Holders Man City to Face Copenhagen, Arsenal v Porto

Holders Man City to Face Copenhagen, Arsenal v Porto

Holders Manchester City will play Copenhagen in the last 16 of the UEFA Champions League, while Arsenal face Porto.

Danish champions Copenhagen, who finished above Manchester United in their group, reached the knockout stage for the first time since 2011.

The first legs take place on 13-14 or 20-21 February and the second on 5-6 or 12-13 March.

City and Arsenal are seeded, meaning they will play the second leg at home.

Record 14-time winners Real Madrid meet RB Leipzig, while Inter Milan – runners-up last season – play Atletico Madrid, and Bayern Munich face Lazio.

The final takes place at Wembley on 1 June.

Premier League leaders Arsenal, who topped Group B but have never won the Champion League, beat Porto 5-0at Emirates Stadium the last time they met in 2010.

Runners-up in Portugal’s Primeira Liga last season, Porto won four of their six Group H games to finish level on points with Group H winners Barcelona.

City won Group G with a 100% record, while Copenhagen, who lost 1-0 at United before beating them 4-3 at home,were runners-up to Bayern in Group A. City have progressed from the last 16 in the past six seasons.

Last-16 Draw

Porto v Arsenal

Napoli v Barcelona

PSG v Sociedad

Inter v Atletico 

PSV v Dortmund

Lazio v B’Munich

Copenhagen v Man City

Leipzig v Real Madrid

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