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Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola, has rubbished talk that Arsenal have been handed an easy route to the Champions League final.
This follows the completion of the Round of 16, quarter-final and semi-final draw on Friday.
Mikel Arteta’s men will take on Bayer Leverkusen and if they beat the Bundesliga side, they will face either Bodo/Glimt or Sporting.
On the other side of the draw, City will take on Real Madrid for the fifth year running.
If Guardiola’s see off Los Blancos, they are likely to play Bayern Munich in the quarter-final.
When asked if Arsenal’s side of the draw is easier, Guardiola replied: “That would be so disrespectful.
“For example, Newcastle, Barcelona, top team. Atletico Madrid or Spurs.
“I’m not saying Madrid is not difficult, everybody knows it.
“If you want to go through in this competition right now, you have to beat the best teams, otherwise you don’t deserve it.”
UCL: It’s disrespectful – Guardiola reacts to Arsenal’s Round of 16 draw
