The four clubs Arsenal could draw in Champions League last 16
The four clubs Arsenal could draw in Champions League last 16
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The Gunners secured their place in the top eight after winning all four of their games at home. Arsenal did not always enjoy the easiest of Champions League campaigns but Mikel Arteta’s side are safely through to the last 16 as one of the top eight seeds.
The Gunners required heroics from David Raya to earn a 0-0 draw in Atalanta before slipping to a 1-0 defeat to Inter Milan in the San Siro early on in the league phase. But Arsenal’s excellent home form - with wins over Paris Saint-Germain, Shakhtar Donetsk, Monaco and Dinamo Zagreb, to an aggregate score of 12-0 - ensured their safe passage to the last 16.
Arsenal’s secured third spot in the league standings by beating Girona away on the final day to ensure that they skip the play-off rounds, as Arteta’s side now await to find out who they could play in the last 16 in March. After finishing the league phase as the third seed, Arsenal progress directly through to the last 16.
While Friday’s draw will determine the exact position of the teams in the bracket, Arsenal know they will face one of the following teams in the last-16:. 13th: AC Milan. 14th: PSV. 19th: Feyenoord. 20th: Juventus. In the play-off rounds, 13th or 14th will play one of 19th or 20th, and vice versa. Arsenal will play the winner of one of those ties, to be revealed in Friday’s draw.
Here’s the full list of the potential last-16 matches:. 7th/8th to play 9th/10th/23rd/24th – Lille/Aston Villa to play Atalanta/Borussia Dortmund/Sporting/Club Brugge. 5th/6th to play 11th/12th/21st/22nd – Atletico Madrid/Bayer Leverkusen to play Real Madrid/Bayern Munich/Celtic/Manchester City.
