Nemanja Vidic will miss Manchester United's Champions League clash with Inter Milan at the San Siro after being sent off in the final of the Club World Cup against LDU Quito.

Friday morning's Champions League draw did the English clubs no favours with four intriguing Round of 16 ties.

Lyon coach Claude Puel is not concerned about the prospect of facing Barcelona in the last 16 of the Champions League.

Real Madrid sporting director Predrag Mijatovic was in optimistic mood after seeing his club paired against 2005 winners Liverpool in the last 16 of the Champions League.

Sir Alex Ferguson cannot wait to meet up with Inter Milan boss Jose Mourinho again - he just hopes their latest Champions League showdown ends in better fashion for Manchester United.

Massive Champions League earnings have allowed Europe's top clubs to sidestep the financial crisis, according to a survey published on Friday.

Germany's Bayern Munich have been singled out by Real Madrid defender Michel Salgado as the side he most hopes to avoid in Friday's draw for the last 16 of the Champions League.

Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney will not face any disciplinary action over his apparent stamp on Aalborg's Kasper Risgard during a Champions League clash at Old Trafford last week.

UEFA will decide on Monday whether to charge Wayne Rooney over his clash with Aalborg's Kasper Risgard at Old Trafford on Wednesday.

UEFA have fined four more clubs over crowd trouble at recent European matches with Feyenoord, Deportivo La Coruna, AS Roma and Olympique Marseille all picking up sanctions.