Defending European champions Manchester United drew
Portuguese title holders FC Porto during Friday's Champions League
quarter-final draw at UEFA headquarters in Nyon,
Switzerland.
The match brings back memories of 2004, when then Porto boss
Jose Mourinho charged up the Old Trafford touchline in delight
after a 90th-minute Costinha goal took the Portuguese side through
at the expense of the English team.
Liverpool drew Chelsea yet again and means Rafa Benitez's 2005
champions will face last season's beaten finalists for the fourth
time in the knock-out stages in five seasons. The duo have also
previously met in the group stages of the competition.
Arsenal will play their first leg away to Villarreal in a repeat
of the semi-final of 2006, although the Gunners played the first
match at home on that occasion and went through 1-0 on aggregate
after success at Highbury.
Barcelona drew Bayern Munich.
The quarter-finals will take place on April 7-8, with the return
legs the following week. The draw for the semi-finals was also made
in Switzerland.
The winners of Liverpool's match against Chelsea will face the
winners of Barcelona's match against Bayern for a place in the
final.
United will take on Arsenal for a place in the Rome showdown -
assuming both Premier League teams win their quarter-final
ties.
The first leg of the semis is due to take place on April 28-29,
with the return matches going ahead the following week.
QUARTER-FINALS: Ties to be
played April 7/8 & 14/15
Villarreal v Arsenal
Manchester United v FC Porto
Liverpool v Chelsea
Barcelona v Bayern Munich
SEMI-FINALS: Ties to be
played April 28/29 and May 5/6
Manchester United or FC Porto v Villarreal or Arsenal
Barcelona or Bayern Munich v Liverpool or Chelsea
