Liverpool fans all say the same thing as Xabi Alonso gives Reds 'kind' Champions League draw
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Liverpool fans thanked club legend Xabi Alonso for pairing the Reds with Porto in the Champions League's last 16.
The 2005 Champions League winner - who scored in the epic comeback that saw the Reds beat AC Milan in the final - was conducting the draw at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, and came up with what plenty of fans saw as a kind pairing.
Alonso could have haded Liverpool a tie against the likes of Real Madrid or Bayern Munich - two more of his former clubs - but instead he gave them Porto, who finished second in their group behind Besiktas.
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There is a bit of a wait before the last 16 ties are played, with the first legs not taking place until February 13, 14, 20 and 21.
Second legs will take place either on March 6, 7, 13 or 14.