Believe it or not, matchday four in this season's Champions League group phase is upon us, and there are a number of teams on the verge of qualifying for the last-16 - thus potentially avoiding Arsenal in the Europa League.
As previously explained, due to the World Cup taking place in the winter months instead of the summer, the group stages in all three of UEFA's club competitions this season will be completed in eight weeks instead of the usual 12. There will be two more rounds left following this midweek's action.
Of course, it's only matchday three for Arsenal on Thursday after their second group stage game against PSV Eindhoven was postponed last month due to the severe limitations on police resources and organisational issues related to the ongoing events surrounding the national mourning for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II".
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