Reigning African footballer of the year, Victor Osimhen and his Napoli team mates will aim to upset Barcelona in the round of 16 of the UEFA Champions League.
Napoli was drawn against Barcelona on Tuesday while reigning champions, Manchester City were handed a tie against FC Copenhagen. Nigerian striker, Sadiq Umar’s Real Sociedad will play PSG.
Super Eagles defender, Zaidu Sanusi has a tough job on his hands as his Porto side face Arsenal.
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The Portuguese side finished runners-up in their group behind Barcelona, level on points with the Catalan club having won four and drawn two of their group games.
It is the fourth time Arsenal have drawn against Porto in the competition. In 2006/07, the Gunners won 2-0 at home before drawing 0-0 away, while in 2008/09, they were victorious by a 4-0 scoreline before losing 2-0 away from home.
Those ties were in the group stage, and the last time both teams locked horns was in the round of 16 the following season, when Arsenal overturned a 2-1 loss in the first leg with an emphatic 5-0 win at Emirates Stadium to advance.
The round of 16 will be played over four weeks in the spring. The first legs will be February 13-14 or February 20-21 2024, while the return fixtures will be on either March 5-6 or March 12-13.
As a seeded team, Arsenal will host the second leg at Emirates Stadium after travelling to the Estadio do Dragao.
Full draw
FC Porto v Arsenal
FC Copenhagen v Manchester City
Napoli v Barcelona
PSG v Real Sociedad
Inter Milan v Atletico Madrid
PSV Eindhoven v Borussia Dortmund
Lazio v Bayern Munich
RB Leipzig v Real Madrid
