Today, the draw for the knockout round of the European Cup: Excitedly waiting for the big battle!

All of Europe is holding its breath, waiting for the fiery clashes at the Champions League and Europa League knockout round draw taking place at 6:00 p.m. today.

Top matches will appear after the draw in Nyon this afternoon

Last season's round of 16 saw big battles like Real Madrid - Man Utd, Arsenal - Bayern Munich or Milan - Barcelona. This afternoon's draw in Nyon (Switzerland) also promises similar high-level battles. Among them, Arsenal, Man City and AC Milan are likely to be the main characters of the big matches. Because these three giants are not ranked in the seeded group, the draw is predicted to be extremely difficult when all three have to face the seeded group.

Among the European giants, Arsenal has the least luck in the draw this afternoon. Because the London team's opponent will be one of the five names Real Madrid, PSG, Bayern Munich, Atletico Madrid, Barcelona. PSG has grown steadily, Bayern defeated Arsenal in the round of 16 last season, Real and Barca are of unquestionable class. Even Atletico Madrid is playing very well this season. Against any opponent, Arsenal coach Wenger's team will have to go through a round of 16 full of uncertainties.

Similar to Arsenal, fellow countryman Man City also has to face a very strong group of teams including Real, Barca, Dortmund, Atletico Madrid, PSG. On the contrary, two other English teams, Man Utd and Chelsea, in theory, will have an easier time in the round of 16. Man Utd's opponents are only Galatasaray, Olympiacos, Schalke, Zenit, Milan. Chelsea also only has to face the group of Leverkusen, Galatasaray, Olympiacos, Zenit, Milan. Of all the above opponents, Milan with its experience and strong character atChampions League, will be the unluckiest draw for Man Utd and Chelsea.

Imagine Real Madrid vs Man City, Barcelona vs Arsenal or Chelsea vs AC Milan. Top-notch matches are sure to happen!

Still atEuropa League, the arrival of giants from the Champions League such as Juventus, Napoli, Porto or Ajax also makes this tournament much more attractive. And it will not be surprising if the top matches at "Champions League level" will also appear after the Europa League round of 16 draw.

Draw format
The 8 seeded teams will meet the 8 teams from the remaining groups.

Teams from the same group or from the same country will not meet in the knockout round.

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.

Champions League Round of 16
Seeds: MU, Real, PSG, Bayern, Chelsea, Dortmund, Atletico, Barcelona.
Remaining: Leverkusen, Galatasaray, Olympiakos, Man City, Schalke, Arsenal, Zenit, Milan.

Europa League Round of 16
Seeds: Valencia, Ludogorets Razgrad, Red Bull Salzburg, Rubin Kazan, Fiorentina, Frankfurt, Genk, Sevilla, Lyon, Trabzonspor, Tottenham, AZ, Napoli, Benfica, Shakhtar Donetsk, Basel.
Remaining: Swansea, Chornomorets, Esbjerg, Maribor, Dnipro, Maccabi Tel Aviv, Dynamo Kiev, Slovan Liberec, Betis, Lazio, Anzhi, PAOK, Ajax, Juventus, Porto, Plzen.

According to Bongdaplus