Full list of Champions League last-16 teams qualified as Arsenal wait to discover opponents
Arsenal have qualified for the Champions League knockout stages as group winners with the Gunners learning three of their potential opponents on Tuesday evening. The Gunners had already secured qualification and top spot a fortnight ago when they comfortably beat RC Lens 6-0 at Emirates Stadium.
As a result the clash against PSV, who beat Sevilla last time out to confirm their spot, was somewhat of a dead rubber fixture in Eindhoven. Nonetheless, despite making eight changes from the team that lost to Aston Villa, Mikel Arteta still named a strong team with Gabriel, William Saliba and Kai Havertz the only players remaining in the starting XI.
In the late stages of the first half, Eddie Nketiah gave the visitors the lead with an instinctive finish inside the penalty area. Unfortunately, a mistake from Cedric Soares allowed Yorbe Vertessen to equalise with Leandro Trossard missing a great opportunity to win the game with virtually the last kick of the game.
Prior to the final matchday, alongside the Gunners, Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, Manchester City had already been confirmed as winners of their respective group. PSV, Real Sociedad, Inter Milan, RB Leipzig, Atletico Madrid, Lazio, Borussia Dortmund, RB Leipzig and Barcelona have also reached the last-16 stage.
Fellow English side Manchester United needed to beat Bayern Munich and hope that Copenhagen drew with Galatasaray, but fell to a 1-0 loss at home to the German giants, while the Danish side progressed at home. Napoli also needed to secure a positive result against Sporting Braga and did just that.
As confirmed group-winners, Arsenal cannot face Man City, Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid, Borussia Dortmund and Barcelona. Therefore, Copenhagen, Napoli, Inter
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