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Champions League draw LIVE: Arsenal to face Porto, Man City take on Copenhagen in last 16

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Updated 11:36 18 Dec 2023 GMTPublished 09:48 18 Dec 2023 GMT
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Champions League draw LIVE: Arsenal to face Porto, Man City take on Copenhagen in last 16

Arsenal and Man City are the only Premier League teams who made it through.

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Arsenal will take on FC Porto in the last 16 of this season's Champions League, while Manchester City will take on Copenhagen after the draw was completed on Monday.

City and Arsenal are the only two English clubs left in the competition, with Newcastle and Manchester United both finishing bottom of their groups.

The Gunners, who are playing in the Champions League for the first time in six years, face a trip to Portugal in the first leg before the second leg takes place at the Emirates Stadium.

City, meanwhile, have drawn the Danish champions, with Copenhagen recording a famous 4-3 win over Manchester United in the group stage.

Napoli will face Barcelona in one of the ties of the round, while Real Madrid were drawn against RB Leipzig.

And last season's runners-up Inter Milan will take on Atletico Madrid in another tie to watch.

Check below for full updates from the draw.

KEY Points

  • Man City find out their opponents

  • Arsenal find out their opponents

  • Who is in the draw?

  • The full Champions League last 16 draw

  • Thanks for joining us

2 years ago11:29

Thanks for joining us this morning for the Champions League last 16 draw - plenty of interesting ties there to get stuck into.

Have a good remainder of the day.

2 years ago11:22

Draw in full

Here is today's Champions League last 16 draw in full (ties to take place between February 13-21 and March 5-13):

  • FC Porto vs Arsenal
  • Napoli vs Real Madrid
  • Paris Saint-Germain vs Real Sociedad
  • Inter Milan vs Atletico Madrid
  • PSV Eindhoven vs Borussia Dortmund
  • Lazio vs Bayern Munich
  • Copenhagen vs Manchester City
  • RB Leipzig vs Real Madrid
2 years ago11:20

RB Leipzig vs Real Madrid

Leipzig vs Real rounds out this year's 2023/24 Champions League last 16 draw - the last under the current format.

2 years ago11:19

Copenhagen vs Manchester City

It's Copenhagen - who, of course, defeated Manchester United at home in the group stage - for City in the last 16.

2 years ago11:18

Lazio vs Bayern Munich

Italian opposition for Thomas Tuchel and Bayern Munich after their unbeaten group stage.

2 years ago11:17

PSV Eindhoven vs Borussia Dortmund

2 years ago11:16

Inter Milan vs Atletico Madrid

2 years ago11:15

Paris Saint-Germain vs Real Sociedad

Real Sociedad's group win rewarded with a last 16 tie against the French champions.

2 years ago11:14

Napoli vs Barcelona

Italian champions vs Spanish champions in the last 16. Big tie.

2 years ago11:13

FC Porto vs Arsenal

It's Portuguese opposition for Mikel Arteta and Arsenal.

2 years ago11:12

Draw underway

Chelsea legend John Terry is on hand to draw the teams, and we're underway in Nyon.

Unseeded teams will be drawn first, with the seeded (group winner) teams at home for the second leg.

2 years ago11:05

...And following him on to the stage is UEFA deputy general secretary Giorgio Marchetti. Now it feels like a Champions League draw.

2 years ago11:01

Almost time for the draw

We're now going live to UEFA's main headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, where - you guessed it - Pedro Pinto is ready to present the action. It isn't a Champions League draw without him.

2 years ago10:55

How does the draw work?

Most reading this will know the drill for Champions League draws, but here's a quick run-through of how the draw today will work.

The seeded teams (those that won their groups) are drawn against the unseeded teams - so Arsenal will avoid playing Bayern Munich, for instance.

Teams from the same confederation, meanwhile, cannot face other, even if they are in different pots. There are only two ties that cannot be drawn via this metric, though, with group winners Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich unable to face runners-up RB Leipzig at this stage.

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2 years ago10:46

Draw simulator

Prior to the draw getting underway, we ran our own draw simulator to see which teams could be drawn against each other later this morning - and there were some exciting ties.

Have a read here.


2 years ago10:45

Who is in the draw?

Unlike previous years, only two English clubs - Arsenal and Manchester City - are in the draw.

Manchester United and Newcastle both got knocked out in the group stage, and finishing bottom of their groups mean they don't drop down into the Europa League.

Spain has four representatives, with Barcelona, Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid and Real Sociedad all making it through.

Borussia Dortmund, Bayern Munich and RB Leipzig made it through for Germany, while Danish side FC Copenhagen are one of the underdogs despite beating United in the group stage.

Full list of teams in the draw:

Group winners

  • Bayern Munich
  • Arsenal
  • Real Madrid
  • Real Sociedad
  • Atletico Madrid
  • Borussia Dortmund
  • Manchester City
  • Barcelona

Group runners-up

  • Copenhagen
  • PSV
  • Napoli
  • Inter Milan
  • Lazio
  • PSG
  • RB Leipzig
  • Porto
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2 years ago10:38

Good morning

Good morning and welcome to our live blog of this season's Champions League last 16 draw, which is taking place at UEFA's main headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland from 11am UK time.

We'll have build-up and updates to follow.

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2 years ago09:46

Live updates will be posted here from around 10.30am UK time.

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