Arsenal and Manchester City became the most feared team in the last 16 of the Champions League by the group winners . Because, by their very existence as a runner - up , could be one of Barcelona , Real Madrid , PSG , Bayern Munich , Borussia Dortmund , or Atletico Madrid will meet one of them . In the last 16 raffle rules , two teams from the same federation can not possibly meet . Thus , Arsenal and Manchester City will be spared from Manchester United ( Group A ) and Chelsea ( Group E ) .

They are also unlikely to be met with rivals that have been faced in the group stage . This means that Arsenal will not collide again with Dortmund in the last 16 . In contrast , Manchester City avoid the threat of Bayern Munich are the best team in Europe at the moment , but that does not mean they avoid the problem . Arsene Wenger could still dealing with La Liga giants: Barcelona , Real Madrid , or Atletico Madrid . If not , there is still a PSG and Bayern Munich . City also similar cases . Only , Bayern exchanged positions with Dortmund .



Despite his status only group runners-up , in fact the two clubs can be daunting as well . Daily SPORT into a Barcelona fan base , called Arsenal and Manchester City as the strongest opponent of the seven teams who could potentially face the Catalan club . Plus , calling Zenit and Olympiakos as opposed to the most comfortable .

Meanwhile , the U.S. , pro- Madrid newspaper called the ' Manchester City : an opponent that should be avoided in the last 16 ' . They review the threat City beat Bayern Munich 2-3 . While not forget to quote the statement of Carlo Ancelotti , coach of Los Blancos , that " Manchester City is the most dangerous team . " What happened to the future ? Are we going to watch the match Arsenal vs Barcelona and Manchester City vs Real Madrid in the last 16 ? The answer will take place Drawing Champions League on Monday, December 16, 2013 .