Borussia Dortmund are hoping for a repeat outcome of the 1997 Champions League final when they take on Juventus in the last 16 of the competition this season.
Dortmund legend Karl-Heinz Riedle, who scored a brace as his side won 3-1 in the Munich final 17-and-a-half years ago, paired the two teams together at the draw on Monday.
BVB are currently in the Bundesliga's relegation zone, while Juventus are top of Serie A, but Dortmund CEO Hans-Joachim Watzke is still hopeful the club can overcome their opponents once again.
"We are delighted [with the draw]," Watzke told Sky Deutschland. "Regardless of the situation in both leagues that's a 50-50 match. We'd take the result from the 1997 Champions League final."
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BVB sporting director Michael Zorc, however, was less enthusiastic due to the club's ongoing struggles in the Bundesliga.
He told the club's official website: "I have to be honest that I wasn't as thrilled as during previous draws, because our situation in the league overshadows everything. And at this stage of the competition there are no easy draws."
Riedle told Sky Sport Italia: "I think it's wide open. If Dortmund play like last year, then Borussia are favourites, but I'd say right now it's 50-50.
"Dortmund have incredible problems in the league and nobody can explain why. It's not only down to the injuries. They always play well in the Champions League, and they were fantastic against Arsenal, for example -- like the Borussia from last year.
"Dortmund are very fast on the counterattack and this is their strength. But they lost a great player up front in [Robert] Lewandowski and they are not yet the way they were then."
Meanwhile, Juventus sporting director Pavel Nedved said the draw "could have been worse" for the club and fancies their chances of progressing to the quarterfinals.
"It's definitely not an easy draw, but certainly it could have been worse," Nedved told Sky Sport Italia. "There were Bayern [Munich] and Real [Madrid] still in there, but Dortmund are still a very strong team.
"I think we can play an open game and I'd say it's even. I'm not saying Juve will go through because I always respect our opponents, but we can play on a par with Dortmund."
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Despite BVB's domestic troubles, they still topped their Champions League group this season ahead of Arsenal, leading Nedved to insist that it is important not to read too much into their Bundesliga form.
"They have some really good players -- young players with fresh legs," he said. "They're always able to press at the right time so we've got to be careful. If I have to pick one player out, it would have to be [Henrikh] Mkhitaryan, who is a player I've always admired. Then [Marco] Reus is phenomenal. He's the player who raises their level and makes them even stronger.
"There were teams in the draw who are practically unbeatable. Maybe Porto would have been better for us in terms of the atmosphere there, but I'm a big fan of [Jurgen] Klopp and I'm curious to see what level we're at, and we can do that facing Borussia."
The first leg will take place in Turin on Feb. 24, with the return game being played in Dortmund on March 18.