The penultimate round of fixtures at the group stage of European competitions takes place this midweek and Arsenal will be keen to see how events unfold in the Champions League.
Having secured a place in the Europa League knockout phase thanks to a 1-0 win over PSV Eindhoven in last Thursday's rearranged fixture, the next challenge facing the Gunners is to clinch top spot in Group A, as the reward is avoiding a round of 32 play-off against a side transferring over from Europe's elite competition after Christmas.
As is the case in the Champions League, the eight teams who finish third in their respective groups will drop down into the Europa League and face the eight group runners-up in a knockout round play-off tie, with the winners then progressing to the round of 16.
