Two large posters will be on the agenda of the eighth finals of the Champions League , the draw was made on Monday with a duel between two favorites , Manchester City and FC Barcelona, and a clash between Bayern Munich, taking title and Arsenal league leaders in England.
The matches will be held forth February 18-19 or February 25-26 , returns are expected on 11-12 March or 18-19 March .
The Citizens who come to make this weekend a demonstration against Arsenal ( 6-3 ) when the shock of the Premier League, were scarecrows tray . No luck so for the Blaugrana Lionel Messi and Neymar who will struggle to climb for the 7th time in a row in the quarterfinals of the C1.
With a forward line that has nothing to envy the Catalans ( Aguero, Silva, Negredo , Dzeko , Nasri, Navas ...) and a leader in the midfield the likes of Yaya Toure, the team coached by Chilean Manuel Pellegrini can finally strike a blow on the European scene after two consecutive failures in the group stage and prove worthy of the huge investment of its owners from Abu Dhabi.
This is certainly a goal fest is expected since 16 league games , City has scored 47 goals and Barca , who hopes by then regain his genius Messi ( thigh injury ), 44 .
Bayern Munich may also tremble. The Bavarians , winners in 2013 and finalists three times in the last four editions, have not been varnished inheriting the Gunners , authors of a beautiful start to the season and head to England.
Both teams had already met at the same stage of the competition last season and Bayern had left a narrow margin (3-1, 0-2) despite a return match at home , like this year . A warning free for Franck Ribery and others .
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Chelsea Jose Mourinho should not underestimate either Galatasaray , emerged unscathed from their group at the expense of Juventus . The great Portuguese coach will cross with some pleasure his old foal Didier Drogba.
AC Milan ailing Italy and away from its former grandeur ( C1 to 7 winners ) also may seriously suffer against Atletico Madrid , dolphin Barca in La Liga and led by the "serial scorer " Diego Costa, best fireworks in Spain tied with Ronaldo ( 17 goals ) .
The other contenders can breathe them in the image of Real Madrid, who will face Schalke 04. On the road to the famous " Decima " , the 10th European title they covet without success since 2002, Merengues can see the immediate future with serenity. Cristiano Ronaldo with a state of grace ( first player in history to have scored C1 9 goals in the group stage ), the Real has yet not much to fear.
Paris SG Ibrahimovic and Thiago Silva also had luck with Bayer Leverkusen, second in the Bundesliga . Which becomes a habit over the years for France champion at national or continental prize draw.
PSG become a financial juggernaut since its acquisition in 2011 by Qatar Investment funds can thus be projected without fear to the quarterfinals , achieved during the previous year under the direction of Carlo Ancelotti replaced by Laurent Blanc.
Finally, Manchester United, which is so hard to digest the departure of legendary manager Sir Alex Ferguson and the transition with his successor David Moyes (8th in England) can blow with Olympiacos , as the finalist , Borussia Dortmund, with the Russians of Zenit St Petersburg.
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