REVEALED: The only English side to be unbeaten against Italian opposition in the Champions League...

24 February 2009 11:47
The top teams from England and Italy go head-to-head in the Champions League this week. [LNB]Manchester United and Arsenal take on Inter Milan and Roma respectively in their last 16 first leg clashes.[LNB]The spotlight then turns to Chelsea tomorrow when they face Juventus.[LNB] Goal crazy: Man United smashed seven past Roma in one game[LNB] A-Zlatan: Our guide to the cream of the stars in European football[LNB]England 3 Italy 0! Wenger backs his Gunners to join United and Chelsea in sinking Serie A trio[LNB][LNB]History shows that English sides have come out on top in their previous Champions League battles with Serie A giants.[LNB]In 60 matches, the Premier League boys have racked up 28 wins. The Italians claimed 16 wins, with the same number of games ending in a draw.[LNB]There is one big surprise - the only English club to have an unbeaten record against Italian opposition is Leeds, now fighting for promotion out of League One.[LNB] Delight: Leeds' Alan Smith celebrates their win at Lazio[LNB] Here's the full list of results:[LNB]1996-7Juventus 1 Man United 0Man United 0 Juventus 1[LNB]1997-8Man United 3 Juventus 2Juventus 1 Man United 0[LNB]1998-9Inter Milan 1 Man United 1Man United 2 Inter Milan 0Man United 1 Juventus 1Juventus 2 Man United 3[LNB]1999-00Fiorentina 0 Arsenal 0Arsenal 0 Fiorentina 1Chelsea 0 AC Milan 0Milan 1 Chelsea 1Fiorentina 2 Man United 0Man United 3 Fiorentina 1Lazio 0 Chelsea 0Chelsea 1 Lazio 2[LNB] A-Zlatan: Our guide to the cream of the stars in European football[LNB]England 3 Italy 0! Wenger backs his Gunners to join United and Chelsea in sinking Serie A trio[LNB][LNB] 2000-01 Arsenal 2 Lazio 0 Lazio 1 Arsenal 1Leeds 1 AC Milan 0AC Milan 1 Leeds 1Lazio 0 Leeds 1Leeds 3 Lazio 3[LNB] 2001-2 Roma 0 Liverpool 0 Liverpool 2 Roma 0 Arsenal 3 Juventus 1 Juventus 1 Arsenal 0 [LNB]  Blues bashing: Hernan Crespo scores in Chelsea's 4-0 win at Lazio[LNB] 2002-3 Juventus 2 Newcastle 0 Newcastle 1 Juventus 0 Newcastle 1 Inter Milan 4 Inter Milan 2 Newcastle 2 Roma 1 Arsenal 3 Arsenal 1 Roma 1 Man United 2 Juventus 1 Juventus 0 Man United 3[LNB]2003-4 Arsenal 0 Inter Milan 3 Inter Milan 1 Arsenal 5 Chelsea 2 Lazio 1 Lazio 0 Chelsea 4[LNB]2004-5 Liverpool 2 Juventus 1Juventus 0 Liverpool 0Man United 0 AC Milan 1AC Milan 1 ManUnited 0Liverpool 3 AC Milan 3 (Liverpool win on pens)[LNB] 2005-6 Arsenal 2 Juventus 0Juventus 0 Arsenal 0[LNB]2006-7 Roma 2 Man United 1Man United 7 Roma 1Man United 3 AC Milan 2AC Milan 3 Man United 0Milan 2 Liverpool 1[LNB]2007-8 Roma 1 Man United 1Man United 1 Roma 0Roma 0 Man United 2Man United 1 Roma 0Arsenal 0 AC Milan 0AC Milan 0 Arsenal 2Liverpool 2 Inter Milan 0Inter Milan 0 Liverpool 1[LNB]2008-9 Chelsea 1 Roma 0Roma 3 Chelsea 1[LNB] Unforgettable: Liverpool beat AC Milan to lift the 2005 trophy[LNB] A-Zlatan: Our guide to the cream of the stars in European football[LNB]England 3 Italy 0! Wenger backs his Gunners to join United and Chelsea in sinking Serie A trio[LNB] [LNB]  A-Zlatan: Our guide to the cream of the stars in European football[LNB]England 3 Italy 0! Wenger backs his Gunners to join United and Chelsea in sinking Serie A trio[LNB] 

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