Thursday, 20 December 2012

Champions League Round Of 16 Draw

Gianni Infantino, Secretary-General of UEFA
 
The draw for the round of 16 of the Champions League took place in Nyon, Switzerland on Thursday, and some enticing ties await in the first knock-out stage.

Serie A powerhouse Juventus will have to deal with Celtic in the first knock-out stage, Schalke meet Turkish giants Galatasaray. Real Madrid will take on Manchester United in a mouth- watering tie, AC milan will lock horns with Barcelona, Malaga with play FC Porto, Valencia will slug it out with Paris Saint Germain, Shakhtar Donetsk will battle Borussia dortmund and finally Arsenal FC will trade tackles with Bayern Munich

Group winners will be away in the first legs on 12-13 and 19-20 February and at home in the return matches on 5-6 and 12-13 March.

The draw for the quarter-finals will be held on March 15, and the tournament concludes at Wembley Stadium on May 25
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
LAST 16 DRAW
GALATASARAYVSSCHALKE
CELTICVSJUVENTUS
REAL MADRIDVSMANCHESTER UNITED
AC MILANVSBARCELONA
PORTOVSMALAGA
VALENCIAVSPARIS SAINT-GERMAIN
SHAKHTAR DONETSKVSBORUSSIA DORTMUND
ARSENALVSBAYERN MUNICH

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