Published 12/16/2011 10:37:02 AM by Roberto Garcia from soccermogul

The Champions League knockout round draw is complete and there are some quite interesting matchups in the round of 16.  Sure the competition has lost a bit of bite with the two Manchester sides already on the sidelines, but it also has allowed for some really good matches.

Defending champions Barcelona drew German sides Bayer Leverkusen.  The only thing that concerned Barca about the draw was not having to play in Russia.  "For us, the most important thing is not to play in Russia, for the temperatures and the distance," Barcelona director Amador Bernabeu told The Associated Press.

Instead, their rivals Real Madrid were awarded the difficult February trip to face CSKA Moscow.  "It will be a key factor. The weather and the temperature, we're not used to that," Madrid director Emilio Butragueno said. "We have to be very careful."

There are two intriguing matchups involiving Serie A and English Premier League sides.  Napoli were able to get past Manchester City in the group stages and now must face Chelsea in the knockouts.  The other England-Italy battle involves AC Milan facing Arsenal.  It will be a chance for AC Milan to avenge last years loss to Arsenal.

Cinderella side APOEL from Cyprus was drawn with Lyon.  Can they keep their magical Champions League run going with another upset?

Bayer Leverkusen - Barcelona
AC Milan - Arsenal
Napoli - Chelsea
Marseille - Inter Milan
FC Basel - Bayern Munich
Lyon - APOEL Nicosia
Zenit St PEtersburg - Benfica
CSKA Moscow - Real Madrid

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