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Champion League draw: Arsenal v Barcelona – your views
So there’ll be one French side in the semi-finals and Inter Milan will be extremely pleased to have drawn CSKA Moscow in the quarters.
If Manchester United and Arsenal are going to meet it will be in the Champions League final in Madrid in May.
So, what do you make of that draw? Very, very intriguing I’d say. Holders Barcelona wil not find it easy at Arsenal but the last-eight second leg will be at the Nou Camp.
Quarter-finals
Olympique Lyon v Bordeaux
Bayern Munich v Manchester United
Arsenal v Barcelona
Inter Milan v CSKA Moscow
Semi-final draw
Bayern/United v Lyon/Bordeaux
Inter/CSKA v Arsenal/Barcelona
PHOTO: Inter Milan’s Samuel Eto’o celebrates scoring against Chelsea during the Champions League last 16, second leg soccer match at Stamford Bridge in London March 16, 2010. REUTERS/Andrew Winning
A new Champions League era or just a blip?
As many French teams in the Champions League quarter-finals as English clubs and only one Spanish side through.
Does this mark a sea change in Europe or is it just a freak season like 2004 (the last time two French teams reached the last eight)?
