Champions League Draw: Who Could Play Whom!

Following the conclusion of the Champions League group stages, we offer a sneak preview into next Friday's draw for the first knock-out round. 

In a spot of bother: Arsenal, Liverpool, Roma

Having finished second in their respective groups, The Reds and The Gunners will almost certainly face one of the Serie A or La Liga giants. What is more, they will have to play the second leg away from home. Roma will avoid Inter and Milan, but can still face Barcelona, Real Madrid or Chelsea.

Have it easy: Chelsea and Manchester United

These two will perhaps have the easiest of the draw among the big teams. They avoid Liverpool and Arsenal as they cannot face Premiership teams, and also the big guns from La Liga and Serie A, Madrid, Barca, Milan and Inter all finishing first.

Poisoned chalice: Barcelona, Real Madrid, Milan and Inter

One would think that finishing first would have benefits, but with Arsenal and Liverpool upsetting the form book and lurking as pot B opponents, there will be some nervousness. Being able to play the second leg at home will be a welcome bonus, of course.

Hard-earned luck: Porto and Sevilla

By beating Liverpool and Arsenal in their respective groups, they have managed to finish first and avoid most of the European giants. They will have an easy draw on paper, but will themselves be the easiest opponents in pot A, and red hot targets for the pot B teams.

And then the rest: Lyon, Schalke, Olympiakos, Fenerbahce

As for the rest, it simply could not get worse. Apart from the team from their group, they can face all the other first placed teams.