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| Liverpool handed tricky Barca tie | Liverpool handed tricky Barca tie |
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| Liverpool have been drawn to face Champions League holders Barcelona in the draw for the last 16. | Liverpool have been drawn to face Champions League holders Barcelona in the draw for the last 16. |
| The first leg will be played at the Nou Camp as Liverpool try to repeat their 2005 Champions League triumph. | The first leg will be played at the Nou Camp as Liverpool try to repeat their 2005 Champions League triumph. |
| Jose Mourinho will return to Porto, where he won the trophy in 2004, with Chelsea, while Manchester United have drawn French outsiders Lille. | Jose Mourinho will return to Porto, where he won the trophy in 2004, with Chelsea, while Manchester United have drawn French outsiders Lille. |
| Celtic were paired with Italian giants AC Milan, while last season's runners-up Arsenal play PSV Eindhoven. | Celtic were paired with Italian giants AC Milan, while last season's runners-up Arsenal play PSV Eindhoven. |
| Chelsea, Manchester United and Arsenal will have the benefit of playing their second leg games at home after finishing top of their groups. | Chelsea, Manchester United and Arsenal will have the benefit of playing their second leg games at home after finishing top of their groups. |
| 606 DEBATE: Give your reaction to the draw | 606 DEBATE: Give your reaction to the draw |
| Scottish champions Celtic will hope their outstanding home form in the competition so far will establish a platform for progress after the second leg in the San Siro. | Scottish champions Celtic will hope their outstanding home form in the competition so far will establish a platform for progress after the second leg in the San Siro. |
| Liverpool club secretary Bryce Morrison claimed the pairing with reigning champions Barcelona could be the launchpad for another assault on Europe's top prize for the five-times winners. | Liverpool club secretary Bryce Morrison claimed the pairing with reigning champions Barcelona could be the launchpad for another assault on Europe's top prize for the five-times winners. |
| Morrison said: "They don't come much bigger than that. We are relishing these games. We hope we can go all the way once again, starting with this big one." | Morrison said: "They don't come much bigger than that. We are relishing these games. We hope we can go all the way once again, starting with this big one." |
| Barcelona director Josep Cubells said: "It's an interesting match to play Liverpool the champions of Europe the year before. | Barcelona director Josep Cubells said: "It's an interesting match to play Liverpool the champions of Europe the year before. |
| "Both are legendary clubs with very glamorous stadiums and enthusiastic supporters." | "Both are legendary clubs with very glamorous stadiums and enthusiastic supporters." |
| Arsenal vice-chairman David Dein was cautiously optimistic about the draw as Arsene Wenger's side attempt to go one better than last year, when they lost in the final to Barcelona. | Arsenal vice-chairman David Dein was cautiously optimistic about the draw as Arsene Wenger's side attempt to go one better than last year, when they lost in the final to Barcelona. |
| He said: "PSV have done very well, and it will not be easy. But it was the same last year - at this stage of the competition they are all good teams. | He said: "PSV have done very well, and it will not be easy. But it was the same last year - at this stage of the competition they are all good teams. |
| "We want to win the Champions League and we came very close last season. This time we want to go one better. | "We want to win the Champions League and we came very close last season. This time we want to go one better. |
| "This is a competition we have never won before - and we are determined to win it." | "This is a competition we have never won before - and we are determined to win it." |
| Manchester United face a Lille team whose results against them in the group stage contributed to the English club's early elimination from the competition last season. | |
| Lille are unlikely to be able to play their home leg at their small ground and United club secretary Ken Merritt said: "They played all the group stages away from Lille and still qualified. | |
| "We need to get a good result there and do the business against them at Old Trafford, which we did not do last time. | |
| Two former winners, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich, will play each other with a quarter-final place at stake. | Two former winners, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich, will play each other with a quarter-final place at stake. |
| Gerard Houllier's French champions and dark horses Lyon will face AS Roma, while Inter Milan play talented Spanish side Valencia. | Gerard Houllier's French champions and dark horses Lyon will face AS Roma, while Inter Milan play talented Spanish side Valencia. |
| Celtic chief executive Peter Lawwell told BBC Radio Scotland: "AC Milan are a formidable club, by their own standards, having a difficult time. Although I'm sure the injury situation will be cleared by February. | Celtic chief executive Peter Lawwell told BBC Radio Scotland: "AC Milan are a formidable club, by their own standards, having a difficult time. Although I'm sure the injury situation will be cleared by February. |
| "But we will be reasonably confident in front of our own supporters." | "But we will be reasonably confident in front of our own supporters." |
| Full draw: | Full draw: |
| Porto v CHELSEACELTIC v AC MilanPSV Eindhoven v ARSENALLille v MANCHESTER UNITEDRoma v LyonBarcelona v LIVERPOOLReal Madrid v Bayern MunichInter Milan v Valencia | Porto v CHELSEACELTIC v AC MilanPSV Eindhoven v ARSENALLille v MANCHESTER UNITEDRoma v LyonBarcelona v LIVERPOOLReal Madrid v Bayern MunichInter Milan v Valencia |
| (Ties to be played on 21/22 February and 6/7 March) | (Ties to be played on 21/22 February and 6/7 March) |