Champions League draw: Who could Arsenal face in the round in the knockout stages?

ARSENAL fans are probably fearing the wurst ahead of the last-16 draw.

The Gunners have finished top of the Champions League group for the first time in five seasons to give themselves a chance of, in theory, swerving the continent’s other big guns.

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Lucas Perez fired in a hat-trick to sink Basel last week and leave French champions Paris Saint-Germain trailing in their wake at the top of Group A.

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But luck has conspired against Arsene Wenger and left him facing the prospect of having to plot how to deal with some of the heaviest artillery in the business in his quest not to go out for a seventh straight season at the last-16 stage.

SunSport gives you a guide to the six teams that the Gunners could come up against in Monday’s Nyon draw.

BAYERN MUNICH

Munich… serious sausages… litres of lager – what’s not to like?

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Two of their last-16 KOs have come at the hands of the German giants.

And although a defeat at the hands of Rostov and their indifferent Bundesliga form suggest Bayern are not at the peak of their powers, the 75 competition goals Robert Lewandowski and Thomas Muller have between them suggest Gunners fans might be… fearing the wurst.

LEVERKUSEN

This lot know how Arsenal feel – they’ve fallen at the last-16 stage in three of the last four seasons.

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But boss Roger Schmidt is a shrewd operator and has assembled another squads not to be underestimated –  just ask Tottenham.

Slovenia playmaker Kevin Kampl looks reinvigorated since his move from Dortmund, while Chile star Charles Aranguiz and Turkish free-kick specialist Hakan Calhanoglu also provide threats from midfield.

Former Manchester United striker Javier Hernandez gets the goals, with 33 of them over the last two seasons.

REAL MADRID

The good news: Gareth Bale will miss any clash after undergoing an ankle operation.

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The bad news: There’s nothing wrong with Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema and Co.

Plus Zinedine Zidane’s Blancos are in red-hot form, sitting six points clear at the top of La Liga.

SEVILLA

Not a star-studded squad, but they make up for it with hard work and an intimidating Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan stadium.

Former Gunners man Samir Nasri would be keen to get one over Wenger and chums.

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Argentinian hit-man Luciano Vietto is arguably the man to watch, while French forward Wissam Ben Yedder has chipped in with a couple of Champions League strikes this season.

BENFICA

The Portuguese league leaders have plenty of talent at their disposal.

Two defenders have stood out, with Pep Guardiola a big fan of full-back Grimaldo and Manchester United on the trail of Swedish centre-half Victor Lindelof.

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Fulham flop Kostas Mitroglu seems exactly the sort of player that could pop up to shock the Gunners, while winger Pizzi is in fine form.

PORTO

Sitting second behind Benfica, they come into the last 16 having spanked Leicester 5-0 in their final group game.

Starlet forward Andre Silva is the danger man, with seven goals so far this season.

On-loan Atletico Madrid midfielder Jota is another one to watch, with the 20-year-old netting four times so far this campaign.

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