Champions League Preview: Van Gaal Seeking Revenge

Inter Milan vs Bayern Munchen

The match at San Siro will be a rerun of last year's Champions League final, as it will be pitting the two finalists in this season's last 16 knockout stage. Bayern Munchen, who are still managed by Louis van Gaal will be looking to get revenge for their defeat at the hands of José Mourinho's Inter Milan.

Things have really changed at Inter as the Italians have seen two managers depart the club since then. However, they seem to have found a stable replacement in Leonardo, who has been getting excellent results in the Italian Serie A.

Leonardo will be looking to translate those results into the Champions League and make their home advantage count against Bayern Munchen. The biggest worry for Bayern has been keeping clean sheets this season and failure to do so against Inter will put them at a serious disadvantage.

The fitness of Arjen Robben and Franck Ribery will be the main concern for van Gaal, while Leonardo will have to deal with the absence of Walter Samuel. Wesley Sneijder is doubtful for Inter Milan, but he could recover in time from the thigh injury.

Marseille vs Man Utd

Manchester United will be looking to build on their recent run of results that have seen them cement their position at the top of the Premier League table. However, Sir Alex Ferguson will surely know that getting a result against Marseille away from home is certainly not an easy task.

Man Utd struggled to get past Crawley town in the FA Cup, but it was largely due to the second-string side that Alex Ferguson picked. A number of the first-team players are expected to return to the squad for the match against Marseille.

Marseille have already met an English opponent this season in the form of Chelsea and manager Didier Deschamps has certainly tweaked his side since then. Apart from the draw against Monaco, they have won all of their last five matches, which is a testament to the form that Marseille are experiencing at the moment.

Man Utd will be missing a number of players including the likes of Rio Ferdinand and Ryan Giggs, which is surely going to pose a problem for Ferguson.

Man Utd are expected to switch to the 4-3-3 formation for the match against Marseille. Remy and Gignac are struggling to be fit for the French side.

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