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<SPAN id=intelliTXT><P nd="1">AC Milan coach Carlo Ancelotti was delighted to avoid Manchester United in the draw for the quarter-finals of the Champions League.<P nd="2">Ancelotti had feared a last-eight meeting with United or Roma after eliminating Celtic in the last 16, but his prayers were answered with the six-time European champions being drawn against Bayern Munich.<P nd="3">"Bayern Munich have a great tradition and a lot of value," admitted Ancelotti. "We know them well, having faced them in the past.<P nd="4">"I would have been more disappointed to have met Roma or Manchester United at this point of the tournament.<P nd="5">"Manchester United is the team that plays the best football in Europe right now."<P nd="6">Milan will host Bayern, who ousted Real Madrid on away goals in the previous round, on April 3/4 before travelling to Munich a week later.<P nd="7">Bayern chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge admits his players will be looking for revenge when they face Milan.<P nd="8">The German giants were knocked out of the tournament after losing 5-2 on aggregate to Milan in the second round last season.<P nd="9">"Last year we lost convincingly 4-1 and so we have something to make up for," he said.<P nd="10">"We know them well and have the advantage of playing the first leg away.<P nd="11">"We will have to see if our dreams are still alive after that game."<P nd="12">Bayern will travel to Italy for the first leg this term, before the return at the Allianz Arena.<P nd="13">The winner of the tie will face Roma or United in the semi-finals.</SPAN>
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<SPAN id=intelliTXT><P nd="1">AC Milan coach Carlo Ancelotti was delighted to avoid Manchester United in the draw for the quarter-finals of the Champions League.<P nd="2">Ancelotti had feared a last-eight meeting with United or Roma after eliminating Celtic in the last 16, but his prayers were answered with the six-time European champions being drawn against Bayern Munich.<P nd="3">"Bayern Munich have a great tradition and a lot of value," admitted Ancelotti. "We know them well, having faced them in the past.<P nd="4">"I would have been more disappointed to have met Roma or Manchester United at this point of the tournament.<P nd="5">"Manchester United is the team that plays the best football in Europe right now."<P nd="6">Milan will host Bayern, who ousted Real Madrid on away goals in the previous round, on April 3/4 before travelling to Munich a week later.<P nd="7">Bayern chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge admits his players will be looking for revenge when they face Milan.<P nd="8">The German giants were knocked out of the tournament after losing 5-2 on aggregate to Milan in the second round last season.<P nd="9">"Last year we lost convincingly 4-1 and so we have something to make up for," he said.<P nd="10">"We know them well and have the advantage of playing the first leg away.<P nd="11">"We will have to see if our dreams are still alive after that game."<P nd="12">Bayern will travel to Italy for the first leg this term, before the return at the Allianz Arena.<P nd="13">The winner of the tie will face Roma or United in the semi-finals.</SPAN>