Arsenal qualified directly for the UEFA Champions League round-of-16 this season. They are now set to face either one of two Dutch clubs. Their final opponent will be revealed tomorrow.
Gunners finished the UCL group stage with 6 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss. They finished on 3rd place in points table which saw their directly qualify for the round-of-16. There has been new format in use of UCL from the current season.
The top 8 teams after the end of group stage will qualify directly for round-of-16. Teams from 9th to 24th position will compete in a two-leg clash. The winning 8 teams will face the directly qualified teams in round-of-16 matches.
Lastly, teams finishing on 25th to 36th position in group stage will directly be eliminated. Recently, the two-leg playoffs have finished and 8 more teams have been eliminated. In contrast, 8 teams have secured their spot in round-of-16.
Who will Arsenal face in round-of-16?
Arsenal were set to face either PSV, AC Milan, Juventus or Feyenoord. 2 teama amongst these have already been eliminated. Now, Gunners will face either PSV or Feyenoord which are both clubs based in Netherlands. The final opponent will be revealed tomorrow on the official UCL website.
PSV Eindhoven have beaten Juventus with an aggregate of 4-3 and knocked them out of the UCL. On the other hand, Feyenoord have knocked AC Milan with an aggregate of 2-1. Arsenal fans may feel that they will now have easy fixtures but they have to respect what the Dutch clubs have done.
As for Premier League, Gunners have been handed boost regarding the title race. Liverpool have once again dropped points in the league. They have drew their match against Aston Villa. Gunners now have one game in hand and if they win it, they will close the gap to 5 points. Later, they will face Liverpool and hope to defeat them but before that the Reds to drop few more points for the North London club to win the title.
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