Friday, December 19, 2008

At Least Chelsea Won't Be Playing Barca In The Round of 16

Here are the matchups for the Round of 16 in the UEFA Champions League as determined by Friday's draw at Nyon, Switzerland, with the host club of the opening match of the two-game home-and-away sets listed first.

Atletico Madrid vs. FC Porto

Lyon vs. Barcelona

Arsenal vs. AS Roma

Inter Milan vs. Manchester United

Real Madrid vs. Liverpool

Chelsea vs. Juventus

Villarreal vs. Panathinaikos

Sporting vs. Bayern Munich

The opening matches will take place on February 24 and 25, with the return contests on March 10 and 11.

They also held the drawings for the first two knockout rounds of the UEFA Cup on Friday.

Round of 32 matchups with the host club of the opening match listed first:

Paris Saint Germain vs. VfL Wolfsburg

FC Copenhagen vs. Manchester City

NEC Nijmegen vs. Hamburg

Sampdoria vs. Metalist

Sporting Braga vs. Standard de Liege

Aston Villa vs. CSKA Moscow

KKS Lech Poznan vs. Udinese

Olympiacos vs. Saint-Etienne

Fiorentina vs. Ajax Amsterdam

Aalborg BK vs. Deportivo La Coruna

Werder Bremen vs. AC Milan

Bordeaux vs. Galatasaray

Dynamo Kiev vs. Valencia

Zenit Saint Petersburg vs. VfB Stuttgart

Marseille vs. FC Twente

Shakhtar Donetsk vs. Tottenham Hotspur

The fun starts on February 18 and 19 with the return legs on February 26.

Here are the matchups for the Round of 16:

Werder Bremen/AC Milan vs. Olympiacos/Saint-Etienne

Aston Villa/CSKA Moscow vs. Shakhtar Donetsk/Tottenham Hotspur

Lech Poznan/Udinese vs. Zenit Saint Petersburg/VfB Stuttgart

PSG/VfL Wolfsburg vs. Sporting Braga/Standard de Liege

Dynamo Kiev/Valencia vs. Sampdoria/FC Metalist Kharkiv

FC Copenhagen/Manchester City vs Aalborg BK/Deportivo La Coruna

Marseille/FC Twente vs. Fiorentina/Ajax Amsterdam

NEC Nijmegen/Hamburg vs. Bordeuax/Galatasaray

Matchest to be played on March 12 and March 18/19.

Whew!

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