Champions League draw comes up trumps
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- Created: Friday, 18 December 2009 14:38
- Written by Darren Douglas
Today saw the draw for the last sixteen of the Champions League, or if you like, when the competition starts to get juicy. The knock-out stage means that there is little chance for a respite if a team has a poor result, and for the neutrals at least, there is always the chance of enjoying a penalty shoot-out.
There are two clear stand-out ties to whet the appetite, Manchester United will face AC Milan and Chelsea will come up against Inter Milan. Both fixtures will be heavily built-up by the press, with the focus on returning 'heroes'.
The draw for next year's World Cup in South Africa took place on Friday evening amid an expected amount of pomp and hype. There was endless build-up to the coverage, followed by the actual coverage of the draw itself on Sky Sports News. The broadcaster is never one to miss an opportunity to milk an event.
Most neutrals gearing up for last weekend's football action would have found it difficult not to be bombarded by the fevered anticipation of three particular matches, especially if you reside in the UK.