There were four teams left in the draw- Manchester United, Liverpool, Inter Milan and Real Madrid. Man United couldn't be drawn against Liverpool so it was either Real or Inter. I was so sure that we were going to be drawn against Real Madrid, but we weren't.

Jose Mourinho will be returning to England and Sir Alex doesn't have a good record against Mourinho, in 12 matches when it has been Fergie vs Mourinho, Ferguson has only won one match.

Another stat is that in the last four years, the current Champion's have all gone out in the last 16.

The sides have met only twice before, in 1998/99 Manchester United won 2-0 at Old Trafford and drew 1-1 in Italy.

I am confident that we can win at Old Trafford which will be in the second leg. If we can get a draw or a win out in Italy then I will be happy, if we want to retain the title then we have to play good teams and beat them and I think we can do that.

Chelsea v Juventus
Villarreal v Panathinaikos
Sporting Lisbon v Bayern Munich
Atletico Madrid v FC Porto
Olympique Lyonnais v Barcelona
Real Madrid v Liverpool
Arsenal v AS Roma
Internazionale v United


There have been massive changes in the odds,here is the order of favourites to win the Champion's League in the bookies:
Barcelona
Chelsea
Manchester United
Inter Milan
Liverpool
Arsenal
Real Madrid
Bayern Munich
Juventus
Roma
Atletico Madrid
Villarreal
Lyon
Panathinaikos
Sporting Lisbon