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Barcelona will play English Premier League leaders Arsenal in the last 16 of
the Champions League, 10 years after the sides faced each other in the final,
following Monday's draw for the first knockout stage.
Spanish
league leaders Barcelona, chasing a sixth title, prevailed 2-1 in the 2006
final at the Stade de France in Paris and also beat the Gunners in the knockout
phase in 2010 and 2011.
Chelsea,
who are enduring a torrid time in the Premier League, face French league
leaders Paris St Germain for the third year in succession after the French
champions triumphed at the same stage last season and the London club had the
upper hand in the quarter-finals the previous year.
"There
is not much we don't know about Paris," said Chelsea general secretary
David Barnard.
"You
only know if it's a good draw after the tie. We are ambitious, we have
two-and-a-half months to prepare," PSG sports director Olivier Letang
said.
Another
clash between big guns will feature former winners Juventus and Bayern Munich,
while 10-times champions Real Madrid were drawn against AS Roma.
"Everybody
wanted to avoid Barca and Bayern so we are not so lucky but Bayern will not be
glad they drew Juve," said Juventus ambassador Pavel Nedved.
PSV
Eindhoven will take on Atletico Madrid, Dynamo Kiev will play Manchester City
and Benfica will be against Zenit St Petersburg.
Gent,
in their first participation in the competition, will take on Germany's VfL
Wolfsburg.
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