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Agence France-Presse

Chelsea’s mouthwatering tie with five-time European champions Barcelona is the stand-out fixture for English clubs in the Champions League last 16 as the Premier League sides scent blood.
Manchester City, Manchester United, Liverpool, Tottenham and Chelsea all progressed from the group stage, making England the first country to have five sides through to the knockout phase.
That quintet suffered just three defeats between them in the group stage and scored 80 goals in total, while reigning English champions Chelsea were the only team not to win their group.
The first legs will be played on February 13/14 and 20/21, with the second legs on March 6/7 and 13/14.

Basel v Manchester City
Runaway Premier League leaders Manchester City will not be losing too much sleep over the prospect of a clash with Swiss side Basel, who finished second in Manchester United’s qualifying group.
Champions League favourites City, who have never won the competition, are on a 14-match winning streak in the Premier League and they were only denied a perfect record in the group stage when a much-changed side lost 2-1 at Shakhtar Donetsk in their final match.

Chelsea v Barcelona
Antonio Conte’s Chelsea will face Spanish league leaders Barcelona for the sixth time in the knockout stages of Europe’s elite club competition.
Currently third in the Premier League, Chelsea are struggling to find the consistency that took them to the league title last year.
Barcelona have lost some of their lustre with Neymar’s departure to Paris Saint-Germain but they still boast Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez in attack and will be formidable opponents.
The La Liga club have progressed from six of their past seven Champions League knockout ties against English opposition – the exception being their 2012 semi-final defeat by Chelsea, when the London club went on to lift the trophy.

Juventus v Tottenham
Tottenham have been handed a tough tie against last season’s beaten finalists Juventus after topping a challenging group that included reigning champions Real Madrid.
The Italian side will approach the tie with trepidation, having been eliminated in each of their past five European knockout ties with English teams.
Spurs have endured a tricky recent spell in the Premier League but their performances in Europe this season suggest they have matured under manager Mauricio Pochettino after the disappointment of crashing out in the group stage last year.

Porto v Liverpool
Five-time European champions Liverpool sealed top spot in their qualifying group with a 7-0 win against Spartak Moscow in which all of their “Fab Four” frontmen found the net.
Jurgen Klopp’s side stuttered earlier in the season but have hit their stride in the Premier League and the Champions League, with Philippe Coutinho, Mohamed Salah, Roberto Firmino and Sadio Mane dazzling in front of goal.
Too far off the pace to realistically challenge in the Premier League, Liverpool – who qualified from the group phase for the first time since the 2008-2009 season – will be confident of overcoming the Portuguese league leaders

Sevilla v Manchester United
Manchester United, who have won the competition three times, will face Sevilla for the first time in a competitive fixture with manager Jose Mourinho gunning for his third Champions League trophy.
United are second in the Premier League but are a whopping 11 points behind City and know despite the heavyweight teams left in the competition, the Champions League is probably a more realistic chance of silverware.


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Fernando Torres’ goal helped knock Barcelona out in the Champions League semi-finals at the Camp Nou stadium in 2012. Photo: AP

Liverpool's Brazilian midfielder Philippe Coutinho (C) celebrates scoring their fifth goal and completing his hattrick with Liverpool's Egyptian midfielder Mohamed Salah (L) and Liverpool's Brazilian midfielder Roberto Firmino (R) during the UEFA Champions League Group E football match between Liverpool and Spartak Moscow at Anfield in Liverpool, north-west England on December 6, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / Paul ELLIS

Tottenham Hotspur's Harry Kane celebrates scoring his side's third goal during their English Premier League soccer match against Stoke City at Wembley Stadium, London, Saturday, Dec. 9, 2017. (Adam Davy/PA via AP)

Former Spanish player Xabi Alonso holds the ticket of Manchester City during the drawing of the games for the Champions League 2017/18 Round of 16, at the UEFA headquarters, in Nyon, Switzerland, Monday, Dec. 11, 2017. (Salvatore Di Nolfi/Keystone via AP)

Chelsea's Didier Drogba (R) points a finger at referee Tom Henning Ovrebo after their Champions League second leg semi-final soccer match at Stamford Bridge in London May 6, 2009. REUTERS/Eddie Keogh (BRITAIN SPORT SOCCER)

FILE - In this Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2017 file photo, Manchester United coach Jose Mourinho looks on during their Champions League group A soccer match against Benfica, at Old Trafford, in Manchester, England. Jose Mourinho has noted a weakness in the Manchester City team that has swatted aside all-comers in the Premier League this season. “If you ask me one thing that I don’t like a lot, it’s that they lose the balance very easily,” the Manchester United manager said Friday, Dec. 8 two days before his team’s match against unbeaten leader City at Old Trafford. “A little bit of wind and they fall.”(AP Photo/Dave Thompson, file)

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Former Champions League winner Xabi Alonso draws Manchester City in the Uefa Champions League round of 16. Photo: AFP

A picture shows a board displaying the fixtures after the draw for the round of 16 of the UEFA Champions League football tournament at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon on December 11, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / Fabrice COFFRINI

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Premier League champions handed toughest draw of all five English clubs while Liverpool, Manchester United and Manchester City will smell blood


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Premier League champions handed toughest draw of all five English clubs while Liverpool, Manchester United and Manchester City will smell blood