Arsenal have qualified for the knockout stage of the Champions League yet again.
But the Gunners have given themselves a tough task in the last-16.
Their 2 - 0 defeat to Napoli saw Borussia Dortmund go top of Group F and means Arsenal will have to face one of Real Madrid, Barcelona, PSG, Atletico Madrid or champions Bayern Munich.
Arseblog founder Andrew Mangan believes Arsenal missed a good opportunity to avoid a tough draw although he acknowledged that they were a little unfortunate.
"It certainly would have been a far more favourable draw had they topped the group. I think in some ways Arsenal are a bit unlucky because 12 points would normally put you through top of the group," he said.
While Arsene Wenger's men can plan for the next stage in Europe, they face a tough run in the Premier League, starting with Manchester City this weekend.
It is the point of the season where the league leaders' mettle is likely to be tested and despite their good form, Mangan still believes there are a few creases to iron out.
"There's still that edge of brittleness to them. I think they still have a bit of a way to go to convince everyone that they are the real deal. But up to now it has been really positive and they'll be analysing and assessing why everything went wrong and working hard to put things right for Saturday."
