Arsenal have been handed the toughest of three massively tough draws for the British clubs left in the Champions League last 16.
Threat
The one thing you can guarantee about Real Madrid's draw with Manchester United is that there will be plenty of goals!
Real is a great name in football but the club isn't performing well this season, that's for sure. They're third in La Liga, some 13 points behind Barcelona and there are an increasing number of stories doing the rounds about Jose Mourinho losing the dressing room.
They've had some shocking results along the way and too many performances littered with defensive blunders.
However, they are still potentially a fantastic side. Of course everyone will be talking about Cristiano Ronaldo's return to Old Trafford but don't forget about Mesut Ozil, Xabi Alonso, Iker Casillas and Lukas Modric (if he can get in the team).
Hopefully, from a United perspective, Nemanja Vidic will be match-fit and bedded back into the back four by the time February rolls around and United will be all the better for that.
Sir Alex's side pose a fantastic attacking threat themselves in Robin van Persie, Wayne Rooney, Danny Wellbeck and Javier Hernandez.
Quite simply this tie could be a goal-fest and if it is, I think United will win it despite the problem Ronaldo will pose.
Jeff's Gem of the Week
Coventry went to Doncaster on Saturday and won 4-1 as David McGoldrick grabbed two more goals. They've been embroiled in a battle over rent for the Ricoh Arena and there has even been talk of them playing their home games at Nene Park or Hinckley Town. None of that should detract from the fact that Mark Robins has done a fantastic job there - I think his track record has always been very good. They've scored lorry-loads of goals, which for a Coventry side is almost unheard of! But with it being Coventry, of course, there is a dark cloud on the horizon and that is that McGoldrick's loan spell is about to expire. Talks seem to be on-going on that score and Coventry will be desperate to keep him. He's already scored 15 league goals so far - and no-one's bagged that many since Dion Dublin in 1997/98! If you are Sean O'Driscoll at Nottingham Forest, you'd be thinking 'I wouldn't mind him back'. If you're a member of the Nottingham Forest board, you'd be thinking 'I wouldn't mind him back, we could sell him in the January transfer window'. So I think the chances of McGoldrick staying at Coventry are remote so my message to Sky Blues fans is 'enjoy him while you can' because he has been sensational. Mind you things could be worse, you could always be a Hartlepool fan... It's the big one this weekend Hartlepool v Portsmouth. We haven't won in 21 games, Portsmouth haven't won in 10 - that's 31 games between us!
