Arsenal to Face Milan In Champions League Round of 16
LU STOUT: Welcome back. Now this news just into CNN, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has won a request to appeal his extradition ruling before Britain's Supreme Court with a last ditch legal attempt to avoid extradition to Sweden over sex crimes allegations. His repeal is set for Februrary 1 next year. Now some of the top football teams in Europe now know who they'll be facing in the first knockout stage of the Champion's League. Pedro Pinto is here with the latest -- Pedro.</s>PEDRO PINTO, CNN SPORTS CORRESPONDENT: Hey, Kristie. Football fans around the world were served some mouthwatering clashes in the round of 16 of the world's top club competition. Here are the results of the draw that took place earlier today in Switzerland. The pick of the ties is AC Milan versus Arsenal. More on this clash in just a moment. Here are the other matches. Another great Italy versus England matchup with Napoli facing Chelsea. Defending champions Barcelona are taking on Bayern Leverkusen of Germany. Nine time winners Real Madrid are up against CSK Moskow. Bayern Munich will take on FC Basel of Switzerland. Internationale face Marseilles. Benfica, Portugal, are taking on Zenit St. Petersburg. Last but not least Lyon battle APOEL Nicosia of Cyprus. After the draw, most of the buzz was about that Milan-Arsenal tie. The seven time winners will play at the Santigo first. These two teams faced each other four years ago in the Champions League and the Gunners came out on top. Arsenal were hoping to avoid one of the big sides after winning their group, but it wasn't to be. Of course, they had to face Barcelona in the round of 16 last year, now they have to contend with another major team from the continent A.C. Milan. Europa league draw also took place. And in the round of 32 there are two fantastic ties to look forward to. I can tell you that Manchester United are facing Ajax. And Manchester City take on F.C. Porto. Reigning European champions Barcelona are still trying to digest the news of David Villa's serious injury. The striker could be out of action for up to five months after breaking his leg on Thursday. Villa fractured his tibia when he fell awkwardly after chasing a ball down during the club world cup semifinal against Al-Sadd in Japan. He was stretchered off and was taken to hospital where he received the bad news. The 30-year-old has already flown back to Spain where he will undergo surgery over the weekend. His injury is a big blow for Barca and Spain.</s>PEP GUARDIOLA, BARCELONA MANAGER (through translator): I understand it's going to be a long time until he comes back. And losing him is a blow to the team. Of course we are not happy. We are very sad. And I do hope he will recover as quickly as possible.</s>PINTO: Liverpool striker Luis Suarez is expecting to hear a verdict by the end of Friday whether the football association has found him guilty of racially abusing Manchester United Defender Patrice Evra. The Uruguayan international was charged by the FA with abusing Evra and referring to his ethnic origin and/or color of skin during a Premier League match between Liverpool and United in October. Evra initially claimed he was targeted by Suarez in an interview with the French media. If found guilty, Suarez could be banned, fined, or both. American striker Landon Donovan is headed back across the Atlantic. On Thursday, the Los Angeles Galaxy of Major League Soccer announced that the club had reached an agreement to send the midfielder to England's Everton on a two month loan. This will be the second time in three years that Donovan will have played for the Premier League club. The reigning rugby world cup champions have a new coach. On Friday, the New Zealand All Blacks looked within and appointed Steve Hanson to replace Graham Henry. Hanson has served as an All Blacks assistant coach for eight years. The 52-year-old told reporters that world cup history has shown that the teams that win the world cup struggle slightly after lifting the trophy. Hanson did add, quote, "that makes the challenge ever more exciting," end quote. He was chosen to succeed Henry after the previous coach decided to step down following the All Blacks' world cup triumph on home soil two months ago. That's a quick look at sports for this hour. Kristie, back to you.</s>LU STOUT: Pedro, thank you. Now can you sum up 2011 in just one word? Well, the pros submit their picks. And you'll find out in just a moment.