12 – Shakhtar Donetsk (Group H runners-up, 2-3-1, 9 points)
Everything suggests the Ukrainian side will be heading out at this stage. They only squeaked past Athletic Bilbao in their group and are five points behind league leaders Dynamo Kiev in the Ukrainian Premier League and are playing the seemingly unstoppable Bayern Munich. That said, the Miners have been known to shock one or two heavyweights in the past and have the tournament’s top scorer in Luiz Adriano who has scored nine.
11 – Borussia Dortmund (Group D winners, 4-1-1, 13 points)
Having a shocking season in the Bundesliga and look to be fighting relegation, but can step it up in Europe as evidenced in their group stage performance. Their draw against Juventus looks tricky, but who knows this season with Dortmund.
10 – Manchester City (Group E runners-up, 2-2-2, 8 points)
Started off their Champions League campaign pretty poorly, but rescued it with a stunning 3-2 home win against Bayern Munich and an impressive 2-0 away win at Roma. They have been given one of the hardest draws against Barcelona which is the reasoning behind their lowly standing, but if they can recreate the form which saw them make it out of the group it’s entirely possible they could be contenders.
9 – Porto (Group H winners, 4-2-0, 14 points)
Impressive in the group stage, in what was deemed to be the easiest of the lot. They have been given a draw they will be pleased with against Basel and are currently struggling in the Portuguese league, seven points behind leaders Benfica. Possible, but unlikely to repeat the feats of 2004 under Jose Mourinho.