Who Will We Face in the Champions League

Arsenal's path to the Champion's League group stages has been clarified somewhat today with the draw for the qualifying round of the Champions League.

Arsenal are automatically in the "Play-off" round along with Atletico Madrid, Lyons, VfB Stuttgart and Fiorentina. We will be joined by the winners of the following matches:

Sparta Prague  v Panathinaikos Â

Shakhtar Donetsk  v Timisoara (Rom)

Sporting Lisbon  v Twente Â

Celtic v Dynamo Moscow Â

Anderlecht  v Sivasspor (Tur)

The draw for the "Play-off" will take place on 7 August.

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