Arsenal face Porto in Champions League last-16 avoiding PSG and Inter match ups
Arsenal will take on FC Porto in the UEFA Champions League last-16 following Monday morning's draw.
The first-leg is scheduled to take place on 13/14/20/21 February 2024 with the second leg following on 5/6/12/13 March. The Gunners were handed a kind draw in Switzerland after topping their group.
Mikel Arteta's men will play the first leg at the Emirates Stadium before travelling to the Estadio do Dragao for the return leg. Fortunately for Arsenal, the draw outcome means they have avoided one of the big hitters in pot 2.
Paris Saint-Germain and Inter Milan were avoided, as were Italian champions Napoli. PSG will face Kieran Tierney's Real Sociedad while Inter take on Atletico Madrid. Possibly the biggest game of the rounds come in the shape of Napoli vs Barcelona.
Champions League winners Man City have also been given a kind draw as they take on FC Copenhagen. PSV Eindhoven will face Borussia Dortmund, Bayern Munich go up against Lazio and Jude Bellingham's Real Madrid will face RB Leipzig.
The actual date of Arsenal's double-header with Porto is yet to be confirmed. However, the first leg will either take place inbetween two away fixtures against West Ham and Burnley or before the home clash with Newcastle United.
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A trip to Portugal will be placed either inbetween a trip to Sheffield United and the visit of Brentford or before the London derby against Chelsea.
The last-16 tie will be the first time the two teams will meet since the 2009/10 season — in the exact same stage. Arsene Wenger's men lost 2-1 in Portugal in the first-leg before
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