Summary: Anto is joined once again by former Wimbledon, Newcastle and England international defender Warren Barton for another episode that takes a look at many of the key talking points from the Quarter Final round in the Champions League, a first glance at the final four in Europe and into a Premier League story that now seems divided into three parts. We start with the controversy that was the return leg of the hotly contested Barcelona-AC Milan match up that had all kinds of controversy involving a key refereeing decision involving Sergio Busquets once again as Alessandro Nesta may have been incorrectly penalized for contact in the box before a corner kick was delivered. We debate the call and consider where things went wrong for Milan in the bigger context over two legs where they managed to not finish their chances yet again in the first leg and were without two key players in Thiago Silva and Mark Van Bommel who are two parts of a strong spine which did prove fatal. Then we turn to the matter of the semi-finals to look at the key issues for Chelsea as they look to avenge a highly controversial 2007-08 knockout including how they might want to attack Barcelona as the Spanish giants did look somewhat vulnerable in the 3-1 aggregate win over AC Milan. We also look at Real Madrid-Bayern Munich where many of the important questions must be answered by the Germans and we take a deeper look at Bayern Munich against Spanish sides over the last decade to illustrate just where the problems in the defensive philosophy might be the biggest challenge for Jupp Heynckes at both the flanks and in the center of the defense given how Real Madrid likes to attack with extreme pace. Then we turn to the breakneck set of fixtures in the Premier League in the next week to get underneath three key points in the table: four teams in the race for the last two European slots, Aston Villa in the crosshairs of a real and serious relegation fight and then to the two Manchester teams at the top of the table where Sir Alex Ferguson looks to have finally broken the will of Roberto Mancini and Manchester City, but even more importantly where United won this title. First up is yet another look at the Newcastle story and how they continue to defy the odds playing way over their heads on the heels of some remarkable transfer business since the sale of Andy Carroll and how their performance and efficiency is seriously embarrassing some established minds in the game given the cost of these players in comparison. We also take a moment to reflect on the fantastic job David Moyes has turned in yet again after a slow start to rebound to the top half of the table. Then we break down the fixture lists for Chelsea, Tottenham and Arsenal to determine how this will impact the final two slots in Europe and how Aston Villa is at serious risk given their final opponents this season as well. Then we close on the new season of San Diego Flash as Warren gives us a look at his football club and how it looks to defends the NPSL title and some of the success stories the team has created both in terms of winning a league but also developing young players for a future in the game itself.
