London - Their hopes in this season's competition are hanging by a thread but when it comes to qualifying for the Champions League Arsenal have no peers in English football.
Arsenal's consistency towards the end of the Premier League season has become as predictable as the spring-time daffodils.
They have qualified for the Champions League 17 years in a row despite several close-run scraps for a top-four finish with the likes of local rivals Tottenham Hotspur and Everton.