Arsenal’s journey towards the quarter -finals of the Champions League is now clear, with their opponents of the round 16 reduced to only two teams before the draw on Friday.
After finishing third in the league phase, Mikel Arteta Side secured the direct qualification for direct elimination towers, avoiding the dam tour which determined the last eight teams.
These play-offs have seen PSV Eindhoven stun Juventuswin 4-3 on aggregate after more time on the second floor, while Feyenoord produced a late drama against AC MilanWith an equalizer of downtime sending them via 2-1 on two legs.
With these confirmed results, Arsenal The opposition of the 16 year old is now about to be either PSV Or Feyenoordwith the draw at 11:00 GMT on Friday February 21At the European Football House in Nyon, Switzerland.
As part of the UEFA structured support system, the teams were twinned according to their league phase classification, ensuring that ArsenalAs a third seeded, will face the 14th or 19th 19th place team of the league phase.
Arsenal will host the second stage of Emirates StadiumLike all the old -fashioned seeded teams have the price to play their home return match.
With Liverpool And Aston Villa Also saves head points, England retains a strong presence in the last stages of the competition. However, the path will be anything but easy, with real Madrid,, Bayern Munich,, Borussia DortmundAnd Paris Saint-Germain hiding in the draw.
For ArsenalThis direct elimination step has been presenting its best opportunity for years to claim an assertion among the European elite. Their shape in the Premier leaguecoupled with their ability to avoid heavy goods vehicles as real Madrid In this Tour, offers the optimism they can progress more deeply in the tournament.
THE The ties of the 16 round will be played on March 4 and 5 and March 11/12With the quarter -finals to follow in April.
If Arsenal can progress, they will face one of the Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, Atletico Madrid or Bayer Leverkusen in the quarter final.