Man City v Real Madrid in Champions League last 16 as Arsenal given beautiful route to the final
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Manchester City will meet Real Madrid in the last 16 of the Champions League, while Arsenal’s toughest test on their side of the draw is Barcelona.
Six Premier League teams learned their last-16 opponents and route to the final on Friday morning.
Madrid vs City undoubtedly highlights the round of 16 fixtures in what was a tough draw for the Premier League sides, with the exception Arsenal.
Arsenal, Newcastle United and Tottenham Hotspur were all drawn on the same side of the draw, while Chelsea, City and Liverpool are on the other, much more difficult, side.
Premier League leaders Arsenalwill face Bayer Leverkusen after winning all of their league phase matches.
Should they knock out the German side, they will face one of Bodo/Glimt or Sporting Lisbon.
Spurs, meanwhile, drew Atletico Madrid, and Newcastle will face Barcelona, who won at St James’ Park in the league phase.
On the other side, Liverpoolface Galatasaray again after losing 1-0 in Istanbul in September.
The winners of that tie will take on reigning European champions Paris Saint-Germain or Chelsea, whose last-16 tie is a rematch of last summer’s Club World Cup final.
Elsewhere, German champions Bayern Munich drew Atalanta.
Confirmation of fixture dates should come later on Friday, but the last 16 ties will be played on March 10-11 and March 17-18.
The quarter-finals are to be played on April 7-8 and April 14-15. The semi-finals are on April 28-29 and May 5-6.
Full draw: PSG v Chelsea, Galatasaray v Liverpool, Real Madrid v Man City, Atalanta v Bayern, Newcastle v Barcelona, Atletico v Spurs, Bodo/Glimt v Sporting, Bayer Leverkusen v Arsenal
Potential quarter-finals: PSG/Chelsea v Galatasaray/Liverpool, Real Madrid/Man City v Atalanta/Bayern, Newcastle/Barcelona v Atletico/Spurs, Bodo/Glimt/Sporting v Bayer Leverkusen v Arsenal
Potential semi-finals: PSG/Chelsea/Galatasaray/Liverpool v Real Madrid/Man City/Atalanta/Bayern, Newcastle/Barcelona/Atletico/Spurs v Bodo/Glimt/Sporting/Bayer Leverkusen v Arsenal
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