The draw for the UEFA Champions League first knockout round will take place today at 12.00CET (11am UK Time) at UEFA's headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland. The draw will last approximately 20 minutes and will involve the 16 teams that have advanced from the group stage: the eight section winners, who are seeded, and the eight runners-up.

Draw conditions
The draw respects the following principles:
* Clubs from the same association must not be drawn against each other.
* The winners and runners-up of the same group must not be drawn against each other.
* Group winners must not be drawn against each other.
* Group runners-up must not be drawn against each other.
* All group runners-up will play their first-leg matches at home.

Match dates
There will be eight ties, with the first legs to be played on 22/23 February and the return legs on 8/9 March, with the exception of FC Internazionale Milano's second-leg tie at the San Siro. With their neighbours AC Milan also among the group winners and due to play at home in the return match, Inter's return tie will be played a week later, on 15 March, as UEFA rules do not allow for two games in the same stadium on consecutive days.

Group winners Group runners-up
AS Monaco FC (FRA) Liverpool FC (ENG)
Bayer 04 Leverkusen (GER) Real Madrid CF (Spain)
Juventus FC (ITA) FC Bayern München (GER)
Olympique Lyonnais (FRA) Manchester United FC (ENG)
Arsenal FC (ENG) PSV Eindhoven (NED)
AC Milan (ITA) FC Barcelona (ESP)
FC Internazionale Milano (ITA) Werder Bremen (GER)
Chelsea FC (ENG) FC Porto (POR)

Representatives from Europe's finest clubs will gather in Nyon, Switzerland on Friday as the draws for the knockout stages of the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Cup take place.

Past winners
The Champions League draw will take centre stage as 16 clubs prepare to learn their fate, with proceedings starting at 12.00CET. Among those eight section winners and eight runners-up are holders FC Porto, nine-time European champions Real Madrid CF and six-time winners AC Milan. Indeed, this continent's two most decorated clubs could be paired together; one of a number of potentially fascinating ties.

Kept apart
Clubs from the same association must not be drawn against each other, meaning Chelsea FC cannot play Manchester United FC, while those who met in the group stage must be kept apart. One of the group winners will be paired with one of the runners-up with the pool winners playing the first leg (scheduled for 22/23 February with the returns on 8/9 March) of their tie away.

Thirty-three of the 49 European Champion Clubs' Cup finals played since the tournament's inception in 1955/56 have been won by the 16 teams remaining in this season's UEFA Champions League.

Facts and figures
Chief among them are Real Madrid CF, the first champions and nine-times winners overall; AC Milan, six times the cream of the continent; and FC Bayern München and Liverpool FC, both four-times winners. Of the 16 qualifiers, six have never lifted the European Cup, while the same number are the reigning champions of their countries. uefa.com looks at the facts and figures of those left to contest club football's premier prize.

AC Milan (ITA)
Qualified as: Italian champions
Serie A status: Second (P15 W10 D4 L1)
Group stage: Group F winners (P6 W4 D1 L1)
Best performance: Winners (1963, 1969, 1989, 1990, 1994, 2003)
2003/04 Champions League: Quarter-finals (lost 5-4 on aggregate to RC Deportivo La Coruña)
Possible opponents: Bayern, Bremen, Liverpool, Madrid, Manchester United, Porto, PSV

Arsenal FC (ENG)
Qualified as: English champions
Premiership status: Third (P17 W10 D5 L2)
Group stage: Group E winners (P6 W2 D4 L0)
Best performance: Quarter-finals (2001, 2004)
2003/04 Champions League: Quarter-finals (lost 3-2 on aggregate to Chelsea)
Possible opponents: Barcelona, Bayern, Bremen, Madrid, Porto

AS Monaco FC (FRA)
Qualified as: Third place in France
Ligue 1 status: Third (P18 W7 D8 L3)
Group stage: Group A winners (P6 W4 D0 L2)
Best performance: Runners-up (2004)
2003/04 Champions League: Final (lost 3-0 to Porto)
Possible opponents: Barcelona, Bayern, Bremen, Madrid, Manchester United, Porto, PSV

