United crashed out of the competition at the hands of Sevilla at this stage last season, and few will be backing Mourinho's men, who are languishing in sixth in the league after Sunday's defeat to Liverpool.
The French club, desperate to win a first Champions League title, topped Group C ahead of Liverpool and Napoli and remain unbeaten at home this season.
Fellow Group C qualifier Liverpool face a mouthwatering tie against German side Bayern Munich, which continues to struggle this season under new coach Niko Kovac.
The defending Bundesliga champion sits in third place, nine points behind early leader Borussia Dortmund -- although Bayern has enjoyed considerably more success in the Champions League.
Bayern topped Group E ahead of Ajax, Benfica and AEK Athens and is unbeaten in the competition so far this season.
Spain's two biggest clubs will have been left breathing a sigh of relief, drawing two of the weaker sides left in the Champions League.
Real Madrid suffered a humiliating 3-0 defeat by CSKA Moscow at the Bernabeu -- its worst home defeat in European history -- but still won Group G ahead of last season's semifinalist Roma.
La Liga rival Barcelona faces an entertaining Lyon side which has already caused one upset in the Champions League this season, beating Group F opponent Manchester City at the Etihad and qualifying for the last 16 undefeated.
Atletico Madrid, however, faces the daunting prospect of a round -of-16 tie against Italian giants Juventus.
With Cristiano Ronaldo having left Real Madrid for Juventus in the summer, Diego Simeone's side were perhaps thinking they had seen the last of the Portuguese star.
So often the scourge of Atletico in his time at Real -- Ronaldo bagged 22 goals in 31 games in the Madrid derby -- he will return to the Spanish capital to try to haunt Antoine Griezmann and Co. once again.
More to follow...
Draw in full
Schalke vs. Manchester City
Atletico Madrid vs. Juventus
Manchester United vs. Paris Saint-Germain
Tottenham Hotspur vs. Borussia Dortmund
Lyon vs. Barcelona
Roma vs. Porto
Ajax vs. Real Madrid
Liverpool vs. Bayern Munich
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