Cristiano Ronaldo Kembali ke Manchester United .......
Cristiano Ronaldo Return to Manchester United.....
Editor : Cahyani Harzi
Translator : Dhelia Gani
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CRISTIANO Ronaldo akan kembali ke Manchester United bersama juara sembilan kali, Real Madrid dalam putaran 16 Besar dan Lionel Messi dari Barcelona akan hadapi AC Milan.
Bayern Munich, finalis musim lalu akan bertemu Arsenal dan Juventus akan menghadapi Celtic. Klub royal belanja, Paris St Germain akan hadapi Valencia.
Real, juara Liga Spanyol, tampil mengecewakan di La Liga musim ini dan menembus 16 Besar berada di bawah Borussia Dortmund.
Ronaldo memiliki kesempatan melawan klub yang didukungnya saat meraih Piala Eropa pada 2008 dan mengangkat dirinya menjadi striker kelas dunia.
Manajer Real, Jose Mourinho, pernah di Chelsea, akan kembali menghadapi musuh bebuyutannya, Alex Ferguson.
"Saya yakin itu akan menjadi pertandingan yang spesial baginya [Ronaldo]," kata Emilio Butragueno, direktur hubungan kelembagaan Real Madrid seperti dikutip The Sun.
"Saya fikir pendukungnya akan sangat senang, sangat menarik dan mendebarkan."
Berikut hasil undian babak 16 besar Liga Champions di Nyon, Swiss, sebagaimana disiarkan melalui laman resmi UEFA baru-baru ini:
Galatasaray AS (Turki) vs FC Schalke 04 (Jerman)
Celtic FC (Skotlandia) vs Juventus (Italia)
Arsenal FC (Inggris) vs FC Bayern Munchen (Jerman)
FC Shakhtar Donetsk (Ukraina) vs Borussia Dortmund (Jerman)
AC Milan (Italia) vs FC Barcelona (Spanyol)
Real Madrid CF (Spanyol) vs Manchester United FC (Inggris)
Valencia CF (Spanyol) vs Paris Saint-Germain FC (Prancis)
FC Porto (Portugal) vs Malaga FC (Spanyol).
CRISTIANO Ronaldo will return to Manchester United with nine-times winners Real Madrid in the Champions League round of 16 and Lionel Messi´s Barcelona take on AC Milan.
Bayern Munich, last season´s beaten finalists, play Arsenal and Juventus take on surprise qualifiers Celtic. Big-spending Paris St Germain will face Valencia.
Real, the Spanish champions, have been disappointing in La Liga this season and they finished second in their Champions League group behind Borussia Dortmund.
Ronaldo to rise to the occasion against the club at which he won the European Cup in 2008 and developed into a world-class forward.
Real manager Jose Mourinho, once of Chelsea, will also come up against his old rival Alex Ferguson.
"I´m sure it´s going to be a special game for him (Ronaldo)," said Emilio Butragueno, Real Madrid´s director of institutional relations.
"I think the fans will be very, very happy with this very attractive, thrilling tie."
Following the draw for the last 16 of the Champions League in Nyon, Switzerland, as broadcast on UEFA's official website recently:
Galatasaray AS (Turkey) vs. FC Schalke 04 (Germany)
Celtic FC (Scotland) vs Juventus (Italy)
Arsenal FC (England) vs. FC Bayern Munchen (Germany)
FC Shakhtar Donetsk (Ukraine) vs. Borussia Dortmund (Germany)
AC Milan (Italy) vs FC Barcelona (Spain)
Real Madrid CF (Spain) vs. Manchester United FC (England)
Valencia CF (Spain) vs Paris Saint-Germain FC (France)
FC Porto (Portugal) vs. FC Malaga (Spain).
