Arsenal await the draw for the last-16 of the UEFA Champions League(Image: Frederic DIDES / AFP via Getty Images)

Arsenal now have clarity over their last-16 opponents in the UEFA Champions League upon the completion of the play-off round. Bayer Leverkusen have progressed alongside Atalanta, setting up a tie which the Gunners should be favourites for.

Mikel Arteta’s side went through the last-16 with a perfect eight wins from eight, including impressive victories over Bayern Munich, Atletico Madrid and Inter Milan in the San Siro.

Leverkusen managed to get the job done in Greece, winning 2-0 before holding Olympiacos to a goalless draw in their own backyard despite a few scares. The German team have not made it past the last-16 since they reached the final in 2002 and were beaten by Real Madrid.

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Atalanta, meanwhile, overcame all the odds after their 2-0 defeat to Borussia Dortmund in Germany to come back in Bergamo with a dramatic second-leg. The Italian side went 3-0 up on the night before their opponents got...