Arsenal to face Udinese in CL play-offs

Arsenal must overcome Serie A opposition Udinese if Arsene Wenger's team are to make it to the Champions League group stages for the 14th successive season.

The Gunners were pitted against the Italian side in the draw for the CL play-offs held at UEFA headquarters yesterday. Arsenal are forced to go through the play-offs after their end of term collapse which resulted in a fourth place finish in the EPL last season.

Other CL play-offs draw:
Wisla Krakow v Apoel Nicosia
Maccabi Haifa v Genk
Dinamo Zagreb v Malmo
FC Copenhagen v FC Viktoria
FC BATE Borisov v Sturm Graz
OB Odense v Villarreal
FC Twente v Benfica
Bayern Munich v FC Zurich
Lyon v Rubin Kazan