Source: Telegraph
Champions League draw: Arsenal v Barcelona; Manchester United v Bayern Munich
The Catalan club, who beat Manchester United 2-0 in last year's final, defeated Arsenal 2-1 in the 2006 showpiece. [LNB]Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger will no doubt have wanted to avoid Barca, but Cesc Fabregas will relish playing against his former club, with whom he is often linked with a return. [LNB] Related ArticlesChampions League and Europa League draws in fullChampions League draw: match-by-match guideWenger: Arsenal are underdogs against BarcelonaChampions League draw: team-by-team guideLaurent Blanc casts Bordeaux in the role of underdogsThe winner of that tie will face either Inter Milan - who knocked out Chelsea earlier this week - or CSKA Moscow in the semi-finals. [LNB]Bayern Munich will face Manchester United, who famously beat them in the 1999 final with two last-gasp goals. [LNB]Champions League quarter-final draw: [LNB]Lyon v Bordeaux Bayern Munich v Manchester United Arsenal v Barcelona Inter Milan v CSKA Moscow [LNB]The first legs will be played on March 30/31 and the second legs on April 6/7. [LNB]Champions League semi-final draw: [LNB]Bayern Munich/Manchester United v Lyon/Bordeaux Inter Milan/CSKA Moscow v Arsenal/Barcelona [LNB]The first legs will be played on April 20/21 and the second legs on April 27/28. [LNB]Sir Alex Ferguson's side thrashed AC Milan in the previous round and will be confident of progressing to the semis, where they will face the winner of the all-French clash between Lyon and Bordeaux. [LNB]Bayern chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge labelled the United tie a "tough but attractive draw", admitting the Premier League champions will be expected to go through to the last four. [LNB]"Manchester are a team who are ranked right at the top," he said. [LNB]"We will have to push ourselves to our limits and possibly even beyond to go through. [LNB]"Manchester are the favourites, but that is where the attraction lies: to try to beat a favourite."[LNB]Bordeaux president Jean-Louis Triaud has expressed his disappointment at facing a fellow French team. [LNB]"I'm a little bit disappointed," he said. "We talked a lot about it before, about the possibility of this. [LNB]"But we have to take what we take and we just have to get on with it and deal with it [LNB]"It's going to be a great night and means there will be a French team in the semi-finals and that's something for French football to celebrate. [LNB]"If both clubs play to their potential it's going to be a great night not just for our fans but also for football fans around the world."[LNB]Inter will be favourites to see off CSKA, arguably the weakest team left in the competition. [LNB]Former midfielder Luis Figo said he was pleased the Serie A side avoided United and Barca, but insists the Nerazzurri will not be over-confident heading into the tie. [LNB]"I'm not happy, not sad," he said. "I'm happy to be in the quarter-finals. [LNB]"You cannot choose, they're all good teams with quality, but theoretically you don't want to play against Manchester or Barcelona. [LNB]"I think CSKA are a typical Russian team with good quality international players. [LNB]"They have quality and they've showed that this year in the Champions League. [LNB]"So we have to pay attention and do two great games." [LNB]Follow the Europa League draw live [LNB]
