Arsenal will learn their Champions League last 16 opponents on Friday as they plot a primary European success this season.
The Gunners eased through to the knockout stage of the competition after ending in third place within the revamped league phase.
It ensured Mikel Arteta’s side avoided the two-legged play-off ties that concluded this week with Manchester City the most important casualty, crashing out of the competition after a 6-3 aggregate defeat to Real Madrid on Wednesday night.
Arsenal fans can be taking a look at the draw and the shape of a few of Europe’s big hitters and should fancy their possibilities of going all the way in which this time.
Who can Arsenal face within the Champions League last 16?
Ending third within the league phase saw Arsenal drawn to face the winner of the play-off ties between the 13th and 14th (AC Milan and Feyenoord) seeds and 19th and 20th (Juventus and PSV Eindhoven) seeds.
It leaves them with two possible opponents and it was double Dutch delight for the Eredivisie clubs with Feyenoord knocking out AC Milan 2-1 on aggregate following a 1-1 draw at San Siro this week.
A second Italian giant crashed out last night as PSV roared back to eliminate Juventus. Trailing 2-1 from the primary leg, the Dutch giants sealed a 3-1 win on home turf to secure their place within the last 16.
It means Feyenoord or PSV await for Arsenal in tomorrow’s draw.
When is the Champions League last 16 draw? Date and begin time
The Champions League draw can be made on Friday 21 February, starting at 11am UK time on the House of European Football in Nyon, Switzerland.
What TV channel is the Champions League last 16 draw on? How you can watch within the UK
The Champions League draw can be available to observe live within the UK on TNT Sports 1 and available to stream on the Discovery+ app and the TNT Sports YouTube channel.
When are the Champions League last 16 fixtures?
The primary legs happen on 4/5 March with return legs every week afterward 11/12 March.
Arsenal face to face record against PSV and Feyenoord
Arsenal and PSV have met eight times on this competition, winning 4 of them. The Premier League side cruised to a 4-0 win on the Emirates in last season’s group stage before a 1-1 draw away in Eindhoven.
Should they be drawn against Feyenoord it would be the primary competitive meeting between the 2.
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