In the most obvious twist of the Champions League draw (actually, Arsenal drew Barcelona) Chelsea were drawn against Paris Saint-Germain for the third season in a row.
Jose Mourinho will be hoping that the Blues will not repeat last year's embarrassing encounter - where they played against 10 men for 90 minutes but still couldn't find a way through at home.
The first leg was also scene to the unsavoury racism incident on the Paris Metro.
The year before had its share of drama as well, Demba Ba scoring an 87th minute winner to send Chelsea through.
Here is some of the best reaction to the news, including PSG's cringeworthy naming of the game as The New Classic...
It certainly could have been a lot better for the Blues (and Arsenal).
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