Holders Manchester City were handed a tie against FC Copenhagen in Monday’s draw for the Champions League last 16 while Spanish giants Barcelona take on Napoli.
Pep Guardiola’s City, who are looking to retain the title they won in Istanbul last June, will be expected to comfortably get the better of the Danish side, who qualified from their group at the expense of Manchester United after beating the Red Devils 4-3 at home.
The Danish team will have their work cut out against the champions, who won all six of their group stage matches and are on an unbeaten run of 20 games in European football.
One of either the Serie A or LaLiga champions Napoli and Barcelona will not proceed after being pitted against each other in Monday’s draw in Nyon, Switzerland.
Another clash between Italian and Spanish sides will see last year’s finalists Inter Milan take on three-times runners-up Atletico Madrid.
Record 14-times winners Real Madrid will take on German side RB Leipzig, while English Premier League leaders Arsenal have a tricky assignment against Porto and Harry Kane-led Bayern Munich face Italy’s Lazio.
French champions Paris St Germain, who scraped through a difficult group stage, come up against Spain’s Real Sociedad as they continue their hunt for a first-ever European Cup.
DRAW IN FULL
Arsenal at FC Porto
Barcelona in Napoli
Real Sociedad v Paris St Germain
Atletico Madrid v Inter Milan
Borussia Dortmund in PSV Eindhoven
Bayern Munich v Lazio
Manchester City v FC Copenhagen
Real Madrid in RB Leipzig
LAST 16 DATES
First leg: Feb. 13-14 and Feb. 20-21
Second leg: March 5-6 and March 12-13
Seeded teams (named first) will play the second leg at home.
(With inputs from Reuters)
Pep Guardiola’s City, who are looking to retain the title they won in Istanbul last June, will be expected to comfortably get the better of the Danish side, who qualified from their group at the expense of Manchester United after beating the Red Devils 4-3 at home.
The Danish team will have their work cut out against the champions, who won all six of their group stage matches and are on an unbeaten run of 20 games in European football.
One of either the Serie A or LaLiga champions Napoli and Barcelona will not proceed after being pitted against each other in Monday’s draw in Nyon, Switzerland.
Another clash between Italian and Spanish sides will see last year’s finalists Inter Milan take on three-times runners-up Atletico Madrid.
Record 14-times winners Real Madrid will take on German side RB Leipzig, while English Premier League leaders Arsenal have a tricky assignment against Porto and Harry Kane-led Bayern Munich face Italy’s Lazio.
French champions Paris St Germain, who scraped through a difficult group stage, come up against Spain’s Real Sociedad as they continue their hunt for a first-ever European Cup.
DRAW IN FULL
Arsenal at FC Porto
Barcelona in Napoli
Real Sociedad v Paris St Germain
Atletico Madrid v Inter Milan
Borussia Dortmund in PSV Eindhoven
Bayern Munich v Lazio
Manchester City v FC Copenhagen
Real Madrid in RB Leipzig
LAST 16 DATES
First leg: Feb. 13-14 and Feb. 20-21
Second leg: March 5-6 and March 12-13
Seeded teams (named first) will play the second leg at home.
(With inputs from Reuters)
