Champions League draw revealed as Arsenal and Liverpool handed horror route to final – but Gunners avoid awkward reunion

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ALL THREE remaining Premier League teams face a tricky path to the final of the Champions League after the draw was made today.

Liverpool will face Paris Saint-Germain for a place in the quarter-finals next month.

ReutersThe draw for the Champions League knockout stage has been completed[/caption]

AFPArsenal face PSV in the last-16[/caption]

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Meanwhile, Arsenal have been drawn against PSV Eindhoven.

And on the same side of the draw, Aston Villa take on Belgian side Club Brugge.

All three Premier League clubs have been placed on the same side of the draw, meaning a high possibility of an all-English encounter but ruling out the possibility of an all-English final.

Should Liverpool defeat PSG across two legs, they could meet Aston Villa in the quarters.

Meanwhile Arsenal face a horror clash should they reach the last-eight.

If the Gunners beat PSV, they will take on either Atletico Madrid or Real Madrid.

And should Mikel Arteta and Co make it to the semi-finals, we could see an all-English match-up.

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APLiverpool will take on PSG[/caption]

If they were to face Liverpool in the semi-finals, the two teams will play each other three times in the space of just 11 DAYS.

The title challengers are already scheduled to meet on May 10 – three days after the conclusion of the semi-finals.

In being placed in what has been deemed by many as the most difficult side of the draw, Arsenal avoided a potentially awkward reunion with ex-striker Robin van Persie.

Van Persie agreed to become the new manager of Dutch side Feyenoord this week and is poised to take Erik ten Hag‘s former assistant, Rene Hake, with him.

The 41-year-old left Arsenal in 2012 to join rivals Manchester United – a decision which saw him dramatically fall out of favour with fans.

Instead, Feyenoord will face Inter Milan for a spot in the quarter-finals.

Benfica are set to take on Barcelona, with Borussia Dortmund in line to face Lille.

But the biggest match on that side of the bracket sees Bundesliga rivals Bayern Munich and Bayer Leverkusen go head-to-head.

In another exciting fixture, Atletico Madrid are primed to face local rivals Real Madrid in a blockbuster derby.

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