The Primera Liga leaders were paired with the German title-holders in today's draw for Europe's leading club competition.

And Henry does not want to see Bayern get in the way of his dream of winning the trophy.

"I want to win the Champions League. It's a competition I'm excited about, as I've never won it," said the Frenchman.

"Bayern are a very dangerous team. They just thrashed Sporting in the last 16 and they are in great form at the minute.

"When you get through to the quarter-finals all the teams you come up against are very difficult.

"Bayern Munich are one of the biggest teams in Europe. They have players who can decide a game such as (Miroslav) Klose, Luca Toni, (Bastian) Schweinsteiger and above all (Franck) Ribery.

"We have the chance of playing a good tie, but we will have to be very focused in both games."

For Bayern coach Jurgen Klinsmann, the match gives him the chance to pit his wits against the side he believes are the best on the continent.

"That's something really special," he said. "Barcelona are a tough nut to crack.

"But everything is doable. That's what we believe. We don't need to hide."

Villarreal coach Manuel Pellegrini was relieved to avoid an all-Spanish quarter-final against Barca following the draw.

They will instead face Arsenal - the team who knocked them out of the Champions League at the semi-final stage in 2006.

And Pellegrini has revenge on his mind.

"We didn't want to face Barcelona, because now both Spanish teams can get through to the next round, nor Manchester United, who we've already faced four times in this competition," he said.

"We knew it was probable we were going to get an English team, and they all have similar characteristics.

"At this stage of the competition, all the teams have shown what they are capable of and Arsenal are a very difficult team, who have already knocked us out in the past, so I hope now it's us who get through."

It also gives Villarreal midfielder Robert Pires the chance to face the club where he spent six successful seasons.

"Cleary it's going to be a special game," said the Frenchman.

"It makes me very happy to return there and nowadays, as a Villarreal player, I want to win so I can continue in the competition with my team."

Porto face the daunting task of trying to knock defending champions Manchester United out at the quarter-final stage.

Vitor Baia, Porto's director of international relationships, was part of the team that saw off United on their way to lifting the 2004 trophy.

"It will be a game of champions," Baia told Portuguese radio station TSF. "Manchester United are one of the best teams in the world, but we will not throw in the towel because we have our own potential.

"At this stage we have to have aspirations of reaching the semi-finals and we will fight to the end to achieve that."

United manager Sir Alex Ferguson added: "This is a good draw for us, we've met Porto before and obviously we respect any Portuguese team.

"We have had a huge Portuguese influence in the club firstly with Carlos Queiroz but now with Cristiano (Ronaldo) and Nani so we understand Portuguese football."

The final match is an all-English affair between familiar foes, Liverpool and Chelsea.

The two sides were paired together in the competition for the fourth time in recent years, and Chelsea's interim boss Guus Hiddink said his players were looking forward to the clash.

"It's getting more and more exciting at the end of the Champions League season," he said.

"If you have great desire to get to the end in May, you have to play them - Liverpool, Manchester United, Barcelona. I'm okay with the draw.

"I was told there have been a lot of clashes between the two teams in several competitions.

"They're never boring games between these two big powerhouses of football."

The first legs will be played on April 7/8 with the return matches on April 14/15.