Manchester United get one of the worst draws possible

All the statistics for the Champions League second round

When you’re already battling a trend where the last four Champions League winners have been knocked out in the first knockout stage, the last thing you want is to draw a team managed by someone who took you out at this stage five years ago. That’s exactly what has happened to Manchester United though, who have been drawn against Jose Mourinho’s Inter Milan.

Chelsea received a tough draw against former manager Claudio Ranieri’s side Juventus, where they will have to travel away for the second leg. The Italian side have reached the last eight of the Champions League in their last two campaigns but the positive is that their last two runs were ended by English opposition - Liverpool and Arsenal.

Arsenal will be pleased to have drawn Roma, who haven’t won on their last seven visits to England and have lost five while Liverpool will hope to repeat their triumph over Barcelona at this stage two years ago when they face Juande Ramos’ Real Madrid. Ramos lost his only meeting with Liverpool while managing Tottenham.

The full draw is available after the jump, with the first leg hosts listed first:

Chelsea versus Juventus
Villarreal versus Panathinaikos
Sporting versus Bayern Munich
Atletico Madrid versus Porto
Lyon versus Barcelona
Real Madrid versus Liverpool
Arsenal versus Roma
Inter Milan versus Manchester United

Posted: December 19th, 2008 by Michael Lintorn |