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Man City get Real Madrid with Premier League clubs in mouthwatering Champions League draw

Chelsea and Newcastle avoided an all-English clash in a mouthwatering Champions League last-16 draw.

The Blues will instead face Paris Saint-Germain while the Magpies take on Barcelona.

Man City's name drawn during the Champions League draw

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Man City will take on Real Madrid in the latest instalment of their European rivalryCredit: AFP

Elsewhere, Manchester City drew Real Madrid yet again, while a tie against Norwegian minnows Bodo/Glimt was their other possibility.

For the other English sides, Arsenal landed Bayer Leverkusen, Liverpool will play Galatasaray and Tottenham were drawn against Atletico Madrid.

All six Premier League teams advanced through the league phase to make up more than a third of the sides left in the competition.

Newcastle were the only English club forced to go through the play-offs after Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City and Tottenham all finished inside the top eight and progressed straight to the round of 16.

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Champions League road to the final map

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The road to the final has now been mapped out in full

The Magpies eased their way through with a 9-3 aggregate victory over Qarabag.

First leg ties will take place on March 10 and March 11, before the second legs on March 17 and March 18.

The round of 16 schedule will be released later on Friday.

This year's final is set for May 30 at the Puskas Arena in Budapest.

Premier League leaders Arsenal, who also topped the league phase with a perfect record, are currently favourites to go all the way.

Mikel Arteta's men are still competing on all four fronts domestically and in Europe with a historic quadruple still possible.

Champions League last-16 draw in full

Real Madrid vs Manchester City

Bodo/Glimt vs Sporting

Paris Saint-Germain vs Chelsea

Newcastle vs Barcelona

Galatasaray vs Liverpool

Atletico Madrid vs Tottenham

Atalanta vs Bayern Munich

Bayer Leverkusen vs Arsenal

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Arsenal - 10/3

Bayern Munich - 4/1

Barcelona - 6/1

Man City - 8/1

PSG - 8/1

Liverpool - 9/1

Real Madrid - 10/1

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Should they progress, the Gunners will face the winners of Bodo/Glimt vs Sporting in the quarter-finals in what appears to be a very favourable draw.

Newcastle, Barcelona, Atletico Madrid or Tottenham will then await in the semi-finals.

On the other side of the draw, Man City and Real Madrid will renew what has become a regular European rivalry in recent years.

The two sides have been drawn against each other in the Champions League for the sixth successive season, having done battle 11 times in the last seven years.

For Chelsea, it is a repeat of the Club World Cup final against PSG in July - which the Blues won 3-0.

Newcastle will be out for revenge when they take on Barcelona, who beat them 2-1 at St James' Park back in September thanks to two goals from Marcus Rashford.

And the same is true for Liverpool, who lost 1-0 against upcoming opponents Galatasaray in the league phase.

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