UCL: Draw made for last-16

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The draw has been made for the last 16 of the Champions League. 

Manchester City will play Copenhagen in the last 16 of the competition. 

The Danish champions Copenhagen finished above Manchester United in their group, as they reached the knockout stage for the first time since 2011. This included a 4-3 memorable victory over the Red Devils.

The 14-time winners Real Madrid while RB Leipzig. Inter Milan - who finished runners-up last season will face Atletico Madrid. Bayern Munich (led by Harry Kane) will face Lazio.

This is the draw in full

  • Porto v Arsenal

  • Napoli v Barcelona

  • Paris St-Germain v Real Sociedad

  • Inter Milan v Atletico Madrid

  • PSV Eindhoven v Borussia Dortmund

  • Lazio v Bayern Munich

  • Copenhagen v Manchester City

  • RB Leipzig v Real Madrid

European Super Football contributor Josh gave some thoughts on the draw

The luck of the draw has smiled upon the two English teams, and they must be over the moon.

Arsenal has come out on top in all three past face-offs with Porto, although securing a victory away at Porto has proven elusive.

As for City, they crossed paths with the Danish champions, Copenhagen, in last season's group stage. The first match ended in a goalless draw in Denmark, but when back on home turf, City triumphed handsomely with a 5-0 win.

More Champions League news can be found here: UCL and UEL (eurosuperfootball.blogspot.com)

Fellow contributor Franke gave his thoughts

For any team reaching the last 16, drawing Copenhagen would have been considered the ideal scenario. They're a team with less experience at this stage compared to others, and there's a possibility that the magnitude of the occasion might affect them. Manchester City will think they can score five or six goals even if they're not in the best form at the moment.

In other news

The draw for the Europa League knockout round play-off  also took place at the same time. The game that will attract the most interest is Feyenoord v Roma.

  • Feyenoord v Roma

  • Lens v Freiburg

  • Benfica v Toulouse

  • Galatasaray v Sparta Prague

  • AC Milan v Rennes

  • Young Boys v Sorting Lisbon

  • Sporting Braga v Qarabag

  • Shakhtar Donetsk v Marseille

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