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Thursday, December 26, 2013

Champions League draw pits Arsenal against Bayern Munich in last 16

Arsenal and Manchester City paid a heavy price for finishing second in theire Champions League groups and When They drew Bayern Munich and Barcelona respectively in the last 16 of the competition .


The other English clubs , having topped theire groups, have , on paper at Leah been handed Ties easier . Will Manchester United play Chelsea Will face Olympiakos While an old friend Didier Drogba even broke in. Were drawn against Galatasaray .

For Arsene Wenger 's team it Will Be a repeat of last season 's meeting in the last 16 , the eventual winners Eliminated When the English team on the away - goals rule . Bayern won the first game 3-1 at the Emirates Before losing 2-0 at home with Olivier Laurent Koscielny GIROUD and getting the goals for the visitors , the Latter with four minutes of the tie Remaining .

Harroj Bayern coach Jupp theire have swapped for Pep Guardiola Heynckes but have not stopped winning . They are unbeaten in the Bundesliga , although theire They did lose the final Champions League group game against Manchester City last week .

City 's last - 16 draw , meanwhil , Will cause further scrutiny of Manuel Pellegrini 's concession That Was he unaware another goal at Bayern Munich Would have won the group phase and avoided playing a side of Barca 's status . City beat Bayern 3-2 in last week 's final group match , after coming from 2-0 down after the opening 12 minutes . Pellegrini but later admitted he did not know a fourth goal Would Have Holders or pushed into the second place and historical Allow theire team to win section .

While there Was no guarantee That Would Have Managed City a fourth , finishing second in the group meant Would broke one face of Real Madrid , Barcelona , Atlético Madrid , Paris Saint - Germain or Borussia Dortmund .

" Very tough , we are happy Because We Are Here And We Will Fight for the Trophy , but it's true That it Could be maybe better , " City 's director of football Txiki Begiristain WHO Held the same position at Barcelona and Spent seven years or a player with the Catalan club , Told Sky Sports .

While Pellegrini has laughed off dryly historical Ignorance by apologising for swimming Being Able to score four goals at the home of the European champions , Privately he may ' feel otherwise .

Champions League last 16 draw in full

Barcelona v Manchester City

Arsenal v Bayern Munich
Olympiakos v Manchester United

Atlético Madrid v Milan
Bayer Leverkusen v Paris Saint - Germain

Galatasaray v Chelsea

Schalke 04 v Real Madrid
Zenit St Petersburg v Borussia Dortmund

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