Last updated: 27th April 2008
Deco: Expects semi-final success
Barcelona play-maker Deco believes Manchester United will be running scared in the UEFA Champions League semi-finals at Old Trafford.
The Barcelona ace feels United are the side under pressure following last week's 0-0 first-leg draw at the Camp Nou.
Deco feels United's failure to score an away goal gives Barcelona the edge ahead Tuesday's return meeting.
"The fear is with them now," Deco said in the News of the World.
"They know if they concede at home they will have to score twice to win the semi-final. I'm optimistic."
And Deco is also confident that Lionel Messi will prove a threat as United are forced to attack.
"In the first leg Messi had a lot of players on top of him when he received the ball, but he still caused problems," Deco added.
"Now they have to attack us more and they will not be able to concentrate so much on covering Messi.
"When I saw that Tevez, Rooney and Ronaldo were all starting on Wednesday, I thought they would pressure us high up the pitch.
"But they defended quite deep and can't do that at home."
| Time | Fixture |
|---|---|
| Tuesday 21st October | |
| UEFA Champions League | |
| 17:30 | Zenit St Petersburg vs BATE |
| 19:45 | Bayern Munich vs Fiorentina |
| 19:45 | FC Porto vs Dynamo Kiev |
| 19:45 | Fenerbahce vs Arsenal |
| 19:45 | Juventus vs Real Madrid |
| 19:45 | Man Utd vs Celtic |
| 19:45 | Steaua Bucuresti vs Lyon |
| 19:45 | Villarreal vs AaB |
| Wednesday 22nd October | |
| UEFA Champions League | |
| 19:45 | Atletico Madrid vs Liverpool |
| 19:45 | Basle vs Barcelona |
| 19:45 | Bordeaux vs CFR Cluj-Napoca |
| 19:45 | Chelsea vs Roma |
| 19:45 | Inter Milan vs Anorthosis Famagusta |
| 19:45 | PSV vs Marseille |
| 19:45 | Panathinaikos vs Werder Bremen |
| 19:45 | Shakhtar Donetsk vs Sporting |
| Tuesday 4th November | |
| UEFA Champions League | |
| 19:45 | Anorthosis Famagusta vs Inter Milan |
| 19:45 | Barcelona vs Basle |
| 19:45 | CFR Cluj-Napoca vs Bordeaux |
| 19:45 | Liverpool vs Atletico Madrid |
| Time | Result |
|---|---|
| Wednesday 1st October | |
| UEFA Champions League | |
| Bordeaux 1 - 3 Roma | |
| CFR Cluj-Napoca 0 - 0 Chelsea | |
| Anorthosis Famagusta 3 - 1 Panathinaikos | |
| Inter Milan 1 - 1 Werder Bremen | |
| Shakhtar Donetsk 1 - 2 Barcelona | |
| Sporting 2 - 0 Basle | |
| Atletico Madrid 2 - 1 Marseille | |
| Liverpool 3 - 1 PSV | |
| Tuesday 30th September | |
| UEFA Champions League | |
| Villarreal 1 - 0 Celtic | |
| AaB 0 - 3 Man Utd | |
| Fiorentina 0 - 0 Steaua Bucuresti | |
| Bayern Munich 1 - 1 Lyon | |
| Fenerbahce 0 - 0 Dynamo Kiev | |
| Arsenal 4 - 0 FC Porto | |
| Zenit St Petersburg 1 - 2 Real Madrid | |
| BATE 2 - 2 Juventus | |
| Wednesday 17th September | |
| UEFA Champions League | |
| Celtic 0 - 0 AaB | |
| Man Utd 0 - 0 Villarreal | |
| Lyon 2 - 2 Fiorentina | |
| Steaua Bucuresti 0 - 1 Bayern Munich | |
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