The draw for the next round of the Champions League will take place on Friday and Arsenal, Aston Villa and Liverpool now know the two potential teams they could face
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The Premier League contingent awaiting their Champions League last-16 opponents now know the two teams they could face next.
Arsenal, Aston Villa and Liverpool were the three English teams who qualified automatically from the first phase of this year's new-look competition, while Manchester City were forced to settle for a play-off game.
The reigning Premier League champions are out, though, after failing to overturn last week's defeat against Real Madrid, who ran riot to win 3-1 in the return leg courtesy of a superb hat-trick from Kylian Mbappe.
While Pep Guardiola and Co are now no longer in contention to win this year's tournament, the three remaining teams from England have gone from having four potential opponents earlier this week to two.
Here, Mirror Football maps out the lay of the land ahead of the draw for the next round of the Champions League on Friday...
Liverpool are set to face Paris Saint-Germain or Benfica in the next round of the tournament after the former thrashed Brest 10-0 on aggregate over two legs.
Arsenal had to wait a little bit longer to find out their final potential opponent after PSV Eindhoven and Juventus drew 3-3 on aggregate. PSV won after extra-time, with Feyenoord the club's other potential opponents.
Things are more straightforward for Aston Villa, who will meet either Borussia Dortmund or Club Brugge in the Last 16 after the Bundesliga outfit beat Sporting Lisbon 3-0 over two legs.
Permutations for the Last 16
LIVERPOOL AND BARCELONA: Will play one of PSG or Benfica.
ARSENAL AND INTER: Will play one of PSV or Feyenoord.
ATLETICO MADRID AND BAYER LEVERKUSEN: Will play one of Real Madrid or Bayern Munich.
LILLE AND ASTON VILLA: Will play one of Borussia Dortmund or Club Brugge.
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