Champions League draw live: Action and reaction as Arsenal, Leicester and Manchester City learn fate
The draw begins at 11am GMT
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Your support makes all the difference.Arsenal, Leicester City and Manchester City will all learn their Champions League fates on Monday as the draw for the Round of 16 takes place in Zurich.
Arsenal and Leicester finished top of their groups but will not be necessarily guaranteed an easier tie, with five-time winners Bayern Munich and 11-time winners and current holders Real Madrid both finishing second in their groups.
Manchester City also finished as runners-up behind Barcelona and could face a tricky tie themselves.
- Draw begins at 11am GMT
- Group winners: Arsenal, Napoli, Barcelona, Atletico Madrid, Monaco, Borussia Dortmund, Leicester City, Juventus.
- Group runners-up: Paris Saint-Germain, Benfica, Manchester City, Bayern Munich, Bayer Leverkusen, Real Madrid, Porto, Sevilla.
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Who can Arsenal draw:
Benfica, Bayern Munich, Bayer Leverkusen, Real Madrid, Porto or Sevilla.
Who can Leicester City draw:
Paris Saint-Germain, Benfica, Bayern Munich, Bayer Leverkusen, Real Madrid or Sevilla.
Who can Manchester City draw:
Napoli, Atletico Madrid, Monaco, Borussia Dortmund or Juventus.
Hello and welcome to The Independent’s liver coverage of the draw for the Round of 16 for the Champions League.
Only three English clubs remain in the competition following Tottenham’s Group Stage exit, with Arsenal and Leicester City topping their groups and Manchester City finishing second.
However, unlike in previous years, finishing top of your group isn’t necessarily a guarantee of an easier draw.
Holders Real Madrid and five-time winners Bayern Munich are the two to avoid after finishing as runners-up in their groups, behind Borussia Dortmund and Atletico Madrid respectively.
The draw begins at 11am GMT and will be followed by the draw for the Europa League last 32, with Tottenham, who drop into the competition after finishing third in their group, and Manchester United both keen observers.
Spurs are guaranteed to be one of the seeded sides after being four of the best-performing teams coming from the Champions League and will have an easier draw, with their second leg being at home.
However, United, after finishing second, are not seeded and will face a potentially tough draw and a second leg away from home – although they cannot draw Spurs.
Join us to follow all the build-up and live action.
Pedro Pinto will be presenting today. He may not have the usual razzmatazz that now-Fifa president Gianni Infantino brought to the draw, however.
The first montage is over and now we're into the draw. A name drop for Leicester City already for their "amazing" qualification.
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