Here is the Champions League last 8 draw in full:

Inter Milan v CSKA Moscow
Arsenal v Barcelona
Bayern Munich v Manchester United
Lyon v Bordeaux

And the resultant semi final draw:

Inter/CSKA Moscow v Arsenal/Barcelona
Bayern/Man United v Lyon/Bordeaux

A few observations:

• A dream draw for Man United. There are no easy games at this stage but an eminently winnable tie against Bayern followed by a French side is about as good as it gets

• Arsenal on the other hand have undoubtedly the toughest game in Barcelona, and even if they do win will in all probability face Inter. As tough a double header as you can imagine.

• Good that the two English sides have been kept apart but the chances of them meeting, considering Arsenal’s draw, is slim

• Man Utd are arguably the new favourites for the cup.

• The quarter-final first legs will be played on 30 and 31 March with the returns on 6 and 7 April.
  

In full…

Group A: Bayern Munich, Juventus, Bordeaux, Maccabi Haifa
Group B: MANCHESTER UNITED, CSKA Moscow, Besiktas, Wolfsburg
Group C: AC Milan, Real Madrid, Marseille, FC Zurich
Group D: CHELSEA, FC Porto, Atletico Madrid, APOEL
Group E: LIVERPOOL, Lyon, Fiorentina, Debrecen
Group F: FC Barcelona, Inter Milan, Dinamo Kiev, FC Rubin Kazan
Group G: Sevilla, RANGERS, Stuttgart, Unirea
Group H: ARSENAL, AZ Alkmaar, Olympiakos, Standard

A juicy draw has come out of the bag for the CL Quarter Finals:

1. Villarreal v Arsenal

2. Man Utd v Porto

3. Liverpool v Chelsea

4. Barcelona v Bayern Munich

Then, into the semi-finals…

Winners of Game 2 v Winners of Game 1

Winners of Game 4 v Winners of Game 3

So the likely semi-final lineup would be:

Man Utd v Arsenal

Barcelona v Liverpool

The games take place next month; can’t wait.

All four of the English sides have progressed to the Champions League quarter finals; Liverpool serenely, Man Utd and Chelsea edgily, and Arsenal by the skin of their teeth. They are joined by Bayern Munich, Porto, Villarreal and Barcelona.

Barcelona are the team everyone will want to avoid – with Villarreal or Porto the preferred draw for the Premiership sides. Despite the Last 16 second legs taking place on the 10th/11th of March, the draw itself isn’t until Friday March 20th. Don’t ask us why.

A fantastic round of matches in prospect as Liverpool drew Real Madrid, Utd drew Inter, Chelsea drew Juventus, and Arsenal (in probably the easiest of the games) face Roma.

The games will take place on the 24/25 February and 10/11 March. The draw in full:

Chelsea v Juventus

Villarreal v Panathinaikos

Sporting Lisbon v Bayern Munich

Atletico Madrid v FC Porto

Lyon v Barcelona

Real Madrid v Liverpool

Arsenal v Roma

Inter Milan v Manchester United