Champs League draw could be a monster for City and Arsenal

Second leaves them precarious, as Europe’s big names loom large on the horizon

WENGER and Pellegrini... welcome to your Champions League nightmare! The European superpowers awaiting City and Arsenal ...

When the balls were drawn on a steamy August afternoon in Monaco, both Manchester City and Arsenal would have settled for second place in their respective groups.

The cream of Germany was expected to rise, as Manchester City were confronted by the holders, Bayern Munich, and Arsenal were pitted with last season’s runners-up, Borussia Dortmund.

Yet now, there will be

GETTY IMAGES BE AFRAID, BE VERY AFRAID: Arsenal’s Arsene Wenger and Manchester City’s Manuel Pellegrini will be hoping for a ‘soft option’ as far as opposition goes, when the Champions League draw takes place on Monday.

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