Arsenal will finally find out who they will face in the Europa League round of 16 today. The Gunners reached the final of the competition in 2019 but were beaten 4-1 by Chelsea and, at the time, that defeat extended their absence from the Champions League to four consecutive seasons.
Three more have passed without this particular sequence coming to an end, but the north London outfit are very much on course to be back at Europe's top table in the very near future, whether that's via their Premier League finish or lifting the Europa League trophy come May.
Despite establishing themselves as genuine Premier League title contenders, the Europa League is somewhat of an insurance policy for Arsenal in their quest to be playing Champions League football next season and they've been handed a nice boost by being seeded for the round of 16 draw having topped their group.
