Italian trips on the menu for football fans

Football fans will currently be booking their trips to Italy en masse after three Premier League sides were drawn against Italian opposition in the first knockout round of the Champions League.

Milan will be one of the busiest destinations after reigning European champions Manchester United were drawn against Inter Milan.

Arsenal fans will be heading to Rome to watch the Gunners play AS Roma, while Chelsea will head to Turin in northern Italy to face Juventus.

Liverpool are the only English side not to be drawn against an Italian team – they will travel to Spain to play Real Madrid.

Football fans will be able to see Champions League matches in a number of cities around Europe next year, including Barcelona, Lyon, Munich and Lisbon.

First leg matches will be played on February 24th and 25th and the deciding second leg games will take place on March 10th and 11th.

Posted by Kate, 19 December 2008 15:58

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