Bayer 04 Leverkusen (GER)
Qualified as: Third place in Germany
Bundesliga status: Eighth (P17 W7 D5 L5)
Group stage: Group B winners (P6 W3 D2 L1)
Best performance: Runners-up (2002)
2003/04 Champions League: Did not qualify
Possible opponents: Barcelona, Liverpool, Manchester United, Porto, PSV

Chelsea FC (ENG)
Qualified as: English runners-up
Premiership status: First (P17 W12 D4 L1)
Group stage: Group H winners (P6 W4 D1 L1)
Best performance: Semi-finals (2004)
2003/04 Champions League: Semi-finals (lost 5-3 on aggregate to Monaco)
Possible opponents: Barcelona, Bayern, Bremen, Madrid, PSV

FC Barcelona (ESP)
Qualified as: Spanish runners-up
Primera División status: First (P15 W12 D2 L1)
Group stage: Group F runners-up (P6 W3 D1 L2)
Best performance: Winners (1992)
2003/04 Champions League: Did not qualify
Possible opponents: Arsenal, Chelsea, Inter, Juventus, Leverkusen, Lyon, Monaco

FC Bayern München (GER)
Qualified as: German runners-up
Bundesliga status: First (P17 W10 D4 L3)
Group stage: Group C runners-up (P6 W3 D1 L2)
Best performance: Winners (1974, 1975, 1976, 2001)
2003/04 Champions League: First knockout round (lost 2-1 on aggregate to Madrid)
Possible opponents: Arsenal, Chelsea, Inter, Lyon, Milan, Monaco

FC Internazionale Milano (ITA)
Qualified as: Fourth place in Italy
Serie A status: Fifth (P15 W3 D12 L0)
Group stage: Group G winners (P6 W4 D2 L0)
Best performance: Winners (1964, 1965)
2003/04 Champions League: Group stage
Possible opponents: Barcelona, Bayern, Liverpool, Madrid, Manchester United, Porto, PSV

FC Porto (POR)
Qualified as: Holders
SuperLiga status: Second (P13 W7 D4 L2)
Group stage: Group H runners-up (P6 W2 D2 L2)
Best performance: Winners (1987, 2004)
2003/04 Champions League: Winners (beat Monaco 3-0 in the final)
Possible opponents: Milan, Arsenal, Inter, Juventus, Leverkusen, Lyon, Monaco

Juventus FC (ITA)
Qualified as: Third place in Italy
Serie A status: First (P15 W12 D2 L1)
Group stage: Group C winners (P6 W5 D1 L0)
Best performance: Winners (1985, 1996)
2003/04 Champions League: First knockout round (lost 2-0 on aggregate to Deportivo)
Possible opponents: Barcelona, Bremen, Liverpool, Madrid, Manchester United, Porto, PSV

Liverpool FC (ENG)
Qualified as: Fourth place in England
Premiership status: Sixth (P17 W7 D4 L6)
Group stage: Group A runners-up (P6 W3 D1 L2)
Best performance: Winners (1977, 1978, 1981, 1984)
2003/04 Champions League: Did not qualify
Possible opponents: Inter, Juventus, Leverkusen, Lyon, Milan

Manchester United FC (ENG)
Qualified as: Third place in England
Premiership status: Fourth (P17 W8 D7 L2)
Group stage: Group D runners-up (P6 W3 D2 L1)
Best performance: Winners (1968, 1999)
2003/04 Champions League: First knockout round (lost 3-2 on aggregate to Porto)
Possible opponents: Inter, Juventus, Leverkusen, Milan, Monaco

Olympique Lyonnais (FRA)
Qualified as: French champions
Ligue 1 status: First (P18 W10 D8 L0)
Group stage: Group D winners (P6 W4 D1 L1)
Best performance: Quarter-finals (2004)
2003/04 Champions League: Quarter-finals (lost 4-2 on aggregate to Porto)
Possible opponents: Barcelona, Bayern, Bremen, Liverpool, Madrid, Porto, PSV

PSV Eindhoven (NED)
Qualified as: Dutch runners-up
Eredivisie status: First (P16 W13 D3 L0)
Group stage: Group E runners-up (P6 W3 D1 L2)
Best performance: Winners (1988)
2003/04 Champions League: Group stage
Possible opponents: Chelsea, Inter, Juventus, Leverkusen, Lyon, Milan, Monaco

