Champions League - Round of 16

Champions League is set to enter the knockout stage with 16 teams including the defending champions Manchester United, looking to win the most prestigious club competition in Europe. The group stages have not produced major surprises but the teams which were expected to finish the group on top have manages only second places. They are Chelsea, Inter Milan, Real Madrid and Arsenal. This opens up the field and we could end up having some mouth watering clashes in the round of 16 itself. But with both Inter and Chelsea finishing second, the chance of Jose returning to Stamford Bridge will be delayed by atleast a round. Roma will be more than happy to see Manchester United finish top as the Red Devils were the ones who ended their dreams for the last two years. And the 9 time winners Real Madrid might also have a tough time as they have to play the second leg away from home, something which they don't do very well. So I'm hoping for the following draw in the round of 16.

Manchester United v/s Real Madrid (Ronaldo playing at the Bernabeu)
Arsenal v/s Barcelona ( Henry against Arsenal )
Juventus v/s Chelsea
Bayern v/s Inter

These matches would be an absolute delight for any Football fan. Fingers crossed........