Arsenal will face Swedish side Ostersunds in the Last 32 of the Europa League.
As a seeded team, Arsenal could have been drawn against any Europa League group runner up or any of the four lowest ranked sides who fell from the Champions League and in the end, it was Ostersunds, who are managed by Englishman Graham Potter, who were pulled out of the pot.
Whilst the club obviously is used to competing in the Champions League post-Christmas, the Europa League still offers them a chance to win another knockout competition under Arsene Wenger and comes with the added bonus of qualification to the group stages of the Champions League.
There’s a lot of football to be played before the Gunners can begin to think about winning the trophy, but as one of the strongest sides in the competition, that should certainly be their aim and in order to do that, they’ll need to beat the Swedish side over two legs.
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