The attention of European football giants on Friday was focused on Switzerland, where the draw for the Champions League quarterfinals took place at the UEFA headquarters in Nyone, dividing the strongest pairs of the Old Continent into eight pairs. Teams were divided into two baskets - the winners of the groups will play against the teams that finished in second place. Teams from the same country could not meet each other, and also opponents who have already played in the same groups. The draw brought together a number of familiar opponents - Madrid's "Real" will play against Munich's "Bayern", with whom they have had "old scores" and have met several times in decisive league matches, in 2003 Inter Milan and Valencia clubs clashed in the quarterfinals, also Jose Mourinho's coached London's "Chelsea" against his former "Porto" team, and newcomer of this level of competition "Lille" against last season's unexpectedly beaten "Man Utd". One of the most intriguing matches will be the defending champions "Barcelona" playing against the 2005 champions "Liverpool". Meanwhile, another English representative London's "Arsenal" awaits a match against Eindhoven's "PSV", and with the quarterfinal newcomers Glasgow's "Celtic" and "Roma" will meet Milan and Lyon respectively. The first leg of the quarterfinals will be played on February 20-21 next year, with the return matches set for March 6-7. Champions League quarterfinal pairs "Porto" (Portugal) - London's "Chelsea" (England) Glasgow "Celtic" (Scotland) - "Milan" (Italy) Eindhoven's "PSV" (Netherlands) - London's "Arsenal" (England) "Lille" (France) - "Man Utd" (England) "Roma" (Italy) - "Lyon" (France) "Barcelona" (Spain) - "Liverpool" (England) Madrid's "Real" (Spain) - Munich's "Bayern" (Germany) Milan's "Inter" (Italy) - "Valencia" (Spain)
The draw for the Champions League round of 16
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