UEFA Champions' League Quarterfinals and Semifinals Draw

Yesterday in Nyon, the draw for the quarterfinals and semifinals for this season's UEFA Champions. League took place. As I have mentioned earlier, the remaining 8 clubs are:
1) Arsenal (Eng)
2) Barcelona (Spa)
3) Bayern Munich (Ger)
4) Chelsea (Eng)
5) Liverpool (Eng)
6) Manchester United (Eng)
7) Porto (Por)
8) Vilarreal (Spa)

With 4 English clubs heading into the quaterfinals yet again, chances of having an all English club semifinals was yet again present. However, bear in mind that there are no more country protection once reaching the quarterfinals. So chances of 2 English teams meeting each other also present.

So anyway, long story short, the result of the draw is as follows:
Quarterfinal 1: Manchester United vs Porto
Quarterfinal 2: Villarreal vs Arsenal
Quarterfinal 3: Liverpool vs Chelsea
Quarterfinal 4: Barcelona vs Bayern Munich

Semifinal 1: Quarterfinal 1 vs Quarterfinal 2
Semifinal 2: Quarterfinal 3 vs Quarterfinal 4

So I guess there are a few good games here. Manchester United has fairly easy draws while Liverpool and Chelsea will face each other yet again. This is the 5th consecutive time that they have met in the UEFA Champions' League. Last season saw Chelsea kicking Liverpool out. And 2 giant killers (Barca and Bayern) in the previous round will play each other. And semifinal 2 looks really good no matter who plays.

As for Arsenal, I think facing Villarreal wouldn't be too tough. They do not have to travel far and they have recently met in the semifinals, which Arsenal prevailed. It would be nice though to see former Arsenal midfielder, Robert Pires once again.

And just briefly, in tennis, Maria Sharapova came back to play in a doubles match recently but was defeated. It was her first competitive match this year. Hopefully, she will be able to compete later this year in the French Open. Roland Garros is the only Grand Slam she has yet to conquer. Meanwhile, Novak Djokovic has been losing again and again this year.

Now, in Formula One, there are some significant changes of rules this year. Perhaps the most talked about is the change of way in determining the champion. Previously, the champion was determined with the champion being the driver who has the most points. However, the FIA decided to change the system, awarding the driver with the most wins to take the crown. The runner up will be determined by the points systems. The awarding of the constructors' title also remained unchanged. Nonetheless, the change of the system has already been criticised by many including 7 times world champion, Michael Schumacher who said that it is not logic to have someone in second place of the drivers' standings bagging the crown just because he had win more races. Defending champion, Lewis Hamilton had also criticised the system, saying it is unfair to award the crown to the one who wins the most as they should be looking at consistency, meaning, it doesn't matter if he finishes first or third. So long as he finished top in the drivers' standings. Anyway, the outcome of this rule will be seen at the end of the season. For now, during all the testings, Ferrari, Renault, BMW Sauber and Brawn GP looks strong will McLaren are struggling. The new F1 season will start this March 29th at Albert Park, Australia.