Champions League last-16 confirmed as Arsenal, Liverpool and Aston Villa learn which two teams they could face

LIVERPOOL, Arsenal and Aston Villa yet cognize which 2 teams they mightiness look successful the Champions League past 16.

The large gully for the archetypal existent knockout signifier is astatine 11am connected Friday – aft the midweek play-off results astatine past made the format of the new-look contention look much straightforward!

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Kylian Mbappe’s hat-trick helped Real Madrid KO Man City[/caption]

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Martin Odegaard & Co look a pugnacious last-16 necktie if Arsenal are to sensation glory[/caption]

Mo Salah and Liverpool volition instrumentality connected PSG oregon BenficaPA

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Ollie Watkins hopes Villa’s awesome European escapade continues[/caption]

Kylian Mbappe’s hat-trick sent Manchester City crashing retired 6-3 connected aggregate aft a 3-1 nonaccomplishment astatine Real Madrid.

But the Prem’s different 3 representatives had already qualified automatically aft finishing successful the apical 8 successful the radical stage, with Liverpool going done arsenic apical seeds.

The different teams into the past 16 without needing the play-offs were Barcelona, Inter Milan, Atletico Madrid, Bayer Leverkusen and Lille.

And pursuing the midweek action, the Champions League takes the signifier of a modular cupful competition.

Bayern Munich broke Celtic’s hearts connected Tuesday, with Benfica, Club Brugge and Feyenoord besides reaching the past 16 the aforesaid night.

And connected Wednesday they were joined by Real, Borussia Dortmund, PSG and PSV, who edged retired Juventus 4-3 connected aggregate aft other time.

It each means Liverpool volition look a mammoth task against PSG, who thrashed Brest 10-0 connected aggregate, oregon Benfica.

Arsenal instrumentality connected Dutch absorption – either Feyenoord oregon Juventus‘ extra-time conquerors PSV.

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And eighth-ranked Villa conscionable Borussia Dortmund (10th), who KO’d Sporting Lisbon connected Wednesday, oregon Club Brugge (24th).

Meanwhile, Carlo Ancelotti‘s Real look Atletico Madrid oregon Bayer Leverkusen.

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Pep Guardiola‘s City had begun a melodramatic Wednesday nighttime by leaving record-breaking goal-getter Erling Haaland connected the bench.

And they ended it dumped retired successful humiliating fashion astatine the Bernabeu.

But for the remaining trio of Prem giants, it’s each eyes connected Friday.

Meanwhile, Guardiola admitted: “After we conceded a extremity we didn’t support well.

“But we judge it – the champion squad won. Now we absorption connected the Premier League.”

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Borussia Dortmund celebrated going done aft a 0-0 location gully sunk Sporting Lisbon 3-0 connected aggregate successful the play-offs[/caption]

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Khvicha Kvaratskhelia was 1 of 7 scorers connected the nighttime arsenic PSG destroyed Brest 7-0 to triumph 10-0 implicit the 2 legs[/caption]

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PSV scorer Ivan Perisic tangles with Juve’s Lloyd Kelly arsenic the Dutch broadside bushed the Italian elephantine 3-1 connected the night, 4-3 connected aggregate[/caption]