Football: Arsenal face Udinese in Champions League playoff
Published:Friday | August 5, 2011 | 2:21 PM
Arsenal have been drawn against Udinese in the play-off to reach the group stage of the Champions League.
The Gunners will be at home for the first leg of the tie against the Italians on Tuesday, August 16, with the return leg seven days later.
Bayern Munich face FC Zurich, Dutch side FC Twente take on Benfica and Lyon take on Russia's Rubin Kazan.
The Gunners are bidding to join Manchester United, Chelsea and Manchester City in the group stage.
Arsenal face the qualifying tie to reach the group stage of the Champions League for a 14th consecutive season because they finished fourth in last season's Premier League.