Champions League draw simulated: Arsenal face PSG, Man Utd vs Milan as Newcastle get Barcelona

Arsenal are among 32 sides eagerly waiting to see who they will be paired with in today's UEFA Champions League group phase draw.

With this season's final taking place at Wembley on June 1, 2024, having begun the new campaign by beating Manchester City on penalties to lift the Community Shield inside England's national stadium, could it be a case of things coming full circle for the Gunners in nine months time?

For that to happen they will have to negotiate the group phase first and history will have to be made. A losing effort in the 2006 final in Paris remains Arsenal's best performance in the competition to date and this season marks their return to Europe's top table after a six-year absence.

Despite several early Europa League exits in recent years which have done no favours for Arsenal's coefficient points, they've been handed somewhat of a boost by being placed in Pot 2 for the group stage draw which means they can't be paired with Real Madrid or last season's beaten finalists Internazionale.

Furthermore, as per UEFA's ruling that clubs from the same association cannot be drawn against each other, Mikel Arteta's side will be kept apart from their fellow Premier League counterparts in Manchester City, Manchester United or Newcastle United during the group stage as well.

So who could Arsenal get? Well, there are 21 possibilities — including the likes of Bayern Munich, AC Milan and Celtic — so we used a Champions League group stage simulator to determine who the north London outfit, as well as their Premier League rivals, might draw and it's safe to say the results were fascinating.

Arsenal's best and worst-case Champions League draw with Feyenoord ties and Bayern Munich repeat

As seen in the image below, the simulation