The draw for the knockout stages of the Champions League threw up some interesting games. Arguably the highlight of the round sees Jose Mourinho return to Chelsea when his Inter Milan take on the club now coached by former AC Milan boss Carlo Ancelotti.
There is also another Italy v England reunion As Manchester United will play AC Milan, who should have a certain David Beckham in its line-up. I believe that this will be Beckham’s first visit to Old Trafford as a visiting player.
Champions League champions FC Barcelona will take on Stuttgart in the first knockout round. Like all the group winners, Barcelona will be at home in the second leg of their tie as they continue their bid to become the first team in the UEFA Champions League era to lift the trophy two years running.
Real Madrid, aiming to play in the 22 May final at their own Santiago Bernabéu home, have been drawn with Karim Benzema’s former club Lyon.
For the first time this year, the fixtures in the last 16 will be held over four weeks. Two first legs each will be played on 16 and 17 February, and the remaining opening encounters split between 23 and 24 February.
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE LAST 16 DRAW
1st Leg Matches
16-02-2010 AC Milan Vs. Manchester United Buy AC Milan v Manchester United Tickets – Starting from €115
16-02-2010 Lyonnais Vs. Real Madrid – Buy Lyon v Real Madrid Tickets
17-02-2010 Porto Vs. Arsenal – Buy Porto v Arsenal Results
17-02-2010 Bayern Munich Vs. Fiorentina – Buy Bayern Munich v Fiorentina Tickets – Starting from €151
23-02-2010 Stuttgart Vs. Barcelona – Buy Stuttgart v Barcelona Tickets – Starting from €273
23-02-2010 Olympiacos Vs. Bordeaux – Buy Olympiacos v Bordeaux Tickets
24-02-2010 CSKA Vs. Sevilla - CSKA v Sevilla Tickets
24-02-2010 Inter Milan Vs. Chelsea – Buy Inter v Chelsea Tickets – Starting from €145
2nd Leg Matches
09-03-2010 Arsenal Vs. Porto - Buy Arsenal v Porto Tickets – Starting from €227
09-03-2010 Fiorentina Vs. Bayern Munich – Buy Fiorentina v Bayern Munich Tickets – Starting from €80
10-03-2010 Manchester United Vs. AC Milan – Buy Manchester United v AC Milan Tickets – Starting from €246
10-03-2010 Real Madrid Vs. Lyonnais – Buy Real Madrid v Lyon Tickets – Starting from €105
16-03-2010 Sevilla Vs. CSKA - Buy Sevilla v CSKA Tickets
16-03-2010 Chelsea Vs. Inter Milan - Buy Chelsea v Inter Tickets – Starting from €360
17-03-2010 Barcelona Vs. Stuttgart – Buy Barcelona v Stuttgart Tickets – Starting from €130
17-03-2010 Bordeaux Vs. Olympiacos – Buy Bordeaux v Olympiacos Tickets
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BARCELONA VS ARSENAL FOR FINAL.
I DONT THINK MAN U CAN STILL QUALIFY BUT LETS SEE WHAT HAPPENS.
man u champions again,you wait maha,see the youth and our striking force go mad.man u v barca final…arsenal dont have a final in them unless its there youth in carling cup in there lucky.rooney player of the year/world
There can be no cheating in Champions league. There must be
transparency. Starting with the referees. Unspeakable
was the performance of the Hungarian referee Viktor Kassai in Lisbon
18Aug2009 giving the same disciplinary value to a aggression (yellow card), 2 fouls with a view to preventing gaming and goal (without punishment), and take the shirt off to celebrate a goal ( second yellow card). Unbelievable.
Impaired? Sporting Club de Portugal.