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Your support makes all the difference.Following the draw for the last-16 of the Champions League, we take a look at the teams still involved.
AC MILAN (Italy)
Coach: Massimiliano Allegri
Star player: Zlatan Ibrahimovic
Possible last 16 opponents: Tottenham, Schalke, Manchester United, Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Chelsea, Shakhtar Donetsk
Previous competition best: Winners 1963, 1989, 1990, 1994, 2003, 2007
Odds: 20-1
ARSENAL (England)
Manager: Arsene Wenger
Star player: Cesc Fabregas
Possible last 16 opponents: Schalke, Barcelona, Bayern Munich or Real Madrid
Previous competition best: Runners-up 2006
Odds: 11-1
BARCELONA (Spain)
Coach: Pep Guardiola
Star player: Lionel Messi
Possible last 16 opponents: Inter Milan, Lyon, Roma, Marseille, AC Milan or Arsenal
Previous competition best: Winners 1992, 2006, 2009
Odds: 9-4 favourites
BAYERN MUNICH (Germany)
Coach: Louis van Gaal
Star player: Franck Ribery
Possible last 16 opponents: Inter Milan, Lyon, Valencia, FC Copenhagen, Marseille, AC Milan, Arsenal
Previous competition best: Winners 1974, 1975, 1976, 2001
Odds: 16-1
CHELSEA (England)
Manager: Carlo Ancelotti
Star player: Didier Drogba
Possible last 16 opponents: Inter Milan, Lyon, Valencia, FC Copenhagen, Roma, AC Milan
Previous competition best: Runners-up 2008
Odds: 5-1
FC COPENHAGEN (Denmark)
Coach: Stale Solbakken
Star player: Dame N'Doye
Possible last 16 opponents: Tottenham, Schalke, Manchester United, Bayern Munich, Chelsea, Real Madrid, Shakhtar Donetsk
Previous competition best: Champions League group stage.
Odds: 150-1
INTER MILAN (Italy)
Coach: Rafael Benitez
Star player: Diego Milito
Possible last 16 opponents: Schalke, Manchester United, Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Chelsea, Real Madrid, Shakhtar Donetsk
Previous competition best: Winners 1964, 1965, 2010
Odds: 22-1
LYON (France)
Coach: Claude Puel
Star player: Yoann Gourcuff
Possible last 16 opponents: Tottenham, Manchester United, Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Chelsea, Real Madrid, Shakhtar Donetsk
Previous competition best: Semi-finals 2010
Odds: 80-1
MANCHESTER UNITED (England)
Manager: Sir Alex Ferguson
Star player: Wayne Rooney
Possible last 16 opponents: Inter Milan, Lyon, FC Copenhagen, Roma, Marseille, AC Milan
Previous competition best: Winners 1968, 1999, 2008.
Odds: 8-1
MARSEILLE (France)
Coach: Didier Deschamps
Star player: Lucho Gonzalez
Possible last 16 opponents: Tottenham, Schalke, Manchester United, Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, Shakhtar Donetsk
Previous competition best: Winners 1993 (subsequently stripped of title)
Odds: 100-1
REAL MADRID (Spain)
Coach: Jose Mourinho
Star player: Cristiano Ronaldo
Possible last 16 opponents: Inter Milan, Lyon, FC Copenhagen, Roma, Marseille, Arsenal
Previous competition best: Winners 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1966, 1998, 2000, 2002
Odds: 7-2
ROMA (Italy)
Coach: Claudio Ranieri
Star player: Daniele De Rossi
Possible last 16 opponents: Tottenham, Schalke, Manchester United, Barcelona, Chelsea, Real Madrid, Shakhtar Donetsk
Previous competition best: Runners-up 1984
Odds: 50-1
SCHALKE (Germany)
Coach: Felix Magath
Star player: Manuel Neuer
Possible last 16 opponents: Inter Milan, Valencia, FC Copenhagen, Roma, Marseille, AC Milan, Arsenal
Previous competition best: Quarter-finals 2008
Odds: 80-1
SHAKHTAR DONETSK (Ukraine)
Coach: Mircea Lucescu
Star player: Eduardo
Possible last 16 opponents: Inter Milan, Lyon, Valencia, FC Copenhagen, Roma, Marseille, AC Milan
Previous competition best: Champions League group stage
Odds: 66-1
TOTTENHAM (England)
Manager: Harry Redknapp
Star player: Rafael van der Vaart
Possible last 16 opponents: Lyon, Valencia, FC Copenhagen, Roma, Marseille, AC Milan
Previous competition best: Semi-finals 1962
Odds: 16-1
VALENCIA (Spain)
Coach: Unai Emery
Star player: Aritz Aduriz
Possible last 16 opponents: Tottenham, Schalke, Bayern Munich, Chelsea, Shakhtar Donetsk
Previous competition best: Runners-up 2000, 2001
Odds: 50-1
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