There are familiar names awaiting as potential opposition in the Champions League first knockout round. Following the completion of the group stage on Wednesday evening, it is now known Chelsea will face one from Panathinaikos, Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Porto and Juventus for a place in the quarter-finals.
From that selection, Barcelona will need no introduction, having faced the Blues in four of our previous six Champions League campaigns.Porto too have been drawn against us more than once - in the group stage in 2004/05 and then in the first knockout round two seasons ago. Bayern Munich were quarter-final opponents in 2004/05. They have since moved to a new stadium.
Even the two clubs not faced previously, Panathinaikos and Juventus, are managed by ex-Chelsea personnel. The Greek team is under the command of Henk ten Cate, assistant first team coach last year and the famous Serie A side is coached by Claudio Ranieri, a veteran of Chelsea's second Champions League campaign.
The draw will be held on Friday 19 December at 11am UK time, the venue Uefa headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland. The first leg at Stamford Bridge will be on 24/25 February, the away leg on 10/11 March.
The two pots in full are:
Group winners
Roma
Panathinaikos
Barcelona
Liverpool
Manchester United
Bayern Munich
Porto
Juventus
Runners-up
Chelsea
Inter
Sporting Lisbon
Atlético Madrid
Villarreal
Lyon
Arsenal
Real Madrid
Draw conditions
* Teams from the same association cannot be drawn against each other.
* The winners and runners-up of the same group cannot be drawn against each other.
* Group winners cannot be drawn against each other.
* Group runners-up cannot be drawn against each other.
* All group runners-up will play their first-leg matches at home.
From that selection, Barcelona will need no introduction, having faced the Blues in four of our previous six Champions League campaigns.Porto too have been drawn against us more than once - in the group stage in 2004/05 and then in the first knockout round two seasons ago. Bayern Munich were quarter-final opponents in 2004/05. They have since moved to a new stadium.
Even the two clubs not faced previously, Panathinaikos and Juventus, are managed by ex-Chelsea personnel. The Greek team is under the command of Henk ten Cate, assistant first team coach last year and the famous Serie A side is coached by Claudio Ranieri, a veteran of Chelsea's second Champions League campaign.
The draw will be held on Friday 19 December at 11am UK time, the venue Uefa headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland. The first leg at Stamford Bridge will be on 24/25 February, the away leg on 10/11 March.
The two pots in full are:
Group winners
Roma
Panathinaikos
Barcelona
Liverpool
Manchester United
Bayern Munich
Porto
Juventus
Runners-up
Chelsea
Inter
Sporting Lisbon
Atlético Madrid
Villarreal
Lyon
Arsenal
Real Madrid
Draw conditions
* Teams from the same association cannot be drawn against each other.
* The winners and runners-up of the same group cannot be drawn against each other.
* Group winners cannot be drawn against each other.
* Group runners-up cannot be drawn against each other.
* All group runners-up will play their first-leg matches at home.
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