UCL: City, Arsenal to know opponents as Round of 16 draws hold today

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UEFA will today conduct the draws for the Champions League Round of 16 fixtures for all teams that secured qualification.

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Defending champions, Manchester City, have been tagged favourites to retain the trophy. The Cityzens  finished the group stages with a 100 per cent record.

Another English Premier League side, Arsenal also finished top of their group and are among the seeded teams for the draw.

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Two other EPL sides, Manchester United and Newcastle crashed out of the competition after finishing last in their groups.

The two Premier League clubs will fancy their chances of reaching the quarter finals, because the group winners will avoid the other big guns like Real Madrid, Bayern Munich and Barcelona.

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City can draw teams from PSV, Napoli, Inter Milan, Lazio, Paris Saint Germain and Porto.

‌ The draw will take place at 12pm (WAT).‌

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The first legs are scheduled for the midweeks of February 13-14 and 20-21 in 2024, while the second legs will be played March 5-6 and 12-13 in 2024.

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