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Who can we draw in the Champions League?

April 26, 2017Champions draw league

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Who can we draw in the Champions League?

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Arsenal will discover the identity of their next Champions League opponents when the draw for the first knockout round takes place at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland at 11am (UK time) on Friday. After winning Group H, Arsène Wenger’s team cannot face another group winner in the last 16. The rules of the draw dictate that they cannot face another club from the same football association at this stage of the competition or a team they faced in the group stage. That leaves seven possible opponents for Arsenal: Bayern Munich Bayern were runners up in Group A, which also featured French champions Bordeaux and Italian outfit Juventus, who were dumped out of the competition. Arsenal last faced Bayern in the 2004/05 Champions League last 16 but despite a 1-0 second-leg victory at Highbury the Gunners lost 3-2 on aggregate. CSKA Moscow CSKA Moscow reached the Knockout Stage of this season’s Champions League by finishing runners up in Group B. They drew 3-3 against Manchester United, did t