Ronaldo v Rooney & Fergie v Mourinho as Man United face Real Madrid in Champions League (plus Arsenal v Bayern Munich and Celtic v Juventus!)
Real Madrid to visit Old Trafford for the since time since 2003
Arsenal to play last season's runners up, Bayern Munich
After beating Barca, Celtic must get the better of Italian champions Juventus
Hot favourites Barcelona will play AC Milan, as they did four times last year
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UPDATED:
17:09 GMT, 20 December 2012
Full last 16 draw… and when they play
Galatasaray v Schalke
(February 20 and March 12)
CELTIC v Juventus
(February 12 and March 6)
ARSENAL v Bayern Munich
(February 19 and March 13)
Shakhter Donetsk v Borussia Dortmund
(February 13 and March 5)
AC Milan v Barcelona
(February 20 and March 12)
Real Madrid v MANCHESTER UNITED
(February 13, March 5)
Valencia v Paris St Germain
(February 12 and March 6)
Porto v Malaga
(February 19 and March 13)
*First team at home first
Sir Alex Ferguson will face Jose Mourinho in the Champions League last 16 after Manchester United were drawn against Real Madrid.
The game will also pitch Cristiano Ronaldo against his former club for the first time since he left in a world record 80million deal in 2009.
Arsenal dodged Barcelona but have been handed a tough draw against last season's runners up Bayern Munich.
And Scottish champions Celtic, who beat Barca earlier the competition, were drawn against Italian side Juventus, who topped Chelsea's group.
Barcelona's match-up with AC Milan is the pick of the rest of the ties, which will kick off in February.
Turkish side Galatasaray
were drawn against Arsenal's group winners, Schalke, while German
champions Borussia Dortmund, who topped Manchester City's group, will face Shakhtar.
Porto, who won the Champions League
under Mourinho in 2004, will play Malaga, while Carlo Ancelotti's Paris
St Germain take on Valencia.
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Up for the cup: Sir Alex Ferguson is up against his old friend Jose Mourinho in the Champions League
The two Ronnies: Cristiano Ronaldo will return to Old Trafford for the first time since his move to Real Madrid
CURRENT ODDS TO WIN
Barcelona 9/4
Real Madrid 5/1
Bayern Munich 7/1
Borussia Dortmund 8/1
Juventus 11/1
Manchester United 14/1
Paris St Germain 20/1
Shakhtar Donetsk 33/1
Arsenal 40/1
Porto 50/1
Malaga 50/1
Schalke 66/1
Valencia 66/1
AC Milan 100/1
Celtic 150/1
Galatasaray 250/1
Odds provided by Oddschecker.com
The draw comes just a day after Ferguson heaped praise on his old friend Mourinho.
The Scot said: ‘He is very intelligent, he has
charisma, his players play for him, and he is a good looking guy. I
think I have most of those things, too, apart from his good looks.
'He’s
got a confidence about himself, saying “We’ll win this”, and “I’m the
Special One”. I could never come out and say we’re going to win this
game. It’s maybe a wee bit of my Scottishness’
Rio Ferdinand was first to react to the draw on Twitter, writing: 'Oh yes, Madrid!! What a great couple a games that'll be!! @Cristiano see u soon bro!!'
That was followed by Ruud van Nistelrooy, who played for both.
He wrote: 'United or Madrid.. Who do I
want to win Played my heart out for them both. Proud to have played
for both. #impossible #MayTheBestTeamWin.'
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Tuning in: Celtic boss Neil Lennon and his team watch the draw at their training ground
Big names: Steve McManaman helped pull the teams out at UEFA's headquarters in Nyon
Names up in lights: The big screen shows the completed last 16 draw
And United's club secretary John Alexander hoped there was a lucky omen in the draw.
He told Sky Sports News: 'Out of several standout ties, I think this is the one. It's the tie that everyone wanted to see – but that nobody wanted to see, they wanted to save it for later in the competition.
'When you think about the traditions of these two clubs they have both been incredibly successful, but of course the past is history.
'One thing going in our favour is that our one victory over Real Madrid in this competition was in the year we won the final at Wembley [in 1968] so let's hope that is a lucky omen.'
THE LAST TIME REAL MADRID CAME TO OLD TRAFFORD
WHEN JOSE MOURINHO FIRST APPEARED ON SIR ALEX FERGUSON'S RADAR
SEEN IT SOMEWHERE BEFORE
In what is claimed to be odds of 5,000/1, the results of Thursday's Champions League draw were exactly the same as the rehearsal on Wednesday. just look at the screengrab from Sky Sports News the day before the draw.
Bayern Munich chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge is optimistic his side can see off Arsenal.
He
told Uefa.com: 'I think we enter this match as the slight favourites,
but we can be making the mistake of underestimating them.
'Arsenal
have struggled at times in the league over the last few months, which a
look upon the standings in the Premier League will tell you. But by no
means will this be an easy game for us. I look forward to our game in
London and back home in Munich.
'We want to set the foundations with a good performance in London, that would make things easier for us in our home game.
'I
wouldn't call this a lucky draw, but one that we can overcome. I look
forward to seeing my old friend Arsene Wenger and I hope that we can
reach the next round.'
Indifferent: Arsenal will have sharp focus on the Champions League,with domestic form unconvincing
Better luck this year: Bayern Munich are out to go one step further than they managed last season
Celtic boss Neil Lennon, on Twitter on Thursday morning, had asked Santa to be nice to Celtic.
And afterwards, he said: ‘In terms of
glamour it’s great, in terms of qualification it will be very tough.
But every team would be tough.
‘We’ll look forward to it. We want to go as far as we can and it’s another huge game for us to enjoy.’
Lennon’s side beat Barcelona and
Spartak Moscow in Glasgow after drawing with Benfica as they progressed
from Group G behind the Catalans.
‘The home game is pivotal. We’ll have
to take some sort of advantage to Turin. Celtic Park is a very special
arena and I’m sure the fans will raise the roof again.’
Scot a problem: Having beaten by Barcelona, Celtic have now been drawn against Juventus
United will play the first leg at the
Bernabeu on February 13 with the return at Old Trafford on March 5,
just three days after the Spanish champions are due to play rivals
Barcelona.
Arsenal
will play a week later with the first leg at the Emirates Stadium on
February 19 and the second at the Allianz Arena in Munich on March 13.
Celtic will take on Juventus at Celtic Park on February 12, with the return leg in Turin on March 6.
The draw contained nine former champions of Europe, including United and Celtic, though not last year's winners Chelsea.
Proceedings began with a tribute to Barcelona coach Tito Vilanova, who is
having an emergency operation today after suffering a relapse of a cancerous tumour in his salivary gland.
Glory, glory: Sir Alex Ferguson is gunning for his third European Cup triumph
Missing out: Arsenal reached the final in 2006 but were beaten by Barcelona
