That's the hope of many clubs in Friday's draw for the last 16 of the Champions League.

The field includes multiple European Champions such as Real Madrid (nine), AC Milan (six), Liverpool (five) and Bayern Munich (four).

But the team they most want to stay away from is the defending champion, Barcelona, which has only won the competition twice.

Frank Rijkaard's team, which also won the European Cup in 1992 before it became known as the Champions League, leads the Spanish league standings and is a big favorite to win the domestic title for a third season in a row.

"We played Barcelona last season and they have to be the most feared of the last 16, even if we also have a 20 percent chance of playing Real Madrid," AC Milan chairman Adriano Galliani said.

Although Barcelona finished behind Chelsea in its Champions League group, the Spanish side is returning to form.

On Thursday, Barca reached the final of the World Club Cup - FIFA's version of a club world championship - by beating Mexico's America 4-0. Rijkaard's side will face Brazil's Internacional in Sunday's final in Yokohama, Japan, venue of the 2002 World Cup.

"We are very glad to have played at this level," said Ronaldinho, who scored one goal and set up two others against America. "We enjoyed ourselves very much. It may have seemed easy but it wasn't."

The first legs of the Champions League knockout round will be played Feb. 20-21, with the return legs on March 6-7. The group winners will have a slight advantage of playing at home for the second legs. The final is May 23 in Athens.

Several teams know they can't face Barca in Friday's draw.

Under competition rules, the group winners are kept apart, as well as the runners-up. Teams from the same countries are also kept apart, as are clubs which qualified from the same group.

That means Rijkaard's team can't face group winner Chelsea, Spanish teams Real Madrid and Valencia and fellow runners-up Inter Milan, PSV, AS Roma, Celtic, FC Porto and Lille.

But Barcelona could face AC Milan, Manchester United, Liverpool, Lyon, Bayern Munich or Arsenal, all top-quality matchups.

There's also the possibility of Manchester United-Real Madrid, which could bring former Red Devils star David Beckham back to Old Trafford.

Bayern Munich can't face group winner Inter Milan. But the rest of the runners-up are wide open and that means a possible game against Real Madrid.

Inter Milan, which is seven points ahead in Serie A, can't face AC Milan or Roma either but could meet Chelsea, Manchester United, Liverpool, Lyon or Arsenal.

Inter Milan - Runner-up Group B 
Possible OpponentsChelsea, Liverpool, Valencia, Lyon, Manchester Utd., Arsenal

These are my predictions for todays draw:

Chelsea - Celtic

Barcelona - Arsenal (The final repeat, just hope it won't be as boring)

Bayern Munich - Lille

Inter Milan -  Lyon ( (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/devil.gif)   The Frenchies will wipe the floor with the merda)

PSV Eindhoven - Valencia

AS Roma - Liverpool

Real Madrid - AC Milan  (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/devil.gif)

Manchester Utd -  Porto

1hr and 40 mins to go for the draws  (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

Milan - FC Hype... my choice.

We play the first leg in Britain.  (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/cool.gif)

"so if we go through who might be our next opponent?"