Barcelona striker Samuel Eto’o would have preferred facing Chelsea or Manchester United rather than Schalke 04 in the Champions League quarter-finals.

“There are lots of other people who would have wanted Schalke, but I can assure you there are no easy games,” the Cameroon international told reporters after Friday’s draw.

“I would have preferred to be drawn against Chelsea or Manchester United because at least then you would have been going with the idea that it is going to be tough. Games like these can be a trap and I hope we don’t fall into it because Schalke deserve to be there just like any other team.”

Spanish media were unanimous Barca had a favourable draw by avoiding the four British teams and getting the unfancied Bundesliga side making their first appearance in the last eight.

To support his argument, though, Eto’o referred to last year’s King’s Cup tie against semi-final debutants Getafe when Barcelona let a 5-2 first-leg lead slip as they went out of the competition after embarrassing 4-0 defeat in the return.

“We saw what happened in the King’s Cup last year when we played Getafe,” he said. “When we play to our best and concentrate, there is no one who can beat us, but we have to be 100 percent focused.”

Barcelona are scheduled to visit Gelsenkirchen on April 1, with the return at the Nou Camp on April 9.