Paul Eaton 16 December 2005

Liverpool have been drawn to face Benfica in the "Super Sixteen" phase of this season's Champions League.

The first leg has been provisionally pencilled in for Tuesday February 21, 2006, at the Stadium of Light in Lisbon with the return at Anfield two weeks later on Wednesday March 8.

Benfica knocked Manchester United out of the competition with a 2-1 victory in the final round of group games, despite having a number of their best players missing including Liverpool target Simao.

Full draw:

Chelsea v Barcelona
Real Madrid v Arsenal
Werder Bremen v Juventus
Bayern Munich v AC Milan
PSV Eindhoven v Lyon
Ajax v Inter Milan
Benfica v Liverpool
Rangers v Villarreal