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Former Manchester City starJoleon Lescott has given the main reason why he thinks Arsenal are not one of the favourites to win the Champions League.

Arsenal are preparing to face Porto in their last-16 tie of the prestigious cup competition. The first leg takes place at the Estadio do Dragao on February 21 before the reverse fixture at the Emirates Stadium a few weeks later on March 12.

The Gunners will be looking to win theChampions League for the first time in the club's history. The last time Arsenal reached the final of the competition was in 2006 when Arsene Wenger's team lost to Barcelona in Rome.

Each of the last six times Arsenal have reached the knockout stages of the Champions League has ended with a defeat in the last-16 stage. The last time the Gunners got to the quarter-final or further was in the 2009/10 season.

After winning their group ahead of runners-up PSV Eindhoven, and a strong first half of the season in the Premier League, there will be hope at the Emirates that Arsenal can mount a major challenge for silverware this season.

However, Lescott has explained why he believes the Gunners cannot be considered one of the favourites for the tournament compared to the likes of Manchester City, Bayern Munich and Real Madrid.

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«I think they [Arsenal] are close but they are not in the top three or four teams,» Lescott told TNT Sports when asked if the Gunners can be considered a serious contender for the Champions League this season.

«I think if you look at all of the top teams, they have a superstar in there that you can say will define a