Champions League last 16 draw: Arsenal vs Porto, as Real Madrid face RB Leipzig in UCL knockout stage

Arsenal will face Porto in the last 16 of the 2023-24 Champions League, while Real Madrid tackle RB Leipzig in the first knockout round.

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• Holders Man City paired with Copenhagen
• Barca face Italian opposition
• Kane & Bayern take on Lazio

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  WHAT HAPPENED

  Elsewhere, European title holders Manchester City are due to lock horns with FC Copenhagen and Barcelona must overcome Napoli in order to reach the quarter-finals. There are also heavyweight ties involving Harry Kane’s Bayern Munich, who come up against Lazio, and Paris Saint-Germain going head-to-head with Real Sociedad.

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• CHAMPIONS LEAGUE LAST 16 DRAW IN FULL

  Porto vs Arsenal

  Napoli vs Barcelona

  Paris Saint-Germain vs Real Sociedad

  Inter vs Atletico Madrid

  PSV vs Borussia Dortmund

  Lazio vs Bayern Munich

  FC Copenhagen vs Manchester City

  RB Leipzig vs Real Madrid

• THE BIGGER PICTURE

  There will be plenty of U.S. interest in the tie involving PSV and Borussia Dortmund – with the likes of Ricardo Pepi, Sergino Dest and Gio Reyna hoping to figure prominently in that contest. Inter made it all the way to the final last season, before coming unstuck against Pep Guardiola’s Treble-winning City machine, and they are unlikely to have things all their own way against La Liga heavyweights Atletico Madrid.

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  WHAT NEXT IN THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE?

  The first legs of the eagerly-anticipated last-16 encounters will take place on February 13, 14, 20 and 21. The return dates will be staged on March 5, 6, 12 and 13. All of the teams still involved at this stage are hoping to make their way down a path that leads to the final at Wembley Stadium on June 1, 2024.