FULL DRAW: Man City Face Copenhagen, Arsenal Play Porto In Champions League Round Of 16

In today’s UEFA Champions League draw, the reigning champions Manchester City have been paired against Copenhagen in the last 16, while Arsenal is set to face Porto.

Copenhagen’s entry into the knockout stage marks their first appearance since 2011, finishing ahead of Manchester United in their group this season.

The first leg matches are scheduled for February 13-14 or 20-21, with the return legs taking place on March 5-6 or 12-13. Both English clubs, City, and Arsenal are seeded, ensuring they will play the second leg at home.

Arsenal, despite securing victories in all three previous encounters against Porto, have never managed to secure a win at the Estadio do Dragao.

For Manchester City, their last encounter against Danish champions Copenhagen in the group stage of the previous season resulted in a 0-0 draw in Denmark but saw a dominant 5-0 victory at home.

The complete last-16 draw includes other intriguing clashes such as Inter Milan facing Atletico Madrid and Napoli battling against Barcelona.

BBC Radio 5 Live senior football reporter, Ian Dennis, commented that the draw favored both English teams, setting the stage for exciting matchups.

Last-16 Draw

Porto v Arsenal

Napoli v Barcelona

Paris St-Germain v Real Sociedad

Inter Milan v Atletico Madrid

PSV Eindhoven v Borussia Dortmund

Lazio v Bayern Munich

Copenhagen v Manchester City

RB Leipzig v Real Madrid

Analysis
Ian Dennis, BBC Radio 5 Live senior football reporter

The draw has been very kind to the two English teams and both should be very happy.

Arsenal have won all three previous encounters against Porto, although they have never won at the Estadio do Dragao.

City played Danish champions Copenhagen in the group stage last season, drawing 0-0 in Denmark but winning handsomely 5-0 at home.