The African boys were of interest as the draw for the Champions League was done.
Thankfully for the European clubs, their African stars would have returned from the 2015 Afcon by the time the Round of 16 starts in late February.
English champions Manchester City will haveYaya Toure after the tournament finishes on February 8 in Equatorial Guinea.
Last year, Barca beat City at the same stage and having played for the Catalans, Yaya will surely have mixed feelings.
Chelsea drew PSG, with Nigeria's John Obi Mikel, and Ivory Coast's Didier Drogbaexpected to feature.
Also expected to play a key part will be Gabon forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang whose Borussia Dortmund have been drawn against Juventus. Ghana's Kwadwo Asamoah is however out with a knee injury and may likely miss the two-legged affair.
Tunisia defender Aymen Abdennour and Cote d'Ivoire striker Lacina Traore have their Monaco side playing Arsenal.
FC Basel, who have Ivoirians Giovanni Sio and Serey Die also have to contend with Cameroon main man Vincent Aboubakar , Ghana's Daniel Opare and Algeria's rising starYacine Brahimi, who all play for FC Porto.
Injury blues mean that another Ghana midfielder, Kevin-Prince Boateng is not at all sure if he can make the games with Real Madrid, with whom his Schalke side have drawn.
But Boateng's Cameroonian club-mates Eric Choupo-Moting and Joel Matip will be available for the Royal Blues, barring any injuries.
UCL ROUND of 16 DRAW
Paris St-Germain v Chelsea
Manchester City v Barcelona
Bayer Leverkusen v Atletico Madrid
Juventus v Borussia Dortmund
Schalke v Real Madrid
Shakhtar Donetsk v Bayern Munich
Arsenal v Monaco
Basel v Porto
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