Well, it’s finally here, the road to last 16 elimination in the Champions League starts today with the drawing of the groups for this year’s competition.

Of course, it wasn’t always like this, we did used to make it further, but that all seems like a lifetime ago.

With Sylvain looking at what it would take for Arsenal to actually win the trophy this season (hint: a LOT), Anita has designed this fantastic infograph which charts Arsenal’s history in the competition.

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See, it I told you it wasn’t always all about the last 16.