Gunners 4-6 to
fall in last 16
ARSENAL cruised through to the last 16 of the Champions League with a 4-1 win in Basel on Tuesday to qualify as Group A winners of but bookmakers are pessimistic about their future progression.
Coral go 4-6 that Arsene Wenger’s men fall at the next stage – a fate that has beset them in their last six European Cup campaigns and that price is easy to comprehend when looking at the list of possible next opponents.
Juventus and one of Real Madrid or Borussia Dortmund could take on the Gunners, as could Bayern Munich who eliminated the Londoners at this stage in 2013 and 2014.
However, Arsenal will avoid their 2015 conquerors Barcelona and last year’s nemesis, Monaco.
The Gunners are 11-5 to go out in the quarter-finals and 7-1 to fall in the semis. A runners-up spot is 18-1 and they were 22-1 to win the competition before last night’s final group matches.
Manchester City are also safely through and they are 7-5 to go make no further progress.
They are 9-4 to crash out in the quarter-finals and 11-2 to perish at the semi-final stage.
City were 12-1 to lift the trophy before last night’s games and 9-1 to finish as runners-up. They will be paired with one of Atletico Madrid, Napoli, Monaco, Real Madrid or Borussia Dortmund, and Juventus or Seville when the last-16 draw is made on Monday.
Manchester United are in Europa League action tonight but winger Ashley Young is being linked with a move away from Old Trafford.
Former club Watford are 5-4 favourites with Ladbrokes to be his next destination and he is 10-11 to leave United in January, with a summer move a 1-2 shot.