moBB-Bitch

Holders Manchester United FC will take on FC Internazionale Milano in the first knockout round of the UEFA Champions League following today's draw in Nyon.



Mourinho return
Sir Alex Ferguson will renew acquaintances with José Mourinho who famously led FC Porto to victory against United at this stage in 2004 en route to winning the trophy. In other stand-out ties nine-times champions Real Madrid CF take on five-times winners Liverpool FC in a meeting of two of the competition's heavyweights and 2008 losing finalists Chelsea FC were paired with Juventus, coached by former Blues manager Claudio Ranieri.

Sporting face Bayern
Villarreal CF, semi-finalists in their only other UEFA Champions League campaign in 2006, will play 1971 finalists Panathinaikos FC, Sporting Clube de Portugal, in the knockout stages for first time, take on four-time winners FC Bayern München, while Portugal's other entrants Porto will meet Spain's Club Atlético de Madrid. French champions Olympique Lyonnais, in the knockout phase for the sixth successive season, will meet FC Barcelona while Arsenal FC take on AS Roma.

Fascinating ties
The draw was conducted by UEFA General Secretary David Taylor, Giorgio Marchetti, UEFA's director of professional football and former Roma great Bruno Conti who is the ambassador for the 2009 final in Rome. Matches will be played over two legs on 24/25 February and 10/11 March.
In the ceremony staged at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, the eight winners of the group-stage pools were paired with teams that finished second. No clubs from the same association could be pitted together, while sides that met in the group stage were also kept apart. The draw for the remaining rounds will be made on 20 March, with this season's final taking place in Rome on 27 May.

2008/09 UEFA Champions League
First knockout round – to be played 24/25 February and 10/11 March
Team named first at home in first leg
Chelsea FC (ENG) v Juventus (ITA)
Villarreal CF (ESP) v Panathinaikos FC (GRE)
Sporting Clube de Portugal (POR) v FC Bayern München (GER)
Club Atlético de Madrid (ESP) v FC Porto (POR)
Olympique Lyonnais (FRA) v FC Barcelona (ESP)
Real Madrid CF (ESP) v Liverpool FC (ENG)
Arsenal FC (ENG) v AS Roma (ITA)
FC Internazionale Milano (ITA) v Manchester United FC (ENG)

Source: uefa.com-UEFA Champions League-News & Features-News specific

KILLA KING™

damn some good draws IMO...shit gon be good

moBB-Bitch

Predictions to go thru

First knockout round – to be played 24/25 February and 10/11 March
Team named first at home in first leg
Chelsea FC (ENG) v Juventus (ITA)
Villarreal CF (ESP) v Panathinaikos FC (GRE)
Sporting Clube de Portugal (POR) v FC Bayern München (GER)
Club Atlético de Madrid (ESP) v FC Porto (POR)
Olympique Lyonnais (FRA) v FC Barcelona (ESP)
Real Madrid CF (ESP) v Liverpool FC (ENG)
Arsenal FC (ENG) v AS Roma (ITA)
FC Internazionale Milano (ITA) v Manchester United FC (ENG)

KingSize

damn good games i cant wait to see them my fav game is : Real Madrid CF (ESP) v Liverpool FC