Arsenal will face one of four teams in the round of 16 stage of the Champions League (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images)

Arsenal ensured they progressed to the Champions League round of 16 in style following a 3-2 win over Kairat Almaty on Wednesday evening. Going into the fixture having already progressed to the knockout rounds, goals from Viktor Gyokeres, Kai Havertz and Gabriel Martinelli ensured the Gunners finished at the top of the tree thanks to eight wins from eight in the league phase of Europe's elite competition.

Mikel Arteta made 11 changes to his starting XI but that did not matter as the north Londoners made light work of their opponents from Kazakhstan at Emirates Stadium. The victory ensured Arsenal finished first in the 36-team league table, thus avoiding a two-legged knockout phase play-off tie in the process.

Arteta's side will return to European action in the middle of March and they will play one of Borussia Dortmund, Olympiacos, Atalanta or Bayer Leverkusen in the round of 16. That is because the teams who finish first [Arsenal] and second [Bayern Munich] in the standings will face a team that is ranked 15th,...