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Who will go furthest in CL?
- Updated: December 7, 2016
Three Premier League sides are left standing in the Champions League, but which one of them will go furthest this season?
Arsenal, Leicester and Manchester City have all reached the last 16 and will learn their opponents when the draw is made on Monday.
But which of the three English sides is best positioned to do the most damage against Europe’s elite? We canvassed the views of the Soccer Special panel – and don’t forget to cast your vote at the bottom of the page…
The case for Arsenal – Iain Dowie
Qualification: Group A winners
Group stage record: P6 W4 D2 L0 F18 A6 Pts14
Last season: Last 16
Current Premier League position: 2nd
Possible last 16 opponents: Bayer Leverkusen, Bayern Munich, Benfica, Porto, Real Madrid, Sevilla
“Arsenal have strength in depth in attacking areas. They are defensively a little sounder than they were and there is an energy in midfield areas, so they can cope and they have recovery pace. Plus in Alexis Sanchez and Mesut Ozil they have two sensational players who are playing at the very peak of their powers. If you give them time they can hurt anyone. The great players in the world turn up and they are among the great players.
“You’ve also got Olivier Giroud, Theo Walcott and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain to come in – and …