PSG Takes on Valencia in Champions League

Big-spending French club Paris Saint-Germain will take on Valencia following the draw for the Champions League last 16 at UEFA headquarters in Nyon.

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SHOTLIST: NYON, SWITZERLAND, DECEMBER 20, 2012 SOURCE: AFPTV VAR of delegates in Nyon SOUNDBITE 1 Leonardo (man), Sporting Director for PSG (French, 18 sec) : Paris-Saint-Germain hasn't been in last sixteen of the Champions League for the last 17 years, whereas Valence was finalist 8 and 10 years ago. It's true that we are growing, but favorite, it doesn’t exist." SOUNDBITE 2 Emilio Butragueno (man), Vice-President of Real Madrid (Spanish, 22 sec): "Sincerely, if we play at our level, we will have all our chances to qualify, so it's important that we get back our injured players. The match takes place in approximately two months, so we have time to prepare properly." VAR of delegates in Nyon /// ----------------------------------------------------------- AFP TEXT STORY: Fbl-Eur-C1-draw,lead Football: Milan-Barca, Madrid-United top last-16 line-up =(GRAPHIC+PICTURE+VIDEO)= ATTENTION - ADDS details /// NYON, Switzerland, Dec 20, 2012 (AFP) - Ties between Barcelona and AC Milan and Manchester United and Real Madrid topped the bill in the draw for the Champions League last 16 at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland on Thursday. Arsenal were drawn against last season's beaten finalists, Bayern Munich, while Celtic's reward for reaching the knockout phase is a rendezvous with Italian champions Juventus. Big-spending French club Paris Saint-Germain will take on Valencia, with German champions Borussia Dortmund slated to face their Ukrainian counterparts Shakhtar Donetsk. In the remaining ties, competition debutants Malaga tackle Porto and Turkish outfit Galatasaray meet German side Schalke. The first-leg matches will be played on dates between February 12-13 and February 19-20 and the return legs between March 5-6 and March 12-13. Champions League last 16 draw: Galatasaray (TUR) v Schalke 04 (GER) Celtic (SCO) v Juventus (ITA) Arsenal (ENG) v Bayern Munich (GER) Shakhtar Donetsk (UKR) v Borussia Dortmund (GER) AC Milan (ITA) v Barcelona (ESP) Real Madrid (ESP) v Manchester United (ENG) Valencia (ESP) v Paris Saint-Germain (FRA) FC Porto (POR) v Malaga (ESP) bur-thw/phz