unlucky Arsenal to face Bayern Munich in the round of 16.......
Champions League's first knockout round following this morning's draw.
The Gunners were handed a repeat of their last-16 ties from both 2013 and 2014, both of which saw them eliminated. They also met in last season's group stage.
Manchester City were paired with Monaco in the first tie drawn out while Leicester were the last team drawn and will face
Sevilla.
Arsenal's general secretary David Miles told BT Sport 2: "We thought it might happen, we've played them five or six times in the last 15 years.
"We've now qualified for the knockout stage for the 14th successive season, that's testament to Arsene and the squad over that period.
"The fans will think we've got the rough end of the draw again but at some stage the tide's got to turn so why not this time?"
The ties will be played in February and March, with Arsenal knowing they have the second leg at home by virtue of qualifying as group winners.
"Hopefully we can get some of our injured players back and the home game in the second leg will be vital for us," said Miles. "We're going to be upbeat and positive."
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