Real await pairing with Chelsea or Arsenal

THE draw for the last 16 of the Champions League could see David Beckham coming to London for a glamorous meeting between his club, Real Madrid, and Arsenal or Chelsea.

There is an almost even chance of Real being paired with one of the London clubs, both of whom could also face Barcelona or Bayern Munich among their five potential opponents, when the draw is made in Nyon, Switzerland, this morning.

Four English clubs have made it through to the last 16 of the Champions League for the first time but the Premiership's representatives all face the prospect of tough encounters.