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At 19:00 on March 20th Beijing time, the draw for the quarterfinals of the 2008/2009 season UEFA Champions League was held at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland. The most eye-catching match-ups are Chelsea and Liverpool meeting for the fifth consecutive season in the Champions League, while another highlight is Barcelona facing Bayern Munich. The two English Premier League teams, Arsenal and Manchester United, are relatively lucky, with their opponents being Villarreal and Porto respectively. As a guest of the Champions League final venue, Bruno Conti, General Manager of Roma, participated in the draw with UEFA Secretary General David Taylor.
After the round of 16 matches, the eight teams that advanced are four English Premier League teams: Manchester United, Liverpool, Chelsea, and Arsenal; Bayern Munich from the Bundesliga; Barcelona and Villarreal from La Liga; and Porto from Primeira Liga.
In the draw, Villarreal was first drawn out and they will face Arsenal from the Premier League. This is the first meeting between the two teams since the semi-final of the 2005/2006 season Champions League. The defending champion Manchester United drew Porto. In the 2003/2004 season, Mourinho led Porto to eliminate Manchester United in the round of 16 of the Champions League and went on to win the title. An exciting moment occurred in the third draw when Liverpool and Chelsea will engage in a red-blue battle. This is the fifth consecutive season the two teams have met in the Champions League. Finally, Bayern Munich will defend the Bundesliga's honor by facing Barcelona. The specific matchups for the quarterfinals are as follows (the team listed first is the home team):
Quarterfinals:
Villarreal vs Arsenal
Manchester United vs Porto
Liverpool vs Chelsea
Barcelona vs Bayern Munich
Semifinals:
Winner of Manchester United vs Porto vs Winner of Villarreal vs Arsenal
Winner of Barcelona vs Bayern Munich vs Winner of Liverpool vs Chelsea
The first leg of the 2008/2009 season Champions League quarterfinals will be held on April 7th and 8th Beijing time, and the second leg will be held on April 14th and 15th. The first leg of the semifinals will be held on April 29th and 30th, and the second leg will be held on May 5th and 6th. The Champions League final of this season will be held at the Olympic Stadium in Rome on the morning of May 28th.