The Champions League round of 16 draw has thrown up some dream matches for football fans to anticipate in February, but for Chelsea and Tottenham fans, the two legged affairs have caused their fixture lists that month to look positively chaotic.
Spurs have bee drawn against Italian champions Juventus while Chelsea will reignite their rivalry with Barcelona, who are currently sitting comfortably atop La Liga, with Lionel Messi, as ever, in absolutely blistering form.
The draws couldn't have been much more difficult for the Premier League pair and now make their February and March calendars even more difficult than they already were.
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Chelsea will face Barca for the first leg at Stamford Bridge on the 20th February before visiting Old Trafford to play Manchester United in the Premier League four days later. The week after the champions travel to Pep Guardiola's runaway leaders Manchester City before a slight reprieve with the visit of Crystal Palace to Stamford Bridge before a daunting trip to the Camp Nou for the second leg of their tie with Lionel Messi and co.
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Tottenham's horrendous run of fixtures starts a little earlier than Chelsea's, as Spurs entertain Manchester United on the 31st January.
Following that clash, Mauricio Pochettino's men then travel to Anfield to play Liverpool, three days later before hosting Arsenal in the second North London derby of the season a week later.
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Three days later, Spurs travel to Turin for the first leg of their tie with the reigning Italian champions, making them no doubt eternally grateful for favourable back-to-back games with Crystal Palace and Huddersfield before the second leg against the Bianconeri on the 7th March.
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