Real Madrid CF (ESP)
Qualified as: Fourth place in Spain
Primera División status: Fourth (P14 W8 D4 L2)
Group stage: Group B runners-up (P6 W3 D2 L1)
Best performance: Winners (1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1966, 1998, 2000, 2002)
2003/04 Champions League: Quarter-finals (lost on away goals to Monaco after 5-5 draw)
Possible opponents: Arsenal, Chelsea, Inter, Juventus, Lyon, Milan, Monaco

Werder Bremen (GER)
Qualified as: German champions
Bundesliga status: Fifth (P17 W8 D4 L5)
Group stage: Runners-up in Group E (P6 W3 L2 D1)
Best performance: Quarter-finals (1989)
2003/04 Champions League: Did not qualify
Possible opponents: Arsenal, Chelsea, Juventus, Lyon, Milan, Monaco

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Who do you want your team to meet or avoid?

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want to meet monaco, want to avoid juve, milan, inter and arsenal

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sempre contra a corrente do jogo

real madrid(Spain) v juventus(Italy)
porto(Portugal) v inter milan(Italy)
barcelona(Spain) v chelsea(England)
werder bremen(Germany) v lyon(France)
liverpool(England) v bayer leverkusen(Germany)
psv eindhoven(Netherlands) v monaco(France)
manchester united(England) v ac milan(Italy)
bayern munich(Germany) v arsenal(England)

I can't believe Liverpool got Bayer Leverkeusen!

Obviously this round will always be littered with the tastiest affairs, just look at them!

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Real Madrid - Juventus
Porto - Inter
Barcelona - Chelsea
Werder Bremen - Lyon
Liverpool - Leverkusen
PSV - Monaco
Manchester United - AC Milan
Bayern München - Arsenal

Draw kinda sux.. all the big teams are playing eachother already..

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Real Madrid - Juventus : the teams i hate the most , can't they disqualify both ?
FC Porto - Inter Milan : yet another draw then pks lol
Barcelona - Chelsea : OMG we will 0wnz0r tiesto-cheslki
Werder Bremen - Olympique Lyon : boring
Liverpool - Leverkusen : boring
Manchester United - AC Milaan : Milan baby will 0wn scum u
Bayern - Arsenal : it's gonna be a nice game
PSV - AS Monaco : boring

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RM vs Juv
Barca vs Chel <--OMFG
MU vs AC
Munich vs Ars

Looking forward to the man utd - milan game.

Come on the milan.

juve to beat real madrid as well.

Chelsea - Barca
Real Juve

my picks:
Real
Inter
Chelsea
Lyon
Bayer Leverkusen
PSV
AC Milan
Bayern Munich

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Originally posted by fastmp3 FC Porto - Inter Milan : yet another draw then pks lol

LMAO fast you bastard
we should be able to own them

Barca vs Chelsea ...to close to call
AC Milan vs Man U ....haha Ben go to this game with an inter shirt and support Man U
Real Madrid vs Juve - Vamos Madrid
Bremen vs Lyon- eh
Liver vs Lever - Im rooting for Leverkusen but this can go either way
Bayern vs Arsenal - I dont see Arsenal losing this
PSV vs Monaco - Beasleyyyy GO PSV

Unfortunate draw... the big games are happening too early damnit.

Anyways, my picks from the big-games.

Madrid to beat Juve... Real seem to bring it together for the big games when it matters the most, and they out for revenge for a couple of years ago.

AC Milan to beat Man United... Milan are clear favourites for this one but something tells me they might just underestimate United enough to make this tie uncomfortable.

Barca to beat Chelsea... Just a romantic notion, but this year seems like it belongs to Barcelona. The best game of the bunch and could obviously go either way but if no one is injured Barcelona has the more potent team with Ronaldinho, Etoo, Deco, Xavi, Guily all match winners.

Of the rest: Inter, Liverpool, Lyon, PSV, and just maybe Arsenal's flair will be too much for Bayern.

I dont agree that there are any "boring" games here. I just love watching football anyways I guess.

Barca v Chelski omg what a match up that will be. I thought that it .would be the title finale with these 2. Inter v Porto is too easy Adriano is going to shit on those 2003-2004 Porto wannabes.