Europa League

Another important week in the Champions League is upon us, with more teams on the verge of qualifying for the round of 16 stage and not joining Arsenal in ...

[Arsenal's](https://www.football.london/arsenal-fc/) London rivals Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur are well-placed to avoid a Europa League transfer. Liverpool, Borussia Dortmund and Inter Milan, as things currently stand, are the three teams assured of a Europa League knockout round play-off place at the very least. In fact, the Blues can qualify for the last-16 by beating Red Bull Salzburg and if AC Milan are victorious against Dinamo Zagreb. Meanwhile, defending champions Real Madrid, Paris Saint-Germain and Benfica are on the verge of joining the aforementioned quartet. [very much a waiting game for the Gunners - as well as Manchester United](https://www.football.london/arsenal-fc/fixtures-results/arsenal-united-martinelli-gabriel-lokonga-24927903) - to see who will be joining them in the Europa League. As is the case in the Champions League, the eight teams who finish third in their respective groups will drop down into the Europa League and face the eight group runners-up in a knockout round play-off tie, with the winners then progressing to the round of 16.

Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri says his side are "sorry and angry" after they missed out on the Champions League knockout rounds.

"In the league we have four games before the [World Cup] break. We must continue working." "We are sorry and angry. "More than the wrong approach, I think we were too soft in defence in the first half," Allegri told reporters. We must make the effort and continue to work to remain in the championship [race]," Allegri said. "We are disappointed and angry because we are out of the Champions League.

Ange Postecoglou admits it will take time and patience for Celtic to stand with the “big clubs of Europe”.

“At this level you have to earn everything you get and that’s part of the process.” “We’ve got to make sure we win the (Scottish) league again and get back to this level and hopefully we make progress and make more of an impact.” “Our role and our main responsibility is to keep coming back to this (Champions League) competition every year and growing every year and making sure that, as a football club, we stand amongst the big clubs of Europe, and that takes a little bit of time,” Celtic manager Postecoglou said.