Arsenal may have qualified for the Europa League knockout phase with two games to spare, but there's still work to do in order to top Group A.
Last Thursday's 2-0 reverse at the hands of PSV Eindhoven denied the Gunners the chance to benefit from a major UEFA rule change where 'group winners progress automatically to the round of 16' and instead sets up what could be a nervy matchday six when they host FC Zurich at the Emirates Stadium.
The incentive for Arsenal to avoid finishing second is that they will skip a knockout play-off round tie against a third-placed Champions League team - such as Barcelona, Sevilla and potentially Atletico Madrid and Juventus - and two extra games in the new year.
