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La Liga champions Barcelona have been drawn against Paris Saint Germain and Real Madrid pitted against Napoli in the last 16 stage of the Champions League 2016/17.
The teams met in the knockout stages in 2005, 2013 and 2014 with the German champions winning on all three occasions. Bayern, who finished runners-up in their group, will host the first leg.
Paris St Germain will also try to break the jinx when they face Spanish champions Barcelona, who knocked them out in the quarter-finals in 2012-13 and 2014-15.
Holders Real Madrid, who like Bayern finished runners-up in their group and will therefore play the first leg at home, were given a tricky clash with Serie A side Napoli.
English Premier League champions Leicester City, who have reached the second round in their first attempt in the competition, will lock horns with Sevilla.
Benfica face Borussia Dortmund, Manchester City meet Monaco, Porto take on Serie A champions Juventus, Bayer Leverkusen clash with last season’s runners-up Atletico Madrid
First leg fixtures:
Feb 14: Benfica v Borussia Dortmund | PSG vs Barcelona
Feb 15: Real Madrid v Napoli | Bayern Munich v Arsenal
Feb 21: Manchester City v Monaco | Bayer Leverkusen v Atletico Madrid
Feb 22: Porto v Juventus | Sevilla v Leicester City
Second leg fixtures:
Mar 7: Napoli v Real Madrid | Arsenal v Bayern Munich
Mar 8: Borussia Dortmund v Benfica | Barcelona v Paris
Mar 14: Juventus v Porto | Leicester v Sevilla
Mar 15: Monaco v Manchester City | Atletico Madrid v Bayer Leverkusen