Champions League: The draw

The Champions League draw for the knockout stage is finalized: The draw is as follows

Liverpool vs Inter Milan
Arsenal vs AC Milan
Lyon vs Manchester United
Olympiacos v Chelsea
Celtic vs Barcelona
Schalke04 vs FC Porto
Fenerbahce vs Sevilla
AS Roma vs Real Madrid

Comments some of the club said after the draw:

Liverpool chief executive Rick Parry said: "It's a big one but was it going to be whoever we had drawn. "It's a long time since we played them, they are a very good team. It's going to be tough but there are no easy ones at this stage."

Inter Milan chief executive Ernesto Paolillo said: "We feel Liverpool are the strongest team, what better team to have as an opponent?
"I think Liverpool will make it difficult for us and I hope it will be difficult for them as well."

Gunners boss Arsene Wenger: "It's an interesting draw. I believe we can do it if we play at our best. It's a good target for us to get stronger for the match. "If you look at last season's results then it's the hardest draw because they are the champions. It's a big challenge but if you ask me do we have a chance to knock them out then I say yes.
"If you want to win the Champions League then you have to beat the biggest clubs. AC Milan are a very big team - world and European champions. But we can do it."

Milan operations director Umberto Gandini said: "Quite frankly I've seen better draws at this stage of the competition. "Arsenal are an excellent team, lots of young talent, well coached by Arsene Wenger. They are doing phenomenally well in the Premier League and doing well in the Champions League and we know it's going to be very tough."

United boss Sir Alex Ferguson: "Maybe it is the hardest of the five we could have got.
"Lyon have won the French championship for the last seven years, which is incredible given the number of players they have lost over the last few years.
"It will not be an easy game but hopefully, by the time we get there we will have all our squad available. That is a pre-requisite for the challenge anyway. If I can pick the team I want I think we will have a good chance."


Olympiacos boss Takis Lemonis said:"The draw is a very difficult one, as it would have been with any other opponent. It's much too early to judge how the games will go because we have two months before these matches.

"A lot of things will be judged better when we see what situation we and Chelsea are in at the time. We knew that whichever team we faced at this stage would provide a very difficult challenge. "At this level there is no good or bad draw. We hope that we will be in good situation when the time comes."