Arsenal kick off their Champions League campaign for the season tonight away in Paris as they face up against a strong Paris Saint Germain side.

Arsene Wenger’s men have an  immaculate record in the Champions’ League group stage having progressed for 16 consecutive seasons. As well as PSG, the Gunners will face Swiss champions FC Basel and Bulgarian champions Ludogorets.

Of course there are no easy games in Europe’s elite competition but Arsenal will expected to    qualify from the group. However, the Gunners should have their sights set on topping the group which is achievable.

It looks as if PSG will be Arsenal’s toughest opponents, but a PSG side without Zlatan Ibrahimovic will not strike as much fear in to the opposition as they may have done last season, despite a whole host of talents being on display in the PSG team.

However, the other two sides in the group should not be underestimated having both won their domestic leagues. Underestimating opponents is a mistake that Arsenal may have fallen victim to last year having lost three out of their opening four games, requiring a spectacular 3-0 win away at Olympiakos to qualify from the group on the final matchday.                                          

Meanwhile, Arsenal have had a tainted relationship with Europe’s biggest competition having not progressed past the second knockout stage since 2009 and have reached just one final in the clubs history, being left heartbroken by Barcelona in the 2006 final after conceding two late goals.

The Arsenal boss has bolstered his squad with three marquee signings in Lucas Perez, Shkodran Mustafi and Granit Xhaka in a hope to finally conquer Europe and fill the missing gap of a Champions League trophy among Wenger’s illustrious career.

Although the Gunners have previously been unlucky in the knockout draws having had to face both Barcelona on three occasions and Bayern Munich twice in the last six years. However, in the 2014/15 season Arsenal faced Monaco in what looked like a favourable draw, however a costly 3-1 home defeat in the first leg saw Arsenal capitulate in yet another Champions League campaign despite clawing back a 2-0 win in the second leg.

In what could quite possibly be Arsene Wenger’s last ever season at Arsenal, the Champions League will provide a fascinating insight in to the Arsenal team to see whether they can cope with the pressures of Europe and deliver the trophy that both the fans and manager have both been craving.