CHAMPIONS LEAGUE DRAW: Title-holders Manchester City are handed FC Copenhagen and Arsenal will meet FC Porto as both English sides avoid unseeded big beasts Inter Milan and Paris Saint-Germain
- Manchester City topped their group after a perfect qualifying record this term
- Arsenal will face FC Porto as their Champions League continues after group win
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Title-holders Manchester City will play FC Copenhagen and Arsenal will face FC Porto in the first of the Champions League knockout games.
Both of the English teams remaining in the competition won their groups, and were among the eight seeded teams in the draw.
As such, they will play the first-leg of their fixtures at their home stadiums, before Arsenal will travel to Portugal, and Man City to Denmark.
Champions League winner in 2012 John Terry was on hand to complete the draw, which also saw Barcelona paired with Napoli, Atletico Madrid with Inter Milan, RB Leipzig with Real Madrid, and PSV Eindhoven facing Borussia Dortmund.
Ligue 1 serial champions Paris Saint-Germain came runners up in their group, and were matched with Real Sociedad, and Bayern Munich will play Lazio, will currently sit 11th in Serie A.
Man City drew Copenhagen and Arsenal FC Porto at the Champions League draw on Monday
John Terry was on hand to complete the draw, which will see the Gunners travel to Portugal
Man City play Copenhagen after completing a perfect group stage record ahead of qualifying
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Copenhagen were the surprise victors of their group after beating a beleagured Manchester United side on home turf and holding Bayern Munich to a 0-0 draw at the Allianz.
But they face an instant challenge against Pep Guardiola’s Treble winners who moved through their group tests with ease to pull off a record six wins from six.
Copenhagen’s best-ever record in the competition came in 2010-11, when the Danish side made the round of 16.
Arsenal will have to contend with the 2003-04 winners of the competition in their first knockout tie, who beat Shakhtar Donetsk and Royal Antwerp en route to qualifying.
Two defeats to Barcelona, however, kept Sergio Conceicao’s side from topping their group.
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