So many people are talking in different threads about our possible CL qualification opponents and are worried that we could face a spanish side but isn't possible!!!
Let's say all leagues are finished then the CL qualification would like so for us......
3rd qualifying round (League Route)
Monaco, FC Krasnodar, Ajax, Dnipro, Club Brugge, Galatasaray, PAOK, Young Boys, Rapid Vienna & Sparta Prague
That 10 clubs would be in this round and 5 of of them are going through to the next round (Last play-off round).
Last play-off round (League route)
Manchester United, Valencia, Leverkusen, Lazio & Sporting + 5 clubs of the 3rd qualifying round
But it wouldn't be then a open draw.....it will give five seeded clubs and five unseeded clubs.....the UEFA club coefficient ranking will decided that (That goes for all qualification rounds!!!).
Okay let's say the five best club of the UEFA club coefficient ranking are going through from the 3rd qualifying round then the draw for the last play-off round would be......
SEEDED CLUBS: Manchester United, Valencia, Leverkusen, Ajax & Sporting
UNSEEDED CLUB: Galatasaray, Lazio, Dnipro, Club Brugge & PAOK
Summary
Of course a lot can still change in the leagues but we wouldn't definitely not face clubs like Atletico Madrid, Valencia, FC Sevilla, Napoli, Leverkusen or Shakhtar Donetsk.
But clubs like Roma, Mönchengladbach, Marseille or CSKA Moscow could be possible opponents if it will give some position changes in their leagues
BTW: I don't care who we get in the qualifier, I would expect us to beat any of those teams seeded or not, only 12months ago we was in the quarter final so we can't claim to be some European amateurs. Anyone at the club using these qualifiers as an excuse for failing to reach group stage should be nowhere near the club.
Arsenal have done it many times, even Tottenham have breezed through it too. We have enough players and manager with plenty of European experience to get through this without any fuss.
Playoff team for whoever finished 4th over the last few years:
14/15 Arsenal vs. Besiktas
13/14 Arsenal vs. Fenerbahce
12/13 -
11/12 Arsenal vs. Udinese
10/11 Tottenham vs. Young Boys
09/10 Arsenal vs. Celtic