Arsenal will be seeded when the draw for the Third Qualifying Round of the Champions League takes place (UK time) in Nyon on Friday, August 3.
That means Arsène Wenger's team will avoid Liverpool, Valencia, Sevilla, Benfica, Ajax, Werder Bremen, Celtic, Lazio, Anderlecht and Dynamo Kiev.
Shakhtar Donetsk, Steaua Bucharest, Rangers, Levski Sofia and Besiktas will complete the line-up of seeds provided they come through their Second Qualifying Round ties. If any of them are knocked out, their place as seeds will be taken by the team which beats them.
When Friday's draw is made, the second legs of the Second Qualifying Round ties will not have been played.
Arsenal will most likely face a team which advances from the Second Qualifying Round. That could mean a reunion with Salzburg, who have already beaten Arsenal this summer, or Dinamo Zagreb, who lost 5-1 on aggregate to the Gunners in the Third Qualifying Round last season.
Of the clubs entering the Champions League at the same stage as Arsenal, seven are unseeded and could therefore face the Gunners - Fenerbahce, AEK Athens, Dinamo Bucharest, Spartak Moscow, Toulouse, Zurich and the team against whom Thierry Henry broke Ian Wright's Club scoring record, Sparta Prague.
The first legs of the Third Qualifying Round ties are scheduled for August 14 and 15 with the second legs following on August 28 and 29. Winners in this round will qualify for the Group Stage, while losing teams will be entered in the first round of the Uefa Cup.
Arsenal will be seeded in the Group Stage if they win their qualifier.
Scroll down the page to find out which teams will be in the draw for the Third Qualifying Round, plus confirmation of the clubs which has already qualified for the Group Stage.
THIRD QUALIFYING ROUND (Arsenal's possible opponents in bold)
Liverpool (England)
Valencia (Spain)
Sevilla (Spain)
Benfica (Portugal)
Ajax (Holland)
Werder Bremen (Germany)
Celtic (Scotland)
Lazio (Italy)
Anderlecht (Belgium)
Dynamo Kyiv (Ukraine)
Sparta Prague (Czech Republic)
Fenerbahçe (Turkey)
AEK Athens (Greece)
Dinamo Bucharest (Romania)
Spartak Moscow (Russia)
Toulouse (France)
Zürich (Switzerland)
FC Pyunik (Armenia) or FC Shakhtar Donetsk (Ukraine)
Tampere United (Finland) v PFC Levski Sofia (Bulgaria)
Rangers FC (Scotland) v FK Zeta (Montenegro)
Debreceni VSC (Hungary) v IF Elfsborg (Sweden)
Zaglebie Lubin (Poland) v FC Steaua Bucuresti (Romania)
KRC Genk (Belgium) v FK Sarajevo (Bosnia Herzegovina)
FC København (Denmark) v Beitar Jerusalem FC (Israel)
FC Astana (Kazakhstan) v Rosenborg BK (Norway)
FH Hafnarfjördur (Iceland) v FC BATE Borisov (Belarus)
FK Ventspils (Latvia) v FC Salzburg (Austria)
MSK Zilina (Slovakia) v SK Slavia Prague (Czech Republic)
FK Crvena Zvezda (Serbia) v FC Levadia Tallinn (Estonia)
NK Domzale (Slovenia) v NK Dinamo Zagreb (Croatia)
Besiktas JK (Turkey) v FC Sheriff (Macedonia)
GROUP STAGE
AC Milan (Italy)
Barcelona (Spain)
Internazionale (Italy)
Real Madrid (Spain)
Manchester United (England)
Chelsea (England)
Lyon (France)
Porto (Portugal)
PSV Eindhoven (Holland)
Roma (Italy)
Schalke 04 (Germany)
Stuttgart (Germany)
CSKA Moscow (Russia)
Sporting Lisbon (Portugal)
Marseille (France)
Olympiacos (Greece)
I want salzburh dammit. time for revenge!!
Arsenal to face Sparta Prague in qualifier
Arsenal will face Sparta Prague in the Third Qualifying Round of the Champions League.
Arsène Wenger's team will travel to the Czech Republic for the start of their latest European campaign on August 14 or 15 before welcoming Sparta back to Emirates Stadium for the second leg on August 28 or 29.
Arsenal met Sparta in the Group Stage of the 2005/06 Champions League. They won 2-0 in the Czech capital on the night Thierry Henry broke Ian Wright's Club goalscoring record, and completed the double with a 3-0 win at Highbury. Henry was on target again while Robin van Persie struck twice.
Tomas Rosicky scored against Arsenal while playing for Sparta in the Group Stage of the 2000/01 competition. The Czech international,just 20 at the time, scored a fine individual goal although his side were beaten 4-2. Arsenal also won the return fixture in Prague with Silvinho scoring the only goal of the game.
Third Qualifying Round draw:
FH Hafnarfjördur (Iceland) or FC BATE Borisov (Belarus) v Zaglebie Lubin (Poland) or FC Steaua Bucharest (Romania)
Tampere United (Finland) or PFC Levski Sofia (Bulgaria) v FC Astana (Kazakhstan) or Rosenborg BK (Norway)
Spartak Moscow (Russia) v Celtic (Scotland)
Werder Bremen (Germany) v NK Domzale (Slovenia) or NK Dinamo Zagreb (Croatia)
FK Ventspils (Latvia) or FC Salzburg (Austria) v FC Pyunik (Armenia) or FC Shakhtar Donetsk (Ukraine)
Ajax (Holland) v MSK Zilina (Slovakia) or SK Slavia Prague (Czech Republic)
Valencia (Spain) v Debreceni VSC (Hungary) or IF Elfsborg (Sweden)
KRC Genk (Belgium) or FK Sarajevo (Bosnia Herzegovina) v Dynamo Kyiv (Ukraine)
Fenerbahçe (Turkey) v Anderlecht (Belgium)
Rangers FC (Scotland) or FK Zeta (Montenegro) v FC København (Denmark) or Beitar Jerusalem FC (Israel)
Toulouse (France) v Liverpool (England)
Benfica (Portugal) v FC Copenhagen (Denmark) or Beitar Jerusalem (Israel)
Lazio (Italy) v Dinamo Bucharest (Romania)
Sparta Prague (Czech Republic) v Arsenal (England)
Zürich (Switzerland) v Besiktas JK (Turkey) or FC Sheriff (Macedonia)
Sevilla (Spain) v AEK Athens (Greece)
oh man..300 vs Arsenal..can arsenal just blow them?
lols. They are spartans!!
But we are GUNNERS. Shoot'em all!!
