As soon as we enter February, the knockout rounds of the Champions League are about to begin.

All the heroes are gearing up to march towards the highest honor in European professional football.

The draw for the last 16 of the Champions League takes place on 1 February, so which giants will meet in the first knockout round?

This is what people care about the most.

At the draw site, guest Gullit drew the first pair of opponents - AC Milan vs. Tottenham!

With the outbreak of the phonegate incident, Serie A giants Juventus are undoubtedly the most affected team, and they are directly relegated.

AC Milan is the second giants to be affected, and the core of the midfield, Kaka, has also left Real Madrid, AC Milan has not only lost competitiveness in Serie A, but also suffered greatly in the Champions League.

Tottenham are overshadowed by local rivals Arsenal and Chelsea, but their quality should not be underestimated.

It is still unknown who will die in the final duel between the two teams.

Soon, the second pair of opponents were drawn - La Liga powerhouse Valencia against Bundesliga powerhouse Schalke 04.

It's also a pair of teams of similar strength, and whoever advances between them is likely.

The third group of opponents is Roma against Shakhtar Donetsk, and in terms of strength, Roma has a slight advantage.

The fourth group of opponents is Copenhagen and Chelsea, with the Premier League giants clearly having the upper hand in terms of strength and it is widely believed that they have drawn a good draw.

The guest of the draw was replaced by the legendary French striker Papin, who drew the team first, which made the audience shine - Arsenal!

Which team in Europe has been the hottest this season?

Arsenal, of course, who have set a record of 59 Premier League unbeaten games!

So, who will be their opponents?

If it's a wealthy family, which one is it?

With the eyes of the crowd watching, Papin pulled out Arsenal's opponent.

The venue suddenly became nervous, especially the coaches of those wealthy families, who looked nervously at Papan's hand.

"Barcelona!"

The legendary French striker pronounced the Gunners' opponents!

"Boom! ……”

There was a huge exclamation at the venue!

Arsenal's opponent is Barcelona?!!!

Wenger exhaled a long breath, his face did not change much, and Guardiola covered his mouth and looked at the name in Papan's hand in surprise.

Last season, the Gunners met Barcelona in the quarter-finals, and as a result, the Cosmos team suffered a four-goal defeat at the Emirates Stadium, which was dubbed the "Emirates Stadium Tragedy" by fans!

In the second leg, the two sides faced off at the Camp Nou, and it was a goal shootout that was tied 5-5 and scored a total of 10 goals.

After scoring a hat-trick in the first leg, Chen scored another hat-trick in that game to help the Gunners get out of Camp Nou.

This is also Barcelona's most painful defeat in the past decade.

Now, the two teams have met in the first round of the knockout round!

The reporters at the scene were shocked and speechless, that is to say, one of the two most eye-catching giants in Europe today is destined to fail to enter the second round of the knockout round.

How much will this cost UEFA?

Papan on the stage looked embarrassed, he didn't expect that the first opponent he came up to draw turned out to be the Gunners and Barcelona.

He then drew on the next group of opponents – Lyon against Real Madrid.

Mourinho is obviously relieved, after entering Real Madrid, they are still suppressed by their old rival Barcelona in La Liga.

In the Spanish national derby in the first half of the season, Real Madrid was bloodied by Barcelona 5-0 at Camp Nou!

If Real Madrid had gone further than Barcelona in the Champions League, there would have been much less pressure on his shoulders.

The atmosphere at the meeting site was tense again, and there were three giants in the remaining two groups of opponents - Bayern, Inter, and Manchester United!

There are definitely two teams among them that will meet directly!

Papan looked resentfully at Gurlit, who shrugged at him.

"Inter!"

The legendary French striker drew the first team, and the air in the field was extremely tense.

"Bayern Munich!"

As Papan read Inter's opponent, a huge exclamation rang out for the second time.

Defending champions Inter Milan have largely maintained their winning squad from last season, and although the team has been affected by the departure of Jose Mourinho, they are still going well in the group stage of Serie A and Champions League.

As for the Bundesliga giants Bayern, it goes without saying that they have always been a strong team in Europe.

Sir Alex Ferguson was visibly relieved that they were facing Ligue 1 giants Marseille.

After the draw ceremony, the coaches participating in the abstract ceremony were surrounded by reporters.

Ferguson didn't think he had drawn a good draw, saying cautiously: "Marseille are not as weak as people think, they are a competitive team. ”

Many reporters believe that the gentleman's caution at this moment is to advance to the next round.

The coaches that reporters want to interview the most are, of course, two pairs of giant coaches.

Arsene Wenger said to the reporters who surrounded him: "Since we met Barcelona in advance, we will play these two games as finals!" ”

Pep Guardiola said: "We won't think about last season's game, we'll focus on the present! ”

'Arsenal are really strong, but we're confident we'll go to the next round!'

The Barcelona coach regained his confidence against a strong team after a five-goal thrashing of Real Madrid at home.

Spanish coach Rafael Benitez, who took over the reins from Jose Mourinho, said: "It's too early to defend the title, but we are confident that we can beat everything! ”

Bayern coach Louis van Gaal said: "I don't need to say more about the quality of Inter, since we have met them, then we will prepare 100 per cent seriously. ”

Jose Mourinho, who has just won the Coach of the Year award, said: "We will change the weakness of recent years in the Champions League! ”

The draw for the knockout round caused heated discussions in the media, with Barcelona's mouthpiece World Sports commenting: "The duel between Barcelona and the Gunners is the final that comes early!"

After the draw, the Gunners boss agreed, saying the Gunners would treat the two games as if they were finals.

Pep Guardiola has kept a low profile, emphasizing the need to forget about last season's showdown between the two teams and focus on the big game ahead. ”

The Guardian commented: "It is clear that the clash between the Gunners and Barcelona is undoubtedly the most eye-catching game in the first knockout round. The two teams have shown their true colors in this season's competition.

Arsenal has created a miracle - unbeaten in 59 rounds of the Premier League!

It is the longest unbeaten run in Europe's top league, breaking AC Milan's record of 56 games.

As for Barcelona, they thrashed Jose Mourinho's Real Madrid 5-0 at home on November 30 last year, a match that left the Portuguese coach furious and humiliated.

Messi broke out in La Liga after the disappointment with the World Cup in South Africa, scoring 24 goals in the past 21 La Liga games, firmly occupying the top of the La Liga scorer list!

In the first round of the Spanish national derby, although Messi did not score, he made two wonderful passes to help his teammates score.

In a sense, the match between the Gunners and Barcelona was a match between Chan and Messi. While Pep Guardiola doesn't want to talk about those two games last season, we can't deny that they were two classic games.

Chan was the brightest star of those two games, two hat-tricks, and no one else did it except Chan!

Will Chen continue his magical performance this time, or will Messi be ashamed?

All we can do is wait for the game to come! ”