Arsenal have been drawn against PSV in the Champions League last 16 as they look to win the competition for the first time.
The Gunners finished third in the table of the Champions League in the first season of its new format, which saw 36 teams competing in a league format.
Even though there are no easy games in this competition, this draw against the Eredivisie giants will likely be seen as one of the more favourable ones Arsenal could’ve landed themselves at this stage of the competition, so they’ll be the big favourites to go through to the quarter-finals.
Fans will no doubt be desperate to get to this game, with the first leg taking place on the 4th or 5th of March and the return fixture on the 11th or 12th of March.
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How could Arsenal line up against PSV
Arsenal have been plagued by injuries all season, and will almost certainly still be without Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Martinelli for these games.
Meanwhile, we already know that Kai Havertz and Gabriel Jesus won’t play again this season, so that limits what Mikel Arteta can do with his team selection.
Assuming there are no further injuries before then, this is probably the team Arsenal fans will be watching if they manage to get to the games…
Arsenal predicted line up: Raya; Saliba, Gabriel, Timber, Lewis-Skelly; Rice, Partey, Odegaard; Trossard, Sterling, Nwaneri.
Can Arsenal finally win the Champions League?
Arsenal were knocked out by Bayern Munich in the quarter-finals last year, and have so often under-achieved in this competition.
Only once have the north London giants ever reached a Champions League final, and that was their 2-1 defeat to Barcelona in Paris in 2006.
It won’t be easy this season either, but could this trophy perhaps be more realistic for Arsenal than the Premier League, where Liverpool remain the clear favourites after taking a healthy lead at the top of the table?
Arsenal will feel they can surely make it into the quarter-finals again this term as this is not the toughest draw in the world, but will the Emirates Stadium fans get to book a journey to May’s final at the Allianz Arena?
One imagines the likes of Liverpool, Real Madrid, Barcelona and Bayern would be bigger favourites, but with a bit of luck perhaps Arsenal could be in contention too.