That's the hope of many clubs in Friday's draw for the last 16 of the Champions League.

There are several teams in the field who have won multiple titles but the team they most want to stay away from is defending champion Barcelona, which has only won the competition twice.

Frank Rijkaard's team, which also won the European Cup in 1992 before it became known as the Champions League, leads the Spanish league standings and is a big favourite to win the domestic title for a third season in a row.

``We played Barcelona last season and they have to be the most feared of the last 16, even if we also have a 20 per cent chance of playing Real Madrid,'' AC Milan chairman Adriano Galliani said.

Although Barcelona finished behind Chelsea in its Champions League group, the Spanish side is returning to form.

On Thursday, Barca reached the final of the World Club Cup _ FIFA's version of a club world championship _ by beating Mexico's America 4-0. Rijkaard's side will face Brazil's Internacional in Sunday's final in Yokohama, Japan, venue of the 2002 World Cup.

``We are very glad to have played at this level,'' said Ronaldinho, who scored one goal and set up two others against America. ``We enjoyed ourselves very much. It may have seemed easy but it wasn't.''

The first legs of the Champions League knockout round will be played Feb. 20-21, with the return legs on March 6-7. The group winners will have a slight advantage of playing at home for the second legs. The final is May 23 in Athens.

By the time the first games take place, Barca should have two of its top forwards back from injury. Argentina star Lionel Messi has been out of action since mid-November with a broken left foot and Cameroon striker Samuel Eto'o has been missing since late September after tearing ligaments in his right knee.

Several teams know they can't face Barca in Friday's draw.

Under competition rules, the group winners are kept apart, as well as the runners-up. Teams from the same countries are also kept apart, as are clubs which qualified from the same group.

That means Rijkaard's team can't face group winner Chelsea, Spanish teams Real Madrid and Valencia and fellow runners-up Inter Milan, PSV, AS Roma, Celtic, FC Porto and Lille.

But Barcelona could face AC Milan, Manchester United, Liverpool, Lyon, Bayern Munich or Arsenal, all top-quality matchups.

There's also the possibility of Manchester United-Real Madrid, which could bring former Red Devils star David Beckham back to Old Trafford.

Bayern Munich can't face group winner Inter Milan. But the rest of the runners-up are wide open and that means a possible game against Real Madrid.

Inter Milan, which is seven points ahead in Serie A, can't face AC Milan or Roma either but could meet Chelsea, Manchester United, Liverpool, Lyon or Arsenal.