Knockout Stage Draw.

[GoalsFrom50Out]

VfB Stuttgart vs. Chelsea
Porto vs. Man United
Real Sociedad vs. Lyon
Celta Vigo vs. Arsenal
Bayern Munich vs. Real Madrid
Sparta Praha vs. AC Milan
Deportivo vs. Juventus
Lokomotiv Moscow vs. AS Monaco

 

[apollo_creed]

Bayern v Real

What a cracker. Bayern have a very good record over Real in recent times.

Of the English teams Chelsea will have most difficulty progressing. Chelsea aren't showing the capacity to gel as a team at the moment or create a flurry of openings. Stuttgart's watertight defence might just prove there undoing.

 

[Shinboners]

Pretty happy to get Porto.

I'm very happy to have avoided Bayern Munich and Deportivo.

 

[Dan26]

Arsenal will have to get it done against a Spanish team again, damn it. Would have preferred Porto or Sparta Prague, but then again Arsenal have done very well just to head ther group let alone make the knockout stage.

 

[The Dutchman!]

While Stuggart is a tough draw, what must Chelsea do to "gel' in your eyes Apollo?

Comfortably top their group.
On top in the Premier League - with only one loss in year and even that was an unlucky goalkeeping error against us.

They are absolutely awesome already and will only get better. Slightly depressing I know.

They are outside chance to win the Euro/ Premiership double this year - hard to believe this is yes chelseas we're taking about - perennial plastic trophy winners - but they will take some beating.

ManU looked very ordinary against them recetnly at Stamford Bridge too...