Champions League Quarterfinal Draw: The 2 Clubs Arsenal Must Avoid, According to Club Legend

• Arsenal reached the UCL quarter-finals after beating FC Porto on penalties
• It was the first time in 14 years since the EPL leaders reached this stage
• A former club icon has cautioned them of two teams ahead of the draw

Arsenal legend, Thierry Henry, has shared his pearl of wisdom ahead of the impending UEFA Champions League quarter-final draw scheduled for Friday, March 15.

Arsenal's advancement to the last-8 of Europe's premier club competition came after a tense victory over FC Porto in post-match penalty shootouts.

This achievement marks the first time the North London club has reached the quarter-final stage since 2010.

Despite their promising progress under Mikel Arteta, they remain cautious of the formidable challenges that lie ahead as the tournament enters its decisive phase.

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Joining the Premier League leaders in Friday's UCL draw are reigning champions Manchester City, record holders Real Madrid, five-time winners Barcelona, three-time losing finalists Atletico Madrid, Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich, Kylian Mbappe-led PSG, and 1997 victors Borussia Dortmund, as noted by Football London.

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Offering his insights on the upcoming draw, Henry, who clinched the trophy with Barcelona in 2009, emphasised the absence of easy opponents at this stage.

“I have been in both situations as a player where sometimes people didn’t want to play us with Arsenal and we didn’t go really far, and we had a team when we went to the final I don’t think was our best team at Arsenal,” Henry said on CBS Sports via Daily Post.

“I’m just saying, you can never disrespect anyone in Europe," he insisted.

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The former France international believes both Manchester City and Real Madrid would pose significant challenges for Arsenal in the quarter-finals.

“There are two teams there who can be cocky – it is Real Madrid and Man City, that is about it. The others, you just take who you can play.”

He added, “Man City are the team to beat still, for me. I know Pep, it not how he’s going to take it, I was just putting it out there.”

Old tweet about Arsenal resurfaces

A decade-old tweet resurfaced, foreseeing Arsenal's qualification for the Champions League quarter-finals in 2024 contingent on signing Martin Odegaard, as reported by Sports Brief.

Remarkably, the North London club secured the midfielder's signature in 2021 from Real Madrid on a permanent deal, and as the saying goes, the rest is history.