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UEFA Champions League round of 16: Arsenal to play Porto as Atletico Madrid braces for Inter Milan test

Mark Kinyanjui 16:38 - 18 December 2023

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Arsenal to play Porto, Inter face Atletico as Napoli play Barcelona in the 2023/2024 UCL round of 16

Premier League side Arsenal will be facing FC Porto in their first UEFA Champions League Round of 16 clash since 2017.

The Gunners, who topped Group B on their return to Europe’s elite competition, will be facing Porto for the first time since the 2009-10 season when they thrashed the Portuguese giants 6-2 on aggregate.

Diego Simeone will be taking his Atletico Madrid side to Milan to face his former employers Inter, who are flying high in Serie A this season.

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The 2020/21 Serie A Champions finished runners-up in the competition last season, but in their quest to make amends for their near-miss, will face Atletico, who tend to be a tough nut to crack whenever they face Italian opponents.

Struggling Napoli will be facing Barcelona, with both sides, who are defending champions of their respective domestic divisions, looking forward to having a much better 2024.

PSG will be facing Real Sociedad, while PSV, who are currently taking the Eredivisie by storm, play Borussia Dortmund.

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Maurizio Sarri will be facing his fellow former Chelsea boss Tomas Tuchel when Lazio host Bayern Munic at Rome’s Olympic Stadium.

FC Copenhagen, who stunned Manchester United in the group stages, will be looking to upstage the other team in Manchester when they face Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City.

Record champions Real Madrid will be returning to Germany after upsetting Union Berlin in their final group game, but this time to take on RB Leipzig.