Inter Milan coach Rafael Benitez remained coy when reflecting on the last 16 draw for the Champions League yesterday that pitted the holders against last year's runners-up Bayern Munich

Inter's Benitez wants revenge against Bayern

Inter Milan coach Rafael Benitez remained coy when reflecting on the last 16 draw for the Champions League yesterday that pitted the holders against last year's runners-up Bayern Munich.

Inter coach Rafael Benitez

It is a quick return to rivalries for the pair who met in the final in Madrid in May, with a Diego Milito brace giving the Italians a 2-0 success and their first Champions League crown in 45 years.

But Benitez was more concerned about his team's Club World Cup final against Congolese Tout Puissant Mazembe on Saturday.

"I think it will be interesting for the fans and protagonists who were on the field and who experienced the final in Madrid," said the Spaniard, who took over from Real Madrid-bound Jose Mourinho at the start of this season.
"Bayern Munich are an excellent side led by a great coach (Louis van Gaal).

"Now, however, the most important game is tomorrow's and only after that do the European ones become important."

Inter's president Massimo Moratti, also out in Abu Dhabi, said he expected Bayern to have revenge on their minds come February. It's an interesting draw, for them they will feel a type of sense of revenge," he
said.

"We'll have to see in what condition they're in when the game comes around and also us on a psychological as well as athletic level. "We've already played Bayern Munich many times, it's an historic match but it's too soon to make judgements. We're playing this match in a few months time."

Champions League last 16 draw
*Roma vs Shakhtar Donetsk
*AC Milan vs Tottenham
*Valencia vs Schalke
*Inter Milan vs Bayern Munich
*Lyon vs Real Madrid
*Arsenal vs Barcelona
*Marseille vs Man United
*FC Copenhagen v Chelsea