11:30am Friday 19th March 2010
ARSENAL have drawn Barcelona in the pick of the Champions League quarter-final draws.
Arsene Wenger's side will have to overcome Lionel Messi and Co if they are to reach the semi-finals of the competition for the second year in a row.
The match is a repeat of the 2006 final, which the Spanish giants won 2-1.
Manchester United have been paired with Bayern Munich, in a rematch of the dramatic 1999 final, won by Sir Alex Ferguson's men.
In the two other quarter-finals, Jose Mourinho's Inter Milan will face CSKA Moscow, while French sides Lyon and Bordeaux will do battle.
The winners of Arsenal v Barcelona will play whoever comes out on top in the Inter v CSKA match in the semi-final.
If United beat Bayern, they will play either Lyon or Bordeaux in the final four.
Quarter-final draw in full
Lyon v Bordeaux
Bayern Munich v Manchester United
Arsenal v Barcelona
Inter Milan v CSKA Moscow
Semi-final draw
Inter/CSKA v Arsenal/Barcelona
Bayern/Man Utd v Lyon/Bordeaux
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