,Evra,Cristiano,Lampard,Gourcuff,Ribery,
    Agbonlahor,F.Torres.

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