This week sees the last of the eight Champions League quarter-finalists decided and sets us on our way for some cracking nights of European football sometime in March/April. With Arsenal, Manchester United, Lyon and Bayern Munich through already, this week should see some very interesting, if not familiar, additions to the quarter-final lineup. The odds are stacked in favor of Barcelona, Bordeaux and Sevilla, who all had decent first leg results, but it's the Chelsea-Inter Milan clash that appears to be the Champions League match generating most interest because of its apparent lack of a clear winner.

Jose Mourinho returns to the scene of his "Special One" days, clutching on to a 2-1 first leg win. He'll know that Chelsea will be out for Champions League blood, even without the injured back line trio of Cech, Cole and Bosingwa. But, in my opinion, if Carvalho and Essien don't make it, as seems likely, that will be the bigger loss to Chelsea. And having your Champions League dreams rest on the shoulders of rookie keeper Ross Turnbull (yes, exactly, who?) might just be an injury too far for the boys from Stamford Bridge…

So, when we put our tipster hat on (because football predictions are what we're good at on Hunchers.com), our lineup for the Champions League Quarter-Finals looks like this:

• Manchester United
• Arsenal
• Lyon
• Bayern Munich
• Barcelona
• Bordeaux
• Sevilla
• Inter Milan

That is quite an awesome lineup, I think you'll agree. Who exactly will go on to the lift the Champions League trophy in May at the Bernabeu is another story…once they've got this far, any of the teams can do it, it's really down to how well you can perform over 180 minutes, home and away.

My money's on Arsenal to gun for glory this season. Who's your Champions League champion?

Welcome to the Hunchers blog! It's been in the works for a while now, but it's finally live and very much kicking!

We'll be here to bring you some cracking football stories, from the Premier League to the Champions League to the upcoming World Cup in South Africa. And we'll also be keeping an eye on the awesome Hunchers community, where some awesome hunchers (over 17,000 of you!) have formed into one of the best prediction communities on the web! Their predictions form the mighty Hunchers Consensus, which will assist you in making your hunches...and with many exciting features on their way, you'll be wanting to keep an eye on them if you want to make some money!

Enjoy!

James