The battle line has once again being drawn for the last 16 teams in the EUFA Champions league and it promises to be clashes of the Titans. Manchester United have drawn Real Madrid while Arsenal will face Bayern Munich.
Spanish giant, Barcelona, will face Italian side AC Milan while Malaga was pitted against Porto.
German sides Borussia Dortmund and Schalke have been pitted against Shaktar Donetsk, and Galatasaray, respectively.
The
draw of the 16 group winners and runners up from the first round of the
Champions League took place on Thursday at the UEFA headquarters in
Nyon, Switzerland.
The match between Bayern and Arsenal pits Bayern's German national
team stalwarts such as Bastian Schweinsteiger, Philipp Lahm, Manuel
Neuer, and Thomas Müller against their national team teammates from
Arsenal, Lukas Podolski and Per Mertesacker. Podolski also used to play
for Bayern.
"We know Arsenal well. That's a draw we can be satisfied with," said
Bayern's chief executive, Karl-Heinz Rummenigge. "That game won't win
itself, we can't underestimate Arsenal."
Dortmund's chief executive Hans-Joachim Watzke was a bit more pessimistic in his comments to Sky TV.
"That's
not necessarily the opponent we'd chose," he said, referring to
Ukrainian side Shaktar Donetsk. "That's a difficult task, but we showed
in the group phase that we can pull through against strong opponents."
Schalke's captain, Benedikt Höwedes, said his team was got a "decent draw, but we certainly won't underestimate Galatasaray."
Last
year's Champions League winners, Chelsea, failed to advance to the
Round of 16 after finishing third in their group. As a result, they move
into the Round of 32 in the Europa League.
Galatasaray vs. FC Schalke 04
Celtic vs. Juventus
Arsenal vs. Bayern Munich
Shakhtar Donetsk vs.Borussia Dortmund
AC Milan vs. Barcelona
Real Madrid vs. Manchester United
Valencia vs. Paris Saint-Germain
Malaga vs. FC Porto
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