Arsenal face a tough double-header against Udinese in the playoff round for the Champions League group stages.
The Gunners will hope to seal an emphativ vicotry in the first leg at the Emirates Stadium to insure against what will be tricky encounter at the Stadio Friuli.The Italian side have lost the services of their star player Alexis Sanchez who joined barcelona in a £23m deal earlier this summer but they still possess the top scorer in last season’s Serie A, Italy striker Antonio Di Natale.
The draw in full (ties to be played 16/17 and 23/34 August 2011):
Wisla Krakow v APOEL
Maccabi Haifa v Genk
Dinamo Zagreb v Malmo
FC Copenhagen v Plzen
BATE Borisov v Sturm Graz
OB Odense v Villarreal
FC Twente v Benfica
Arsenal v Udinese
Bayern Munich v FC Zurich
Lyon v Rubin Kazan
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