Arsenal's next Champions League opponents will be revealed when the draw for the Quarter-Finals and Semi-Finals of the competition is made in Nyon on Friday.
Arsène Wenger's side reached the last eight with a 2-0 aggregate victory against the defending European champions, AC Milan. They are one of four English clubs in the Quarter-Finals after Manchester United, Chelsea and Liverpool also advanced.
No team in the draw will be seeded and sides from the same country can play each other. The strong Premier League contingent means there is a 43 per cent chance that Arsenal will play English opposition. Their other possible opponents are Schalke, Roma, Fenerbahce or Barcelona, who beat Arsenal in the 2006 Final and now have former Gunners captain Thierry Henry in their ranks.
Friday's draw begins at 12pm (UK time) and will be conducted by UEFA General Secretary, David Taylor, together with the ambassador for the Final in Moscow on May 21, former Russia goalkeeper Rinat Dasaev. The Semi-Final pairings will also be drawn on Friday.
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