Arsenal will return to the UEFA Champions League for the first time since 2017 next season after securing second place in the Premier League table.
The Gunners squandered their chance to win the league title over the weekend with a 1-0 loss at Nottingham Forest. The defeat meant Manchester City were crowned champions for a fifth time in six years, with Pep Guardiola's men getting their hands on the trophy on Sunday.
Despite the disappointment, this season has been a good one for Arsenal for a number of reasons. Next season's return to Europe's greatest stage will see some of football's best players play at the Emirates Stadium.
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Mikel Arteta's men will enter the competition at the group stage phase, with their pot undecided just yet. UEFA rules state pot 1 consists of the holders, the Europa League winners and the champions of the six highest-ranked nations who did not qualify via one of the 2022/23 continental titles.
Pots 2 to 4 will be determined by the club coefficient ranking - Arsenal are ranked 23rd in the aforementioned coefficient table after not featuring in any European competition last season and exiting in the round of 16 this term. Depending on the outcome in a number of divisions, the Gunners could find themselves in Pot 3, setting up a potential 'Group of Death'.
So far, 17 teams have already qualified for the group stage phase. Joining Arsenal are: Man City, Barcelona, Napoli, Real Madrid, Celtic, Atletico Madrid, Bayern Munich, Dortmund, RB Leipzig, PSG, Benfica, Porto, Feyenoord, RB Salzburg, Red Star Belgrade and Dinamo Zagreb.
Before they learn their opponents in the Champions League, a number of qualifiers will be played throughout the summer to determine which clubs will continue in the tournament. Here, football.london brings you all the key dates for the qualifying matches
Preliminary round semi-finals: 27 June 2023
Preliminary round final: 30 June 2023
First qualifying round: 11/12 and 18/19 July 2023
Second qualifying round: 25/26 July and 1/2 August 2023
Third qualifying round: 8/9 and 15 August 2023
Play-offs: 22/23 and 29/30 August 2023
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