GUNNER BE TOUGH
‘This is RIGGED man’ say fans as Champions League draw sees Arsenal handed horror route to final and derbies galore
The draw threw out several interesting ties
FANS whinged that the Champions League draw was "rigged" after several interesting fixtures emerged.
English sides Liverpool, Arsenal and Aston Villa were among the teams to learn their round of 16 opponents during this morning's draw.
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Real Madrid landed a tasty derby with city rivals Atletico, while Bayern Munich will face Bundesliga foes Bayer Leverkusen.
Arsenal, meanwhile, got PSV Eindhoven - and will face the winner of the Madrid derby in the quarter-finals, should they triumph over the Dutch side.
Moaning over the draw, a fan wrote on X: "this ucl draw is rigged man."
While a second whinged: "Nah Real - Atletico. No-one can tell me this s*** isn’t rigged."
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In a further unfounded claim, a third cried: "How rigged is this draw, two German teams against each other and two Spanish teams against each other.
"This means England have a huge advantage in points for top 5 leagues and get a extra UCL spot…."
Elsewhere in the round of 16, Liverpool will face French champions Paris Saint-Germain, while Villa will rematch Club Brugge.
The Belgian side beat Villa 1-0 in November courtesy of Hans Vanaken's 52nd minute penalty.
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Champions League round of 16 draw
- Aston Villa vs Club Brugge
- Lille vs Dortmund
- Atletico Madrid vs Real Madrid
- Bayern vs Bayer Leverkusen
- Feyenoord vs Inter Milan
- PSV Eindhoven vs Arsenal
- PSG vs Liverpool
- Benfica vs Barcelona
Benfica will face Barcelona, Feyenoord are set to take on Inter Milan and Lille have drawn Borussia Dortmund.
The quarter-finals could see an all-English clash with the winners of PSG vs Liverpool and Club Brugge set to face off.
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Benfica or Barca will do battle with Dortmund or Lille.
And either Bayern or Leverkusen are set to face Feyenoord or Inter Milan.
PSG, Liverpool, Club Brugge or Aston Villa will meet one of PSV, Arsenal, Real Madrid or Atletico in the first semi-final.
While Benfica, Barcelona, Dortmund or Lille will face off with either Bayern, Leverkusen, Feyenoord or Inter Milan in the other semi.
Champions League QFs and SFs draw
Quarter-finals
PSG or Liverpool vs Club Brugge or Aston Villa
PSV or Arsenal vs Real Madrid or Atletico
Benfica or Barcelona vs Dortmund or Lille
Bayern or Bayer Leverkusen vs Feyenoord or Inter Milan
Semi-finals
PSG, Liverpool, Club Brugge or Aston Villa vs PSV, Arsenal, Real Madrid or Atletico
Benfica, Barcelona, Dortmund or Lille vs Bayern Munich, Bayer Leverkusen, Feyenoord or Inter Milan
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