Arsenal and Man City discover opponents in Champions League last-16 draw
Arsenal will face Porto in the last-16 of the Champions League, while holders Manchester City will be up against Copenhagen.
Both of the Premier League sides will be away for the first legs of their ties, with both doubtless seeing their draws as favourable as they bid to go far in the competition. City won the Champions League for the first time last season, while Arsenal - who are playing in the competition for the first time since the 2016-17 season - last got to the final in 2006.
Copenhagen will be making a second trip to Manchester after facing Manchester United in the group stages, with their 4-3 win over Erik ten Hag's side in Denmark one of the main reasons why they managed to finish second in their group.
The Danish side are seen by many as the weakest side remaining in the competition, while Porto are perennial last-16 participants and reached the stage after finishing second to Barcelona in Group H, matching the Catalans on 12 points.
Arsenal last played Porto in the last-16 in the 2009-10 season when the Gunners lost the first leg 2-1 before thrashing the Portuguese side 5-0 in the second. In the six meetings they've had in Europe Arsenal have three wins and Porto two, with one draw.
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Elsewhere in the draw, 14-time winners Real Madrid take on Bundesliga side Leipzig, last season's runners-up Inter Milan will take on Atletico Madrid, and Harry Kane and Bayern Munich face Lazio, with the first leg in Rome.
The draw for the last-16 in full (AFP via Getty Images)Paris Saint-Germain, who pipped Newcastle to second place in their group, will take on Real Sociedad with the first leg in Paris, PSV Eindhoven take on Borussia Dortmund and Napoli face Barcelona.
Draw in full:
Porto vs Arsenal, Napoli vs Barcelona, PSG vs Real Sociedad, Inter vs Atletico Madrid, PSV Eindhoven vs Borussia Dortmund, Lazio vs Bayern Munich, Copenhagen vs Man City, Leipzig vs Real Madrid.
The first legs will be played on 13, 14, 20 and 21 February, and the second legs will be played on 5, 6, 12 and 13 March 2024.
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