Arsenal drawn against Barcelona, Manchester United get Bayern Munich
Published 11:24 19/03/10 By MirrorFootball
Arsenal were handed the trickiest tie in the Champions League quarter-finals draw when they were paired with holders Barcelona.
The Catalan giants, who beat Manchester United 2-0 in last year's final, beat the Gunners 2-1 in the 2006 showpiece.
Meanwhile Manchester United will face Bayern Munich, who they beat in the 1999 final with two last-gasp goals, while Inter Milan will be up against Russians CSKA Moscow.
There will definitely be a French side in the last four after Lyon and Bordeaux were paired together.
Barcelona, who hammered Stuttgart 5-1 on aggregate in the last round, are a much changed team to the one which beat Arsene Wenger's side four years ago.
Their manager that night, Frank Rijkaard, and two goalscorers, Samuel Eto'o and Juliano Belletti, are no longer at the club, while Lionel Messi did not feature in the final.
Sir Alex Ferguson's United, who swept AC Milan aside in the last round, have plenty of history with Bayern. They trailed 1-0 for most of their 1999 final to Mario Basler's free-kick, but late goals from Teddy Sheringham and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer earned them a stunning victory.
The German side won the tournament two years later, though, beating Valencia on penalties, having beaten United in the last eight.
Bordeaux are currently two points ahead of Lyon, the conquerors of Real Madrid, in the Ligue 1 table and won 1-0 at Lyon back in December.
Arsenal, Lyon, Bayern and Inter will play the first legs at home.
The first legs will be played on March 30 or 31, with the return leg on April 6 or 7.
The winner of the Bayern-Manchester United tie will face either Lyon or Bordeaux in the last four.
Inter or CSKA will take on Arsenal or Barcelona.
The full quarter-final draw for the Champions League is as follows:
Lyon v Bordeaux
Bayern Munich v Manchester United
Arsenal v Barcelona
Inter Milan v CSKA Moscow
The first legs will be played on March 30/31 and the second legs on April 6/7.
The semi-final draw for the Champions League is as follows:
Bayern Munich/Manchester United v Lyon/Bordeaux
Inter Milan/CSKA Moscow v Arsenal/Barcelona
The first legs will be played on April 20/21 and the second legs on April 27/28.
