United to face Marseille

MANCHESTER United were today pitted against French outfit Marseille in the last 16 of the Champions League.

Sir Alex Ferguson’s side, who lead the Barclays Premier League, are away for the first leg of the knock-out stages.

Arsenal meet Spanish giants Barcelona — the two sides met in the 2006 final with the Gunners losing 2-1 — while Chelsea will lock horns with FC Copenhagen.

Tottenham were drawn with AC Milan, with holders Inter Milan taking on Bayern Munich.

The draw for the last 16 of the Champions League is —

Roma v Shakhtar Donetsk; AC Milan v Tottenham; Valencia v Schalke; Inter Milan v Bayern Munich; Lyon v Real Madrid; Arsenal v Barcelona; Marseille v Manchester United; FC Copenhagen v Chelsea.

The first legs will be played on February 15/16/22/23, with the second legs on March 8/9/15/16.



In the draw for the last 32 of the Europa League, Manchester City will play Aris Salonika, while Liverpool face Sparta Prague.
The draw for the last 32 is —

Napoli v Villarreal;

Rangers v Sporting Lisbon;

Sparta Prague v Liverpool;

Anderlecht v Ajax;

Lech Poznan v Braga;

Besiktas v Dynamo Kiev;

Basle v Spartak Moscow;

Young Boys v Zenit St Petersburg;

Aris Salonika v Manchester City;

PAOK v CSKA Moscow;

Sevilla v Porto;

Rubin Kazan v FC Twente;

Lille v PSV Eindhoven;

Benfica v Stuttgart;

BATE v Paris St Germain;

Metalist Kharkiv v Bayer Leverkusen.



The draw for round 16 is —

Benfica/Stuttgart v BATE/Paris St Germain; Besiktas/Dynamo Kiev v Aris Salonika/Manchester City; Rubin Kazan/FC Twente v Young Boys/Zenit St Petersburg; PAOK/CSKA Moscow v Sevilla/Porto; Lille/PSV v Rangers/Sporting Lisbon; Metalist Kharkiv/Bayer Leverkusen v Napoli v Villarreal; Anderlecht/Ajax v Basle/Spartak Moscow; Sparta Prague/Liverpool v Lech Poznan/Braga.