Famous names await Friday draw
Thursday, December 14, 2006
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Nine-time winners Real Madrid CF and six-time champions AC Milan are among the big names involved in Friday's first knockout round draw from 12.00CET.
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Fascinating ties
Among the eight group winners and eight runners-up who will be in the hat at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, are the three most successful clubs in the history of the competition - nine-time winners Real Madrid CF, six-time champions AC Milan and a Liverpool FC side who lifted the European Champion Clubs' Cup for a fifth occasion in 2005. Holders FC Barcelona are among the second seeds along with two other teams who have twice been kings of the continent, FC Internazionale Milano and Porto.
Draw conditions
The draw respects the following principles:
* Clubs 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.
| 2006/07 UEFA Champions League Round of 16 - to be played 20/21 February and 6/7 March | ||
| Group winners | Group runners-up | |
| A Chelsea FC (ENG) | FC Barcelona (ESP) | |
| B FC Bayern München (GER) | FC Internazionale Milano (ITA) | |
| C Liverpool FC (ENG) | PSV Eindhoven (NED) | |
| D Valencia CF (ESP) | AS Roma (ITA) | |
| E Olympique Lyonnais (FRA) | Real Madrid CF (ESP) | |
| F Manchester United (ENG) | Celtic FC (SCO) | |
| G Arsenal FC (ENG) | FC Porto (POR) | |
| H AC Milan (ITA) | LOSC Lille Métropole (FRA) | |
