Arsenal up against Udinese in Champions League play-off round

Arsenal have been drawn against Udinese in the Champions League play-off round.

The Gunners will go head to head with the Italian side for a place in the group stage of the European competition.

The Premier League side were forced to compete in the play-off round after finishing fourth in the domestic league last season.

The draw, which was held in Switzerland, could have paired the London club with FC Twente, Odense, Rubin Kazan or FC Zurich.

The contest will be played over two legs on August 16/17 and August 23/24.

The full play-off round fixtures are as follows:

Wisla Krakow vs Apoel FC Maccabi Haifa vs Genk Dinamo Zagreb vs Malmo FC Copenhagen vs Viktoria Plzen BATE Borisov vs Sturm Graz Odense vs Villarreal FC Twente vs Benfica Arsenal vs Udinese Bayern Munich vs FC Zurich Lyon vs Rubin Kazan