The Gunners drawn against last season's beaten finalist Bayern

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 was drawn against last season's beaten finalist, Bayern Munich, while Celtic's reward for reaching the knockout phase is a rendezvous with Italian champion Juventus.

Big-spending French club Paris Saint-Germain will take on Valencia, with German champion Borussia Dortmund slated to face its Ukrainian counterpart Shakhtar Donetsk.

In the remaining ties, competition debutant Malaga tackles Porto and Turkish outfit Galatasaray meets German side Schalke.

The first-leg matches will be played on dates between Feb 12-13 and Feb 19-20 and the return legs between March 5-6 and March 12-13.

(China Daily 12/21/2012 page22)