Michael Owen reacts to Arsenal and Chelsea’s Champions League draw

Michael Owen has described Arsenal and Chelsea’s Champions League last-16 draw as a “nightmare” for the English clubs.

Arsenal were pitted against Barcelona, while Chelsea will take on Paris Saint-Germain in the first knockout round of Europe’s elite club competition.

Manchester City, meanwhile, were handed a more favourable tie against Dynamo Kiev.

Owen used his personal Twitter account to post an update on Monday afternoon after the draw was made at Uefa’s headquarters in Switzerland.

The former Manchester United and Liverpool striker tweeted:

Love The Champions League draw. Great tie for City but nightmare ties for Arsenal and Chelsea. https://t.co/fK68Phi9lC

— michael owen (@themichaelowen) December 14, 2015

Arsenal suffered a 4-3 aggregate defeat by Barcelona in their most recent meeting at the last-16 stage back in 2011. The Gunners have not made it past the round of 16 in the last five attempts.

First legs are scheduled to take place on 16-17 and 23-24 February 2015, with the return legs played on 8-9 and 15-16 March.

Arsenal moved top of the Premier League table with a comfortable 2-0 win at Aston Villa on Sunday afternoon.