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UEFA Champions League Round Of Sixteen: Chelsea Battles Galatasaray as Barcelona Faces Man. City
 
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Mon, 16 Dec 2013   ||   Nigeria,
 

The round of 16 fixtures for the 2013/2014 season of the UEFA Champions League has been concluded with mouthwatering encounters coming up.

According to what CEOAFRICA news desk gathered, the pick of the tie sets Spanish Champions Barcelona against the Manuel Pellegrini-led free-scoring Manchester City.

Also, Didier Drogba will have a reunion with his former club, Chelsea as Galatasaray face the UEFA Europa League Champions.

Arsenal will face Bayern Munich, meanwhile, in a repeat of last season second round encounter, while fellow Bundesliga outfit Schalke meets nine-time champions Real Madrid.

English Champions, Manchester United will have to test the might Greek side, Olympiakos, while Bayern Leverkusen of Germany face Zlatan Ibrahimovic-inspired Paris Saint Germain of France.

 Borussia Dotmund will battle against Zenit St. Petersburg of Russia, as AC Milan meets Atletico Madrid.

The sides who finished as group runners-up will host the first leg encounters on the February 18/19 and 25/26, while the second legs take place on March 11/12 and 18/19.

The pairings:

Manchester City (England) vs Barcelona (Spain)

Olympiakos Pireau (Greece) vs Manchester Utd (England)

AC Milan (Italy) vs Atletico Madrid (Spain)

Bayer Leverkusen (Germany) vs Paris Saint-Germain (France)

Galatasaray (Turkey) vs Chelsea (England)

Schalke (Germany) vs Real Madrid (Spain)

Zenit St Petersburg (Russia) vs Borussia Dortmund (Germany)

Arsenal (England) vs Bayern Munich (Germany)

 

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