Arsenal have been drawn against Bayern Munich in the Champions
League's round of 16, while Barcelona will take on Paris Saint-Germain.
Defending champions Real Madrid have been drawn against Napoli and
Manchester City, who reached the semifinals last season, have been drawn
against Ligue 1 side Monaco.
Arsenal, who won their group this season for the first time since the
2011-12 campaign, will be aiming to reach the quarterfinals of the
competition for the first time since 2009-10.
The Gunners meet Bayern again after facing them in the group stage
last year and being dumped out of the round-of-16 stage by the Germans
in 2012-13 and 2013-14.
PSG won their first meeting against Barca in the quarterfinals of the
1994-95 competition, but the Catalan club won the quarterfinal meetings
in 2012-13 and 2014-15.
The two clubs also met in the group stage in 2014, when PSG won at the Parc des Princes and Barca won at the Camp Nou.
Real Madrid face Napoli as they bid to become the first team to win
the competition in successive seasons. Zinedine Zidane's side currently
sit six points clear at the top of the La Liga table and are on a club
record unbeaten run of 35 games.
Atletico Madrid, last season's runners-up, take on German side Bayer Leverkusen, while Juventus will play Porto.
Premier League champions Leicester City will take on Europa League
holders Sevilla after winning their group and Portuguese giants Benfica
play Borussia Dortmund.
ROUND OF 16 DRAW:
The first legs will take place on Feb. 14, 15, 21 and 22 and the second legs will take place on March 7, 8, 14 and 15.
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