Soccerword's Premiership Team of the Week - 16

We're going with a 4-4-2 formation for this week's team:

Goalkeeper: Brad Friedel (Aston Villa)

Defenders: Ricardo Gardner (Bolton), Jolean Lescott (Everton), Phil Jagielka (Everton), Tony Hibbert (Everton)

Midfielders: Steed Malbranque (Sunderland), Matthew Taylor (Bolton), Jimmy Bullard (Fulham), Damien Duff (Newcastle)

Forwards: Benni McCarthy (Blackburn), Jason Roberts (Blackburn)

Final 16 Match-ups
The three Italian clubs were all paired against English competition. Jose Mourinho will renew his rivalry with Sir Alex Ferguson as Inter Milan were drawn against the reigning champions Man United. It will also be a homecoming for Claudio Ranieri. The former Chelsea manager will return to Stamford Bridge with his Juventus side. And Roma will face off against Arsenal. The other English club, Liverpool, will face Real Madrid in a homecoming of sorts for Liverpool's Spanish manager Rafa Benitez. Here is the complete draw:

CHELSEA v Juventus
Villarreal v Panathinaikos
Sporting Lisbon v Bayern Munich
Atletico Madrid v Porto
Lyon v Barcelona
Real Madrid v LIVERPOOL
ARSENAL v Roma
Inter Milan v MANCHESTER UNITED

All of the "big four" clubs were held to a draw this weekend (Chelsea 1 - 1 West Ham, Liverpool 2 - 2 Hull City, Spurs 0 - 0 Man United, Middlesbrough 1 - 1 Arsenal). As a result, Liverpool are still top of the table, and Aston Villa are in 4th place ahead of the Gunners. Here is our team of the week:

Soccerword's Premiership Team of the Week - 15

We're going with a 3-5-2 formation for this week's team:

Goalkeeper: Martin Fulop (Sunderland)

Defenders: Jose Enriqu (Newcastle), Jolean Lescott (Everton), Fabricio Coloccini (Newcastle)

Midfielders: Ashley Young (Aston Villa), Steven Gerrard (Liverpool), Andy Reid (Sunderland), Luis Valencia (Wigan), Danny Guthrie (Newcastle)

Forwards: Gabriel Agbonlahor (Aston Villa), Kenwyne Jones (Sunderland)

PSV Eindhoven 1 - 3 Liverpool
Liverpool had already clinched a spot in the final 16 of the Champions League, but their 3-1 win at Eindhoven. Germain ensured the Reds finished in first place in their group. After falling behind 0-1, Liverpool responded with three goals despite resting many of their top players. Ryan Babel scored just before half time, and Riera and Ngog added second half goals.

Chelsea 2 - 1 Cluj
It was a bit more difficult for Chelsea, however. The Blues needed a win at home against Romanian club Cluj to ensure they advanced. Saloman Kalou put the Blues in front late in the first half, but Cluj fought back to tie the game at 1-1 early in the second half. Striker Didier Drogba, who has missed many games to due injury and suspension, came off the bench to rescue Chelsea with the winning goal in the 71st minute. As it turned out, Chelsea would have advanced even with a draw because group leaders Roma defeated Bordeaux. Even with their win, Chelsea could not catch Roma, so they advance as the second place team in the group. That means the Blues will face a group winner in the round of 16.

The teams in Groups E, F, G, and H still have one game remaining, but the top two clubs in each of those groups have mathematically advanced. Here are 16 clubs in the knockout stage of the Champions League:

Group A: Roma, Chelsea
Group B: Panathinaikos, Inter Milan
Group C: Barcelona, Sporting Lisbon
Group D: Liverpool, Atletico Madrid
Group E: Man United, Villarreal
Group F: Lyon, Bayern Munich
Group G: Arsenal, FC Porto
Group H: Juventus, Real Madrid

All four of the English and Spanish clubs have advanced. Here is a country by country breakdown of the final 16:

England: 4 clubs
Spain: 4
Italy: 3
Portugal: 2
Germany: 1
France: 1
Greece: 1

Soccerword's Premiership Team of the Week - 14

We're going with a 3-5-2 formation for this week's team:

Goalkeeper: Petr Cech (Chelsea)

Defenders: Ledley King (Spurs), Nemanja Vidic (Man United), Jose Bosingwa (Chelsea)

Midfielders: Deco (Chelsea), Ashley Young (Aston Villa), Steve Sidwell (Aston Villa), Xabi Alonso (Liverpool), Jimmy Bullard (Fulham)

Forwards: Nicolas Anelka (Chelsea), Michael Owen (Newcastle)

Soccerword's Premiership Team of the Week - 13

We're going with a 4-3-3 formation for this week's team:

Goalkeeper: Tim Howard (Everton)

Defenders: Gary Cahill (Bolton), Patrice Evra (Man United), Phil Jagielka (Everton), Emmerson Boyce (Wigan)

Midfielders: Steven Pienaar (Everton), Matthew Taylor (Bolton), Sean Davis (Portsmouth)

Forwards: Robin van Persie (Arsenal), Wayne Rooney (Man United), Johan Elmander (Bolton)