MC meets Barca, Arsenal meets Bayern in the 1/8 round of Champions League

The two runners-up from England faced some of the toughest opponents. Man City faced Barca, while Arsenal faced defending champions Bayern Munich!

Round of 16 matches

Specific Matches

Manchester City FC v FC Barcelona

Man City coach Pellegrin will have the opportunity to return to Barca to face Barca, the team that has caused him many defeats in the past. In addition, this match is also notable for the detail that Aguero and Messi, two close friends in Argentina, will face each other.

Olympiacos FC v Manchester United

Things are going very well for MU in the Champions League as they only have to face Olympiakos in the round of 16. Previously, the two teams met in the group stage of the 2002/03 season and MU won both legs.

AC Milan v Atletico Madrid

At the moment, facing Atletico Madrid is not good news for AC Milan, although in terms of experience in the Champions League, they are far superior to the Spanish team. The reason is that Atletico has shown a destructive performance in both the Champions League group stage this season and La Liga.

Bayer Leverkusen v Paris Saint-Germain

This is the first time the two teams have faced each other. The match is considered to be evenly matched, with the advantage slightly leaning towards the French team PSG.

Galatasaray v Chelsea FC

As Mourinho wished, Drogba will return to Stamford Bridge! This will certainly be one of the most talked about reunions in the near future. Drogba was once the "King" at Chelsea, contributing greatly to the team's 2012 Champions League victory. In addition to Drogba, Chelsea's squad also has a former Champions League winner, Mourinho's former student, Sneijder.

Schalke 04 v Real Madrid

Coach Ancelotti can be satisfied with this draw result.

Zenit v Borussia Dortmund

The team that made it to the round of 16 by a stroke of luck will face last season's runners-up Dortmund. However, at the moment, Dortmund is no longer the same as last season. A broken defense has caused them to decline in the Bundesliga, and they were lucky to get out of the group stage.

Arsenal v Bayern Munich

This is certainly the most notable match of this round. Wenger and his team must now see how disastrous it was not to try to hold on to the top spot in the group when their opponents are both the defending champions and the best performing team in Europe at the moment. Hopefully, Arsenal will still be in good form when the knockout stage comes. Last season, the two teams met in this round. Bayern won easily 3-1 in the first leg at Arsenal, but lost 0-2 in the second leg and almost got eliminated.

*The first leg matches will be played on February 18, 19, 25, 26, 2014 and the second leg matches will take place on March 11, 12, 18, 19, 2014.

According to Bongdaplus