Beşiktaş paired with Germany's Bayern Munich in UEFA Champions League
Beşiktaş of Turkey will face German giants Bayern Munich in the last 16 of the Champions League after the draw on Monday.
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- Published Date: 12:00 | 11 December 2017
- Modified Date: 04:13 | 11 December 2017
Turkey's Beşiktaş have been paired with Germany's Bayern Munich in the UEFA Champions League's Round of 16 draw.
Held in the Swiss city of Nyon on Monday afternoon, the draw saw 16 clubs paired with each other in Round of 16 clashes.
Seeded group winners, including Beşiktaş, will play away in the first leg on Feb. 13-14 and 20-21. The second-leg matches, in which Beşiktaş will return home to Istanbul, will be played on Feb. 20-21 and March 13-14.
Bayern Munich shared a number of posts via Twitter, including a photo of the German club's striker Robert Lewandowski, saying "#CometoBeşiktaş".
The German giants were referring to a popular hashtag on Twitter in which Beşiktaş announced their transfers during the summer window.
In response, Beşiktaş shared a tweet mentioning Bayern Munich.
"Ask us to Timo Werner" the Istanbul side wrote in English on their Twitter account, referring to the first game of the group stage with RB Leipzig in September which saw Leipzig striker Timo Werner asking to be subbed off after feeling dizzy, apparently because of the thunderous cheer by Beşiktaş' vibrant fans at Vodafone Park stadium.
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Holders Real Madrid were drawn against Paris St Germain in the standout tie from Monday's Champions League last-16 draw and Barcelona will take on Chelsea.
Real, bidding for a 13th title and third in a row, finished runners-up in their group and paid the price with an extremely tough draw against the big-spending Parisian club.
Last season's runners-up Juventus will meet Tottenham Hotspur, one of five English clubs in the draw.
Runaway Premier league leaders Manchester City, who have never won Europe's biggest club prize, will face Swiss club Basel.
Manchester United take on Sevilla and Liverpool will meet Porto.
AS Roma's reward for winning their group was a two-legged tie against Ukraine's Shakhtar Donetsk.
The draw for the last 16 of the Champions League made on Monday:
Basel (SUI) v Man City (ENG)
Bayern Munich (GER) v Beşiktaş (TUR)
Chelsea (ENG) v Barcelona (ESP)
Juventus (ITA) v Tottenham (ENG)
Porto (POR) v Liverpool (ENG)
Real Madrid (ESP) v PSG (FRA)
Sevilla (ESP) v Man Utd (ENG)
Shakhtar Donetsk (UKR) v Roma (ITA)
* First legs to be played February 13/14 & 20/21. Second legs March 6/7 & 13/14