Arsenal v Monaco
The number crunchers uncovered that Bayern Munich were the group Arsenal would be well on the way to face in Monday's draw, however Arsene Wenger's team figured out how to dodge the German champions and end up against Monaco.
For Wenger it is a come back to the club he trained for a long time somewhere around 1987 and 1994 controlling them to a Ligue 1 title and a Coupe de France victory amid his time there, initialing the careers of Arsenal legends Thierry Henry and Emmanuel Petit simultaneously.
The French side is down in sixth in their household rivalry and notwithstanding having previous Tottenham striker Dimitar Berbatov inside the positions; it’s a match for which the Gunners will be top picks to advancement regardless of needing to venture out to Monaco for the second leg.
Chelsea v Paris St Germain
Jose Mourinho demonstrated on Wednesday that he would welcome confronting Paris St Germain however on the substance of it, the French champions speak to the hardest draw possible for Chelsea after the Londoners bested their gathering.
PSG gloat various world-class entertainers including Thiago Silva, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Edinson Cavani and also previous Chelsea player David Luiz in barrier. There is additionally the guaranteeing ability of Marco Verratti in midfield to consider.
Anyhow Mourinho's certainty may be clarified by their quarter-last victory over PSG in March. In spite of the fact that Chelsea obliged a late Demba Ba goal to advancement on away goals the current Premier League leaders are an enhanced outfit since that match and with the second leg at Stamford Bridge at the end of the day, that could demonstrate a key preference for his group.
Man City v Barcelona
After their accomplishments of escapology in rising up out of Group E, Manchester City will clearly welcome simply being in the draw for the knockout stages. Their late heroics against Bayern Munich and away win against Roma will likewise have supported certainty that they can beat anybody on their day.
A Barcelona side that incorporates the extraordinary Lionel Messi speaks to an extreme task and City will require a decent come about at the Etihad Stadium to take to the Camp Nou in the event that they are to have any possibility of denying Barca a spot in the last eight surprisingly since 2007.
At the same time in the event that they can get their best players fit and terminating, they surely would like to enhance their indicating against the Catalan side last season. Beaten 4-1 on total in excess of two legs, the sending-off of Martin Demichelis turned the tie. Has Manuel Pellegrini gained from that experience?
Bayer Leverkusen v Atletico Madrid
Juventus v Borussia Dortmund
Schalke v Real Madrid
Shakhtar Donetsk v Bayern Munich
Basel v FC Porto
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