Arsenal could be confronted with a nightmare -to the final of the Champions League after Real Madrid defeated Manchester City.
The side of Mikel Arteta was one of the eight teams that automatically qualified for the round of 16.
That means that they did not have to take the play-off phase in the last two weeks, so that City was dumped by Real Madrid.
Both parties were chosen from the hat on the same side of the draw as Arsenal, so that the Gunners could really meet in the quarterfinals.
First they will have to pass PSV Eindhoven or Feyenoord, who won their respective play-off collisions against Juventus and AC Milan.
Real Madrid is the most difficult team with which Arsenal could be confronted in the quarterfinals, with Atletico Madrid, Bayern Munich and Bayer Leverkusen other potential opponents at that stage.
If Arsenal passes one of those teams progress, they could rise against the Premier League title Rivals Liverpool.
The Gunners hope that the Reds will lose on the road, although Barcelona or Paris Saint-Germain could wait if the side of Arne Slot is switched off.
As an alternative, there is a chance that Arsenal can be confronted in half half against Lille – at least that would be their easiest opponent on paper.
Liverpool, on the other hand, has an easier set of fixtures to the semi -final, with PSG and Borussia Dortmund perhaps the most difficult teams with which they can be confronted.
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Liverpool could be confronted with PSG in the next round after they defeated Brest, or Benfica after their scary victory over Monaco.
Aston Villa was drawn on the same side of the draw as Liverpool and could be confronted with Clubbrugge or Dortmund in the round of 16 after they went through the play-offs for two sides.
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