
Arsenal have guaranteed their spot in the Champions League round of 16 with a perfect record, and are well-placed for another deep run in the competition, having secured first place in the final league phase standings.
They’ll now benefit from taking on a supposedly middling opponent in the last 16, and will play the second legs of all knockout ties on home soil—a perk the Gunners didn’t earn last season, despite finishing as high as third in the opening phase of the competition then.