Chelsea will meet Barcelona and Real Madrid will face Arsenal in the first knockout round of the Champions League following the draw made in Nyon on Friday. Chelsea beat Barcelona 5-4 on aggregate at the same stage of the competition last season.World and European Player of the Year Ronaldinho says fans should expect another classic when his Barcelona side take on Chelsea in the choice tie of the last 16 in the Champions League. At the same stage last season Chelsea recovered from a 2-1 first leg deficit to win the second 4-2 in a superb match and advance 5-4 on aggregate. The tie was also notable for the row between coaches Frank Rijkaard and Jose Mourinho which led to the latter getting banned for two games. 'It will be another top contest between two coaches with high tactical awareness, we should expect something good,' said Ronaldinho. The Brazilian said he felt last season's off-pitch antics played no part in the result. 'It was our own mistakes that let us down,' he said. 'To go 3-0 down after 20 minutes is not normal by today's standards. We kept chasing the game, we scored two goals and then suffered another goal. It was a completely unique match.' Chelsea chief executive Peter Kenyon was also keen to play down the coaches' row, which led to the retirement of Swedish referee Anders Frisk who received death threats following Mourinho's claim that he spoke to Rijkaard at halftime in the first leg.

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David Beckham is thrilled by the prospect of returning to England with Real Madrid, after the Primera Liga giants were paired with Arsenal in the draw for the last 16 of the Champions League on Friday. Beckham has not played for Real in England since moving to the Spanish capital from Manchester United in the summer of 2003, and although he will have to wait until March 8 for the second leg at Highbury, the England captain is already looking forward to the clash. 'I've been at Real Madrid for two-and-a-half years and I've never played in England with Real Madrid. But I've always wanted to,' he told Real Madrid TV. 'I'm very excited about Arsenal, they'll be very difficult. I've got enormous respect for (Arsenal manager) Arsene Wenger. He's not only a great person but also an excellent manager and trainer.' Beckham is aware the north London side will present a serious challenge to Real's ambitions of repeating their 2001-02 success in the competition, and he is expecting the crowd atmosphere to be electric at both the home and away leg. 'They've got good players and it will be difficult but I'm looking forward to playing in England,' Beckham added. 'Arsenal have got really passionate fans and they're right on top of the team and the pitch. It'll be a good atmosphere but a hard game. 'Every team that plays in the Santiago Bernabeu loves it. It's intimidating for opposing teams, they'll enjoy it but not too much.'