The Gunners have avoided the likes of Real Madrid and Bayern Munich as the Frenchman returns to his old club, while Jose Mourinho has been handed his dream draw

If Arsene Wenger followed through on his quip about going to church over the weekend, his prayers have been answered.
Arsenal's cycle of dreadful Champions League draws has come to an end and Wenger has been handed his dream last-16 clash with a return to Monaco.
It will be the first time that Wenger has faced Monaco in a competitive fixture since he spent seven years in charge of the Ligue 1 club, during which time he won the French title and the domestic cup.
It was the draw Wenger said he would "love", but not solely for romantic reasons.
After all, Monaco are hardly the club Wenger remembers. In fact, their extravagant spending to get back to Europe's top table represents the antithesis of Wenger's philosophy.
The real reason Wenger will be smiling from ear to ear today is that the Gunners have finally been handed a kind draw at this stage in the competition.
They have been knocked out in the last four years in the last 16, to Bayern Munich in the last two seasons and to Milan and Barcelona before then.
It has added to the sense of stagnation at Arsenal and the feeling within the stands that Wenger will never bring the north London side back among the elite.
Now Arsenal have the perfect opportunity to book their place in the quarter-finals of the Champions League as they come up against a Monaco side sitting sixth in Ligue 1.
Monaco have struggled following the high-profile summer departures of James Rodriguez and Radamel Falcao, with Joao Moutinho expected to follow them out of the principality.
If Arsenal cannot beat Monaco, Wenger won't have a leg to stand on. Monaco are there to make up the numbers, the also-rans of the last 16 draw.
They finished top of a weak Champions League group completed by Bayer Leverkusen, Zenit and Benfica. They scored just four goals in six matches, and should pose little threat for a team of Arsena''s attacking firepower.
Arsenal will most likely progress to the quarter-final and lose against the first top team they face, the equivalent of finishing third rather than fourth in the Premier League.
But Wenger will feel he has earned a break in this competition and now has the opportunity to give the Arsenal supporters something to cheer.
"We've never had an easy ride," Wenger said over the weekend.
"Of course I would love to go [to Monaco]. I've got great memories of Monaco because they gave me a chance when I was a very young manager.
"We did many Champions League games there as well. When I arrived there, they had never passed the first round in the European Cup. It is a fantastic place."
Wenger has got his wish, but Monaco will not be the only Ligue 1 side trying to provide some French resistance to Premier League clubs in the second round.
Jose Mourinho has also been handed the draw he said he wanted as Chelsea come up against Paris Saint-Germain, their quarter-final opponents last season.
Chelsea won it at the death last term and the fact they are again at home in the second leg could prove decisive, especially given Mourinho's game-management skills.
The French champions boast some fearsome attacking players and Mourinho will come up against some familiar faces including Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Thiago Motta and, of course, David Luiz.
Luiz will feel he has a point to prove to the Blues after his €50 million transfer to PSG over the summer but he will face a tough task against Diego Costa, Eden Hazard and Co.
PSG have, in many ways, followed the model implemented by Chelsea and Manchester City after their acquisition by billionaire owners, but the clubs are now at very different stages of their evolution.
Chelsea have built a formidable squad, the best in the Premier League, and are turning a profit.
Manchester City have also looked to change their structure and want to develop their own talent.
It is why they hired Ferran Soriano and Txiki Begiristain as chief executive and director of football respectively, to replicate the model of Barcelona, their last 16 opponents for the second year in a row.
Last season, they were sunk by naive defending and Lionel Messi, but City are starting to finally believe they belong in the competition, especially after their home win over Bayern Munich.
The two major factors will be whether Manuel Pellegrini has the tactical nous to stunt Messi and the form and fitness of Sergio Aguero. He is as important to City as the best mate is to Barcelona, and they need him to pick up where he left off when he returns from his knee injury.
If they can do that, then City might be in line for a famous victory over the club they are trying to emulate.