NYON, Switzerland (Reuters) - European champions Inter Milan play Bayern Munich in a repeat of last season's final after Friday for the first knockout round of the champions League draw produces an unmistakable sense of "already" saw
Barcelona rival also familiar face in the arsenal, which they were destroyed in the quarter final season with a master of Lionel Messi, workshop that, nine - time champions while Real Madrid on Olympique Lyon, their conquerors in the last term last last 16.
Jose Mourinho real hopes to become the first coach to win the League champions with three different clubs, after having already won with Porto and inter and then last season.
Its immediate aim will be to get real about what becomes a psychological barrier serious, with the club fell in the last 16 stage in each of the past six seasons.
Including beaten Bayern 2-0 in Madrid in May with two goals from Diego Milito for sealing their first European Crown since 45 years but maintain in the group stage this season under Rafa Benitez as a finalist in their qualifying Group.
Raffle Friday, also put in place three - times European at Manchester United Olympique Marseille while FC Copenhagen, Danish team to reach this stage champions, will meet another side English in Chelsea.
AS Roma play Shakhtar Donetsk, in the hope that the worst of the Ukrainian bitter winter will be spent, while Valencia play Schalke 04 and Tottenham Hotspur will face AC Milan after finishing ahead of inter in the group phase.
First leg play plus four dates in February with returns in the first half of the month of March.
CRUISE CONTROL
Bayern were inconsistent in football, but have crossed in Europe, the head of their group with five victories from six to leave the President Karl-Heinz Rummenigge confident mood.
"There will be an interesting duel", he told journalists. "Perhaps we take revenge for the defeat in May."
A similar thought has been on the minds of the President of the inter Massimo Moratti.
"This is an interesting game to them, it will be a kind of revenge," he told journalists in Abu Dhabi, where his faltering side Club World Cup final this weekend.
Barcelona are looking forward to another device charm against arsenal, the team they closely beat final 2006 and topped skilful 6-3/all of last season, Messi scoring four goals in a 4-1 in the Camp Nou Barca win.
"This is an attractive draw nice but not a easy," said representative Amador Bernabeu Barcelona. "I think it is more difficult than last season."
Real are accuracy of last season's tie against Lyon after lost 1-0 away and held 1-1 at the Bernabeu.
Real Madrid sporting Director Miguel Pardeza said Gol TV: "last year is still fresh in the memory. It is strange to have two years in succession. It should help us learn and make sure that we make the same mistakes at this time. »
Tottenham Hotspur, most common scorers in the phase of groups with arsenal with 18 goals, return to Milan, where they lost 4-3 with inter to win Group has.
Spurs Manager Harry Redknapp, whose team has almost lost Young Boys Bern in the round of qualifying, said: "this is a great draw, it is an exciting game to play and hastily.".
The teams who have won their groups - Tottenham, Schalke, Real Madrid, Chelsea, Shakhtar, Bayern, Manchester United and Barcelona - play later in the second instalment.
The final will be at Wembley, may 28.
(Editing by Mike Collett Kevin Fylan)
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