Champions League draw: Best Twitter reactions as Arsenal handed Barcelona in Champions League draw

The Gunners face an incredibly difficult task to qualify

A meme depicting Arsene Wenger's Arsenal 'sliding out of the Champions League'

Arsenal could have been drawn against Zenit in the Champions League last-16, but they have been given the hardest draw they could have asked for - the holders Barcelona.

This means that Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez, Neymar & Co will be appearing at the Emirates Stadium on 23 February.

The Gunners have been knocked out of the competition in the last-16 round for the last five seasons.

The first legs of the ties, which were drawn at Uefa headquarters in Nyon, will take place on February 16/17 or 23/23 with the return matches on March 8/9 or 15/16.

FULL DRAW

AA Gent v Wolfsburg

Roma v Real Madrid

PSG v Chelsea

Arsenal v Barcelona

Juventus v Bayern Munich

PSV v Atletico Madrid

Benfica v Zenit St. Petersburg

Dynamo Kiev v Man City

HERE ARE SOME OF THE BEST REACTION TO THE GUNNERS' DRAW

The Gunners progressed to the last-16 after finishing as runners-up in their group. It took a stunning 3-0 win at Olympiakos in their final group game to qualify.