The UEFA Champions League released its knockout stage draw (round of 16) on Friday, December 18, 2009. The draw has some intriguing match-ups such as Inter Milan v Chelsea, AC Milan v Man United, and Lyon v Real Madrid. The Milan/Man U will feature David Beckham who will be on loan with Milan playing against his former club (Man U). The round of 16 are two legged ties that start on Tuesday, February 16, 2010 and wrap up with the second leg on Tuesday, March 9, 2010.
So, who will advance to the quarterfinals? Here’s a list of the draw and list of fixtures.
1st Leg Matches – Tuesday, 16 February 2010
AC Milan v Man Utd, R1, L1, 19:45
Bayern Munich v Fiorentina, R1, L1, 19:45
CSKA Moscow v Sevilla, R1, L1, 19:45
FC Porto v Arsenal, R1, L1, 19:45
Inter Milan v Chelsea, R1, L1, 19:45
Lyon v Real Madrid, R1, L1, 19:45
Olympiakos v Bordeaux, R1, L1, 19:45
VfB Stuttgart v Barcelona, R1, L1, 19:45
2nd Leg Matches – Tuesday, 9 March 2010
Arsenal v FC Porto, R1, L2, 19:45
Barcelona v VfB Stuttgart, R1, L2, 19:45
Bordeaux v Olympiakos, R1, L2, 19:45
Chelsea v Inter Milan, R1, L2, 19:45
Fiorentina v Bayern Munich, R1, L2, 19:45
Man Utd v AC Milan, R1, L2, 19:45
Real Madrid v Lyon, R1, L2, 19:45
Sevilla v CSKA Moscow, R1, L2, 19:45
Well Arsenal have a tough team to play,and it will be a exciting match between AC Milan and United,, i dont see manu going through.
AC Milan, Bayern, Sevilla, Arsenal, Inter, Real, Olympicos, Barcelona going through.
What do you reckon?