Laurent Blanc hopeful PSG can overcome ‘complicated’ schedule to beat Chelsea
However, the club’s official website took the interesting decision of adding Danish club Brondby into the club’s fixture list alongside the reigning Champions League winners, in an embarrassing gaffe that has been jumped on by the usual social media sharks.
“They have shown they are a good team and for us the challenge is to improve in this competition and move forward”. “It will be hard but if we want to win the Champions League, we have to win against all teams”.
“They have great players, Arsenal have a football philosophy that is similar to ours”.
Holders and Spanish league leaders Barcelona are to play Premier League leaders Arsenal in the last 16 of the Champions League, 10 years after the sides faced each other in the final, following yesterday’s draw for the first knockout stage. “I’m convinced the fans will enjoy the football”, he said after the draw.
PSG overcame Chelsea at the same stage last season before suffering a 5-1 aggregate loss to Barcelona, and Silva believes the draw is as good as his side could have hoped for.
“There is not much we don’t know about Paris“, Chelsea secretary David Barnard said.
Pep Guardiola’s Bayern Munich will square off against lasts season’s runner up Juventus, Bayern will look to maintain their proud Champions League’s record.
“We hoped for better luck in the draw, but we’re confident we can put in two good performances”, said the former Juve star.
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Wolfsburg, who dumped out Manchester United to reach the knockout phase for the first time, will meet competition debutants Gent.
The Gunners can be said to be in the toughest draw of England’s teams, with Chelsea to face Paris Saint-German for the third year running while Manchester City will play Dynamo Kyiv.
Dynamo Kyiv beat Manchester City in the 2010-11 Europa League last 16, with striker Mario Balotelli sent off for the English side.
The first legs will be played on February 16-17 and and 23-24 with the return matches scheduled to take place on March 8-9 and 15-16. With the likes of Ozil, Sanchez and Giroud in form, they could well harm Barcelona in greater ways than expected.
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