Munich (dpa) - Bayern Munich players remain relaxed about potential
Champions League opponents ahead of Monday's draw for the last 16.
The German champions and 2013 Champions League winners have
five possible opponents in the draw taking place at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.
Paris St Germain, Juventus, Arsenal, Basel and Shakhtar Donetsk are the only opponents Bayern can meet in the first knock-out round.
"I am not nervous, I am just looking forward to it. We take it as it comes," Bayern's Dutch winner Arjen Robben said.
The on-form German league leaders should have nothing to fear in the last 16 after qualifying in style from the group stage with five wins out of six.
In the last two seasons at this stage, Bayern came up against - and eliminated Arsenal - and midfielder Mario Goetze said it "will probably be Arsenal" once again.
"We'll see what comes. We have to beat every team if we want to progress, so I have no favourite opponent," he said.
Goalkeeper Manuel Neuer meanwhile said he regarded Paris St Germain with striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic as the toughest team of the potential opponents.
Germany have four teams in the last 16, with Bayern joined by Borussia Dortmund, Schalke and Bayer Leverkusen.
As group winners, Dortmund will be seeded and could come up against either Juventus, Basel, Manchester City, Paris St Germain or Shakhtar Donetsk.
Holders Real Madrid, who advanced after winning all six of their group matches, head the eight seeds of group winners, comprising Real, Atletico Madrid, Monaco, Borussia Dortmund, Bayern Munich, Barcelona, Chelsea and Porto.
The group runners-up are: Juventus, Basel, Bayer Leverkusen, Arsenal, Manchester City, Paris St Germain, Schalke and Shakhtar.
Real could be drawn against any of the runners-up bar Basel, who played in the same group.
The seeded group winners will be away in the round of 16 first legs on February 17/18 and 24/25 and at home in the return matches on March 10/11 and 17/18.
The Europa League last 32 is also being drawn Monday in Nyon. The 12 group winners and four best third-ranked teams from the Champions League are seeded.
It leaves some strong-looking unseeded teams including holders Sevilla, Premier League sides Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur, Bundesliga outfit Wolfsburg, Serie A sides Roma and Torino, Anderlecht, Ajax and Spain's Villarreal.
Among the seeds are Borussia Moenchengladbach, Everton, Napoli, Inter Milan, Fiorentina and four teams coming in from the Champions League: Sporting Libsbon, Athletic Bilbao, Olympiakos and Zenit St Petersburg.
Russia and Ukrainian clubs will be kept apart after a decision by the UEFA emergency panel.
Russia have Dinamo Moscow and Zenit as seeded teams in the draw, while Ukraine are represented by Dynamo Kiev as a seeded team and Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk as an unseeded team
The first legs of the round-of-32 are on February 19, with the return legs a week later on February 26. The draw for the last 16 will be held on February 27
The German champions and 2013 Champions League winners have
five possible opponents in the draw taking place at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.
Paris St Germain, Juventus, Arsenal, Basel and Shakhtar Donetsk are the only opponents Bayern can meet in the first knock-out round.
"I am not nervous, I am just looking forward to it. We take it as it comes," Bayern's Dutch winner Arjen Robben said.
The on-form German league leaders should have nothing to fear in the last 16 after qualifying in style from the group stage with five wins out of six.
In the last two seasons at this stage, Bayern came up against - and eliminated Arsenal - and midfielder Mario Goetze said it "will probably be Arsenal" once again.
"We'll see what comes. We have to beat every team if we want to progress, so I have no favourite opponent," he said.
Goalkeeper Manuel Neuer meanwhile said he regarded Paris St Germain with striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic as the toughest team of the potential opponents.
Germany have four teams in the last 16, with Bayern joined by Borussia Dortmund, Schalke and Bayer Leverkusen.
As group winners, Dortmund will be seeded and could come up against either Juventus, Basel, Manchester City, Paris St Germain or Shakhtar Donetsk.
Holders Real Madrid, who advanced after winning all six of their group matches, head the eight seeds of group winners, comprising Real, Atletico Madrid, Monaco, Borussia Dortmund, Bayern Munich, Barcelona, Chelsea and Porto.
The group runners-up are: Juventus, Basel, Bayer Leverkusen, Arsenal, Manchester City, Paris St Germain, Schalke and Shakhtar.
Real could be drawn against any of the runners-up bar Basel, who played in the same group.
The seeded group winners will be away in the round of 16 first legs on February 17/18 and 24/25 and at home in the return matches on March 10/11 and 17/18.
The Europa League last 32 is also being drawn Monday in Nyon. The 12 group winners and four best third-ranked teams from the Champions League are seeded.
It leaves some strong-looking unseeded teams including holders Sevilla, Premier League sides Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur, Bundesliga outfit Wolfsburg, Serie A sides Roma and Torino, Anderlecht, Ajax and Spain's Villarreal.
Among the seeds are Borussia Moenchengladbach, Everton, Napoli, Inter Milan, Fiorentina and four teams coming in from the Champions League: Sporting Libsbon, Athletic Bilbao, Olympiakos and Zenit St Petersburg.
Russia and Ukrainian clubs will be kept apart after a decision by the UEFA emergency panel.
Russia have Dinamo Moscow and Zenit as seeded teams in the draw, while Ukraine are represented by Dynamo Kiev as a seeded team and Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk as an unseeded team
The first legs of the round-of-32 are on February 19, with the return legs a week later on February 26. The draw for the last 16 will be held on February 27
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