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Champions League last-16s: Arsenal face challenge of Porto, Copenhagen up against defending champions Manchester City

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The drafts for the Champions League Last-16s are out. 16 teams are left in the tournament to fight for the biggest glory of Europe. There are teams from different parts of the continent that will be eyeing to win the Trophy. All the eyes will be on Manchester City, who look good for another Trophy. Some of the top clubs in the world have made it to the Rounf of 16. 

They will be up against Copenhagen in the Round of 16. Arsenal will be up against Porto, as they will be looking forward to making it to the quarterfinal stage of the tournament. Former champions FC Barcelona will battle it out against Napoli for a spot in the Quarterfinals. Paris Saint-Germain will be facing Real Sociedad in their Round of 16 match. 

Inter Milan will be facing the challenge of Atletico Madrid, which happens to be one of the contests of the tournament till this point. PSV Eindhoven and Borussia Dortmund will face each other and hope to proceed further in the league. All the eyes will be on the two teams to see how they can perform at this level at the big stage. 

Last 16s likely to happen in February and March next year

The first leg of the last 16s will be happening next year on the 13th or the 14th of February to the 20th or the 21st of February. Lazio will be having the big challenge of beating Bayern Munich in the Round of 16. The reputed Real Madrid, who also happen to be one of the favorites to win, will be hoping to enter the Last 8s by beating RB Leipzig in their draw. 

The second leg of the tournament is likely to take place on the 5th or the 6th of March to the 12th or the 13th of March next year. Among all the sides, the defending champions Manchester City and Arsenal are seeded. Hence, they will be getting a chance to play their games in the second leg in their own backyard, in front of their home crowd. 

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