The much awaited draw for the round of 16 of the European club Champions Leagues has taken place in Nyon and Manchester City will once again face their last year nemesis, Barcelona.
The Catalan side eliminated Manuel Pellegrini’s team at this stage last season, winning 4-1 on aggregate.
Chelsea also had a tricky draw, as they were paired with French champions Paris Saint-Germain as David Luiz comes up against his former club.
The Blues overcame the French side in last season’s quarter-finals, prevailing on away goals after a 2-0 home win followed a 3-1 loss in Paris.
Arsenal, meanwhile, will play Monaco as manager Arsene Wenger goes up against his former club. Asked beforehand about the prospect of facing Monaco, whom he managed between 1987 and 1994 and who lie sixth in Ligue 1, Wenger said: ‘I’m not against it at all.
‘It would be a visit to my first home. Of course I would love to go there.’ In the other ties, Bayer Leverkusen take on last season’s runners-up Atletico Madrid and Juventus play Borussia Dortmund in a repeat of the 1997 final.
Schalke meet defending champions Real Madrid, Bayern Munich play Shakhtar Donetsk and Basle take on Porto
Source: City Voice