{"id":29484,"date":"2023-12-18T18:35:51","date_gmt":"2023-12-18T17:35:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/betting.com\/gb\/?p=29484"},"modified":"2023-12-19T15:13:33","modified_gmt":"2023-12-19T14:13:33","slug":"favourites-city-handed-copenhagen-test-in-champions-league","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/betting.com\/gb\/news\/favourites-city-handed-copenhagen-test-in-champions-league","title":{"rendered":"Favourites City handed Copenhagen test in Champions League"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul>\n<li>City paired with Copenhagen<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Gunners to face Porto<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Inter to meet Atleti<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Holders and favourites Manchester City are set to face Copenhagen in the UEFA Champions League last 16, while <a href=\"http:\/\/betting.com\/gb\/premier-league\">Premier League<\/a> leaders Arsenal will take on Porto.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out the <a href=\"http:\/\/betting.com\/gb\/champions-league\">best Champions League betting sites in the UK<\/a> with Betting.com.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"mt-8 wp-block-top-list \" id=\"sports-book\">\n\n\t\n\t<section\n\t\tid=\"block_d23ee5276bbdfeb2188400771cd10342\"\n\t\t\t\t\tx-data=\"block_d23ee5276bbdfeb2188400771cd10342\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"@container\"\n\t>\n\t\t<div class=\"grid grid-cols-1  @2xl:grid-cols-2  gap-8\" x-ref=\"container-block_d23ee5276bbdfeb2188400771cd10342\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/go.betting.com\/go\/betuk\"\n\t\t\ttarget=\"_blank\"\n\t\t\trel=\"nofollow noopener\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"BetUK Review 2026 in the UK\"\n\t\t\tclass=\"flex flex-grow flex-row items-center bg-white p-2 shadow group hover:no-underline \"\n\t\t\tdata-bt=\"tiles-betting-site-sm\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/betting.com\/gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/bet-uk_postcard_400x210-180x95.webp 180w, https:\/\/betting.com\/gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/bet-uk_postcard_400x210-180x95.jpg 180w, https:\/\/betting.com\/gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/bet-uk_postcard_400x210-360x189.webp 360w, https:\/\/betting.com\/gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/bet-uk_postcard_400x210-360x189.jpg 360w, https:\/\/betting.com\/gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/bet-uk_postcard_400x210.webp 400w, https:\/\/betting.com\/gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/bet-uk_postcard_400x210.jpg 400w\"\n\t\t\t\tsizes=\"120px\"\n\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/betting.com\/gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/bet-uk_postcard_400x210.jpg\"\n\t\talt=\"BetUK\"\n\t\t\t\t\twidth=\"120\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\theight=\"62\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"object-cover object-center bg-cover bg-center flex-shrink-0 w-[120px] lg:w-[100px] aspect-casino\"\n\t\tstyle=\" \"\n\t\tloading=\"lazy\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-col px-3\">\n\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"text-sm font-semibold !leading-4 text-black duration-300 group-hover:text-red-100 lg:text-base\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-bt=\"tiles-betting-site-sm-title\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\tBetUK\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mt-1 flex flex-row items-center gap-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"star-rating h-auto w-[60px]\"\n\t\t style=\"--bt-star-percentage: 95.6584%; 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The first legs are scheduled for 13-14 or 20-21 February, with the return legs on 5-6 or 12-13 March.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Both Manchester City and Arsenal, as seeded teams, will have the advantage of playing the second leg at home. City, with a perfect record in Group G, will look to continue their impressive run in the last 16, having progressed from this stage in the past six seasons. Arsenal, topping Group B, will aim to make their mark in a competition they have never won.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The final is set to take place at Wembley on 1 June.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Champions League Last 16 draw<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Porto v Arsenal<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Napoli v Barcelona<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Paris St-Germain v Real Sociedad<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Inter Milan v Atletico Madrid<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>PSV Eindhoven v Borussia Dortmund<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lazio v Bayern Munich<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Copenhagen v Manchester City<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>RB Leipzig v Real Madrid<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Europa-League\">Europa League play-off draw<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/betting.com\/gb\/europa-league\">Europa League <\/a>knockout round play-off draw also took place on Monday. West Ham United, Brighton and Hove Albion, Rangers and Liverpool among the eight group winners who go straight into the round of 16, scheduled for&nbsp; 7 and 14 March.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They will be joined by the winners of the play-offs, which will be between the eight runners-up from the Europa League group stage and eight third-placed teams from the Champions League group stage. These ties are scheduled for the 15 and 22 February.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Feyenoord v Roma<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lens v Freiburg<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Benfica v Toulouse<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Galatasaray v Sparta Prague<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>AC Milan v Rennes<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Young Boys v Sorting Lisbon<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sporting Braga v Qarabag<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Shakhtar Donetsk v Marseille<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Europa-conference\">Europa Conference League play-off draw<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Aston Villa are among the eight teams through to the last 16 of the <a href=\"http:\/\/betting.com\/gb\/europa-conference-league\">Europa Conference League<\/a>. They will be joined by the winners of the play-offs, between eight runners-up from the Europa Conference League group stage and eight third-placed teams from the Europa League group stage. These ties will be played on 15 and 22 February.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sturm Graz v Slovan Bratislava<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Servette v Ludogorets<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Union Saint-Gilloise v Eintracht Frankfurt<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Real Betis v Dinamo Zagreb<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Olympiakos v Ferencvarosi<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ajax v Bodo\/Glimt<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Molde v Legia Warsaw<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Maccabi Haifa v Gent<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Betting\">Betting Implications<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>With all due respect, the draw has been kind to Manchester City who have had their position as favourites strengthened despite having had, by their standards, an indifferent period. 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