Barcelona happy to have drawn Arsenal in Champions League

Their Barclays Premier League rivals Chelsea were also handed a hard assignment as they were paired with Paris St Germain for the third year in succession.

Manchester City have only faced Dynamo Kiev – and any Ukrainian opponents for that matter – in the 2010/11 Uefa Europa League Last 16.

Manchester City supporters will not be able to attend the away leg in Ukraine with Dynamo Kiev serving a stadium ban. Arsenal have not made it past the round of 16 for the previous five years, with elimination at the hands of Barcelona, AC Milan, Bayern Munich, twice, and Monaco during that period.

“I think it’s probably the tie of the round and it’s not going to be easy”.

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Defending champions Barcelona have again been drawn to face Arsenal in round 16 of the Champions League.

“There is not much we don’t know about Paris”, Chelsea secretary David Barnard said. The advantage is we know them well, but they know us too.

Still, there was one fresh look in the eight pairings as the two newcomers to the knockout rounds were drawn together: Gent will host VfL Wolfsburg first in Belgium. “We’re all hoping we’ll be celebrating qualification at the end of the second leg”. “Arsenal are a great team and I am sure we will have difficulties against them”, Soler told BeIn Sports Spain. The fans will enjoy themselves, we’re two sides with a similar understanding of the game.

‘Both are great clubs and they have great ambitions.

He said: “As always, we have the utmost respect”.

The hit video game has been praised for its accurate reading of the game due to the detailed player database, which is used by professional clubs to scout players.

“But we all know that football is a very tight game, even more when it comes to the Champions League”.

‘It’s up to us to make a good fist of it. We’ve got our own world-class players and it’ll be two fantastic games.

Chelsea’s clash with PSG is a repeat of last season’s tie in the first knockout round, in which the French champions progressed on away goals after it ended 3-3 on aggregate.

Barcelona, as you would expect, casually strolled into the round of 16 by topping their group with 14 points.

Former Real Madrid and Spain star Emilio Butragueno, now a club director with the La Liga giants, admitted the draw could have been worse for Rafael Benitez’s side.