LONDON, England (AP) — Defending champions Inter Milan will face Bayern Munich in a rerun of last season’s Champions League final after yesterday’s first knockout round draw threw up several familiar pairings.

European club football’s top tournament has often been criticised for its predictable entry list and repetitive fixtures, but the rematches scheduled for the next round should interest neutral supporters.

As well as pitching together the sides that met in the final in Madrid just seven months ago, the draw handed Barcelona a meeting with Arsenal, and put Real Madrid up against Lyon.

Barcelona beat Arsenal in the 2006 final and, with four goals by Lionel Messi, outclassed the London club 6-3 on aggregate in last season’s quarter-finals.

Lyon knocked Madrid out of the first knockout round last season.

Neither Inter nor Bayern, who also met in the 2006-07 group stage, has so far replicated last season’s good form.

Diego Milito scored twice at the Bernabeu in May to give Inter a 2-0 win over Bayern that made them European champions for the first time since 1965, but Inter are seventh in the Italian league standings and only advanced as runner-up from their Champions League group.

Bayern topped a relatively weak group but are languishing a distant sixth place in Germany.

Bayern’s woeful form in the Bundesliga, where they are 24 points behind leaders Borussia Dortmund after just 16 games, means their best chance of qualifying for next year’s Champions League may be to win this season’s final at Wembley.

Arsenal are similarly looking for payback against a familiar opponent.

Barcelona rallied to beat the 10-man Gunners 2-1 to hoist the 2006 title and last season destroyed England’s best passing side with a hugely dominant display. Barcelona had the best of a 2-2 draw at Emirates Stadium before Messi’s four goals propelled the three-time champions to a 4-1 home win.

Barcelona lead the Spanish league they won last season, having won their last eight matches by a combined score of 26-0.

Last year’s win for Lyon was the French side’s third straight at home against Madrid in the Champions League, each time without conceding a goal.

Seven-time European champion AC Milan will play Tottenham, who won their group ahead of Inter in their first season in the Champions League.

Manchester United were drawn against Marseille, and Chelsea will meet FC Copenhagen.

The first Danish club to make it out of the group stage, Copenhagen aren’t expected to get past a team that reached the 2008 final and won last season’s English Premier League.

Shakhtar Donetsk, who won the second-tier UEFA Cup in 2009, are up against Roma, while Valencia play Schalke.

The first leg matches are scheduled for February 15, with the return games the following month.