18th December, 2023
By Kazeem Ugbodaga
Defending champions, Manchester City have been drawn against Copenhagen and Arsenal against Porto in the round of 16 draw at the Champions League.
City, with recent poor performance, will need to up their game against a tricky Danish opponent that qualified for the knockout stage at the expense of Manchester United.
Arsenal, playing the best of football at the moment will play a former Champions League winner Porto, but the Gunners are expected to go through, but the Portuguese side can cause an upset.
Barcelona will play Italian side Napoli in what promises to be an explosive encounter. Right now, the two sides are not playing the best football at the moment. The game can go either way.
Another tough draw is Inter Milan against Atletico Madrid. Atletico are known to be very stubborn, but Inter, currently topping Serie A are no pushover. The game can go either way.
Real Madrid will play German side RB Leipzig. Though Madrid are favourites to go through to the next stage, the German side are no pushover.
In the other games, PSV Eindhoven will lock horns against Borussia Dortmund; Lazio against Bayern Munich while Paris Saint Germain will play Real Sociedad.
See full draw below:
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