Champions League last-16 draw: Manchester City face Real Madrid, Chelsea get PSG

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Arne Slot’s side lost 1-0 in Turkey during a league-phase meeting in September. Arsenal face an ostensibly winnable two-legged tie with Bayer Leverkusen.The winner of City’s tie with Madrid will face either Atalanta or Bayern Munich in the quarter-finals, while Chelsea could meet Liverpool should they emerge from their respective encounters.

Should Arsenal overcome Bayer Leverkusen, they will meet the winner of Bodø/Glimt’s versus Sporting Lisbon in the last eight. The paths to the semi-finals were also mapped out in Fridays draw and there is the distinct possibility of all-English last-four ties.Chelsea’s meeting with PSG is a repeat of last summer’s Club World Cup final, which the London side, then managed by Enzo Maresca, won 3-0.

Newcastle’s meeting with Barcelona, meanwile, will reprise evocative memories of Sir Bobby Robson, who managed both clubs, not to mention Faustino Asprilla’s treble during a 3-2 Champions League home win against Barça in 1997. City and Madrid will meet in a two-legged Champions League encounter for an eight time in 13 years.The last-16 ties will be played on 10/11 and 17/18 March.