The Premier League champions face Club Brugge later this month knowing that a win will guarantee
their qualification for the next round.
Monaco need to win the first leg to have a good chance of
qualification for next round.
Not exact matches
While the top two teams in each pool advance and the third - place team earns an automatic
qualification for the
next WBC, the last - place team in each pool is dismissed entirely, and has to earn their way into the
next main tournament through a qualifying
round played the year before.
The Tangerines finished fifth in the SPL last season, and will be hoping to push on and get in to contention
for the Europa League
qualification places
next time
round.
As usual, we come into the second leg of this
round trailing, and we will of course react by winning the return leg, albeit just missing out on
qualification for the
next stage.
Lacazette's return from injury will be a welcome boost
for Arsenal, who are now hoping to progress to the
next round of the Europa League as they pursue victory in the tournament and subsequent
qualification for the Champions League
next season.
A defeat here
for Pep Guardiola will put City's chance of
qualification to
next round in serious trouble.