Uefa Champions League: Clubs react to last-16 draw

Holders Barcelona will play Premier League leaders Arsenal in the last 16 of the Champions League, 10 years after the sides faced each other in the final, following the 14 December draw for the first knockout stage. Arsenal, along with French champions Paris St-Germain and Italian champions Juventus, were considered the hardest match-ups in the pot of teams who finished second in their group, and were therefore one of the teams top-seeded teams like Barcelona would have looked to avoid.