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Added the full draw for Last 32 and 16 including the ties' date in the first post. Can check out the full details of the draw there. Yup. We won 1-0 away and then drew 0-0 at home against them.

Both winnable ties. Play to our strengths and we should qualify for the quarter finals.

IF anyone bothers, you can watch the draw for the Last 32 and 16 here. http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/season=2013/draws/index.html

Real Madrid v Manchester United. Got what I wanted! Arsenal v Bayern Munich. Bye bye Arsenal? Shakhtar v Dortmund. This should be a cracker! Porto v Malaga. This can be a really good tie too especially if both teams play to their strengths.

Despite having a squad filled with youngsters, we can't afford to underestimate them whatsoever especially after what happened in this fixture last season. Furthermore, Villa are in decent form coming into this. They are unbeaten in their last 5 league games - W2 D3 - and 6 in all competitions - W3 D3. On the plus side for us, the 5-1 win yesterday should help boost morale heading into this game and the return of Ramires and Cahill from suspension will help to give Benitez a bit more options.

The Europa League draw for the Last 32 and 16 will take place later today at 1pm UK time. And if anyone is interested, the Champions League draw will be made at 10.30am UK time.

Of course, we got Swansea. We all wanted the easiest opposition left in the competition but ended up getting the toughest. Typical. Need to win the first leg at home and hope we can take a healthy lead to Liberty Stadium. And in this two legged semi final tie against Swansea, the away goals rule is in place BUT will only count after extra time if the score is leveled on aggregate.

Chelsea vs Aston Villa PRE-MATCH DISCUSSION AND LIVE CHAT Barclays Premier League 23rd December, Sunday 2012 Stamford Bridge 16:00 Kick Off (UK time)

Chelsea vs Aston Villa POST-MATCH DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS Barclays Premier League 23rd December, Sunday 2012 Stamford Bridge 16:00 Kick Off (UK time)

Great comeback win! Thought we could come from behind to win since we didn't play too badly in the first half but never expected us bang in 5 goals. Was worried fatigue could well creep in especially going 1-0 down but the players showed great character to bounce back in the way they did. And since the 5 goals came against Leeds, will take that! Also, we somehow got away without playing an actual DM in the pivot.

I'm pretty pretty sure that he plays out wide on the right quite a lot.

Yeah...sack Benitez and then appoint who? Avram Grant? He is probably next in line. Like it or not, Benitez is the best of the bad bunch of available managers out there at the moment.

Doubt that the club is even thinking of getting Lewandowski. The club seem to have this obsession of getting the obvious big name strikers almost every time. With the way we seem to be doing things, we'll probably go bid 50m for Lewandowski in 3-4 years time.

Hence why I said before that this is where one would appreciate the team built and created by Mourinho last time. Whenever we want to play football, we can do that. Whenever we need to be physical against the opposition, we also can do that. Adaptable and versatile then. Now, we're like Arsenal. Wants to play tiki-taka football but crack immediately when facing opposition with a physical approach!

Are you sure? Almost every time when I have watched Bosnia play, Susic plays him wide on the right as a narrow right sided midfielder.

Guess Sturridge is officially gone then...

So, both Puyol(34) and Xavi(32) have had their contract extended at Barcelona till 2016 while the club is still stalling over Cole's. Utterly ridiculous and disgraceful!

That Jean Michel Aulas and the Lyon board decided to sell him because they have been hypnotized by Gourcuff, much like Torres now with our board!

Err, did Oscar, Hazard and even Mata fully realize their potential when we bought them? No. IF we are gonna get Pjanic, I have no problem whatsoever with the price that is being mentioned considering we paid much more for the 3 players mentioned above.

According to the news on Sky Sports... http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11854/8341655/Roma-midfielder-Miralem-Pjanic-plays-down-reports-linking-him-with-Chelsea

1. Second leg semi final against Barcelona in 2009. 2. Losing the penalty shootout in Moscow. 3. RDM sacked and Benitez being appointed. 4. Mourinho leaving the club. 5. Losing to Liverpool at home. 6. Getting thrashed 3-0 hopelessly at Old Trafford under Scolari. 7. Torres. 8. Losing 5-3 to Arsenal at home.

Yes, the flight was delayed. Instead of returning to England immediately after the CWC, they departed Japan on Monday at 11am. With the difference in time zone and all(9 hours difference between UK & Japan), they arrived back in England yesterday in the afternoon.

Errr, does he know the League Cup tie rules or did he even watch the Bradford v Arsenal tie last week? There are no replays in League Cup ties, only in FA Cup!

Milan? Are they even being linked with Pjanic?! The most speculation I've seen regarding Pjanic is that AVB is keen to get him. Other than that, there have previously just been minor reports that Real Madrid, Arsenal and think City are interested in him.