We know the pairings for the knockout round of this year's UEFA Champions League following the draw held this afternoon in Nyon, Switzerland. The two representatives of Spanish football have dodged the coconuts from Pot 2 but also has touched the weakest. FC Barcelona will play their seat for rooms with Bayer Leverkusen while Real Madrid will do the same with the CSKA in Moscow.
So, both have avoided the strongest teams, which were none other than those who had qualified as second in another Spanish group, therefore, a priori, the possibility harder for Milan and Madrid was the same Olympique Lyonnais can be said for the club. Bayer Germans made a great last season orders Jupp Heynckes (now in Munich) and is currently sixth in the Bundesliga, eight points behind the leader. The last time Barcelona and Bayer was faced off in the second group stage 2002/03 edition Blaugrana and with wins in two games.
Real Madrid will be the first time you play an official match with the CSKA in Moscow. The meringues will have to undergo a journey of many miles to go to Moscow to play the first leg. In addition, the Russian Premier stand up to the month of March, with the pros and cons that entails for CSKA: one can focus entirely on the tie, but otherwise will have to face the lack of competitive pace. In similar circumstances Sevilla eliminated in the second round of the 2009/10 edition.
Among the other pairings include the severity of the hype with Apoel Nicosia, which after reaching the second round to get into macho as the first group has had the misfortune to touch him one of the toughest opponents of the hype of seconds, the Olympique Lyonnais. In SSC Napoli, who passed the group stage presence in his first Champions, will face the difficult ballot to Chelsea FC.
The most interesting is the tie to be played for Arsenal FC and AC Milan. The Gunners, in the process of reforms, brilliantly qualified for the knockout first in his group but that has earned him a team to avoid that, while not living their best, always fearful because of its history. The last time they met was in 2008 and the then beardless Cesc Fabregas gave the Londoners the classification.
Another surprise of the year, Basel Switzerland, responsible for the elimination of the current runners-up Manchester United, will have to face to face with another big in Europe, Bayern Munich, one of the favorites that also has the motivation that the end of this issue will play in their field.
Two who will be happy to have found are the Zenit St Petersburg and SL Benfica, as they were each one of the most attractive possibilities that could touch everyone. And finally, we have the match between Marseille Oympique and Inter Milan, two former world champions that a priori do not aspire to win the tournament.
The first leg will be played on February 14/15 and 21/22, while the second leg will be played from 6 / 7 and 13/14 March. The first leg will be played in the field of computers that have been classified as second group: those that appear to the left of the image that heads this text.
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