Champions League Draw Round of 16: Arsenal Land Porto, Osimhen’s Napoli to Face Barcelona

• Barcelona will take on Napoli in the Champions League round of 16 next year
• Defending champions Manchester City have a date against FC Copenhagen
• This season's final will take place at the iconic Wembley Stadium in England

Arsenal will head to Portugal yet again for the knockout stages of a European tournament after drawing FC Porto in the Champions League round of 16.

The draw, which was conducted on December 18, revealed the eight matches to be played from February next year as the race for the Wembley final heats up.

Defending champions, Manchester City will face Danish giants, FC Copenhagen, who qualified from a group that had Bayern Munich, Manchester United, and Galatasaray.

Record winners of the competition, Real Madrid will face German opposition, RB Leipzig while five-time winners, Bayern Munich take a trip to Italy to face Maurizio Sarri's Lazio.

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The standout fixture of the round is set to be when Italian champions, Napoli lock horns with Spanish counterparts, Barcelona. Both sides are currently struggling for consistent form in their respective leagues.

Last season's finalists, Inter Milan, will have a tricky tie against Diego Simeone's Atletico Madrid. The Nerazzuri are strong favourites to win the Scudetto this term after a pretty strong start.

Chelsea legend, John Terry was on hand to help in the draw conduction. The veteran defender won the 2012 title as the Blues beat Bayern Munich in the final in his absence.

Champions League Round of 16 draw in full

Bayern Munich vs Lazio

Arsenal vs FC Porto

Real Madrid vs RB Leipzig

Real Sociedad vs Paris Saint-Germain

Atletico Madrid vs Inter Milan

Borussia Dortmund vs PSV Eindhoven

Barcelona vs Napoli

Manchester City vs Copenhagen.

When will the games take place?

The first legs will take place on February 13 and 14, with the second leg following three weeks later on March 5 and 6. The group winners will start the first leg away from home. The away goal rule was eliminated last season.

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Sports Brief also previously analysed the top five goal-line blocks after Niklas Sule’s brilliant clearance from Mbappe’s shot.

Mbappe spun the German defender after receiving a ball over the top, beating the goalkeeper and shooting into the net.

However, Sule had recovered to make a vital block for the Bundesliga giants, leaving the PSG star in disbelief at the skill.