The Gunners opened their campaign with a win over Preston, before hammering Southampton in the fourth round, but then they had
easy ties against non-league sides Sutton and then Lincoln City in the following round.
has been made and Chelsea have been rewarded for topping their group with a relatively
easy tie against Galatasaray.
Not exact matches
In what was supposed to be the
easiest last - 16
tie to call, Arsenal paradoxically surprised yet predictably collapsed
against the French side losing 3 - 1.
However, Arsene Wenger's side have got off lightly this season with a relatively
easy looking
tie against struggling Ligue 1 side AS Monaco.
Stand out
ties are of course
against Spurs, United and PSG, but the matches
against the other opponents, including the EFL Cup match
against Southampton will not be by any means
easy.
Wright gave his beloved Gunners a lengthy away trip to Preston North End, while Gerrard handed Liverpool an
easy home
tie against Newport County or Plymouth Argyle.
Even this year has been
easier with all four
ties at home and
against weak opposition thus far.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Co. are unlikely to have an
easy time of it up
against Paul's older (but smaller) brother, although in the height stakes both look up to six - foot - four Matthias who despite not having a part to play in United and St. Etienne's Europa League
tie, is sure to take a keen interest in his siblings» two - legged rivalry.
Roma have lost their last six two - legged
ties against English clubs, but Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp rejected suggestions that his side got the lightest possible matchup, saying: «If anybody think this is the
easiest draw then I can not help this person; they obviously didn't see both games
against Barcelona.»
After the tough
tie against Manchester City, Barca fans were hoping for an
easier outing this time around, preferrably Manchester United.
What should have been a hard match
against Porto was relatively
easy for the German giants as they won the
tie 3 - 0 to send them into the last 16.
But, whoever you may be, working
against a deadline to create a game
tie - in to be released alongside a blockbuster film can never be an
easy task.