With his Champions League of the League of Champions of the Dead Rubo last 16 -year -old game against the PSV Eindhoven out of the way, Arsenal can now look forward.
The 7-1 jumping from PSV at the Philips Stadion last week caused Wednesday night to be a matter of bureaucracy.
It is Real Madrid whom the Gunners will face in the quarterfinals of the Champions League next month, however, Arsenal's 2-2 draw last night took a look more about why they have an opportunity in this tournament.
Mikel Arteta touched the changes in his initial alignment. Not extravagantly, for example, people like Nathan Butler-Yedeji and Ismeal Kabia, but enough to see the most options that the Club of Northern London has in several different areas for the last stages.
The most striking appearance was the four left back in the field in Kieran Tierney, Myles Lewis-Skelly, Oleksandr Zinchenko and Jakub Kiwior. And in the second half, the substitute Riccardo Calafiori was lit.
It is a very unusual makeup for any team, although there are specific attributes in the marginal players Tierney and Zinchenko that can be used.
Arsenal drew 2-2 with PSV in the second leg of his draw in the Champions League last 16 last night
But Mikel Arteta's team still extends to the quarterfinals thanks to a aggregate victory of 9-3
The Gunners will now face Real Madrid, who knocked out Atlético, in the quarterfinals
Zinchenko's goal in six minutes, ending in the lower left corner from the edge of the box, was a reminder of the technical capacity and the nous attacker he has.
The 28 -year -old has been firmly on the periphery of a starting point and was linked to a departure from Borussia Dortmund in January.
He showed on Wednesday that he has the ability to fill a place of attack in a center of the field that lacks creativity sometimes this season.
With Tierney, who goes to Celtic this summer, he played left wing. It is a position in which he is not accustomed to having occupied that most of his career has been left behind.
That could be seen in its constant fall back to a defensive place. Although it certainly has the ability to put impressive and beaten crosses with rhythm in the box.
Many were not played last night, there were some attacking passes to the front, but they have seen in their recent cameos when they left the bank. It is a weapon that should not be ruled out. With Mikel Merino's air capacity leading the line, Tierney's crosses could be useful.
These two players focus on an stripped attack by Bukayo Saka, Kai Hvertz and Gabriel Jesus.
Calafiori should be with a shout for the false place nine. After arriving in the 64th minute, the Italian showed a great attack skill in the final third.
Oleksandr Zinchenko impressed and showed that he can fill a place of attack in the center of the field
Kieran Tierney also obtained a rare start, since he played on an unknown role in the left wing
Raheem Sterling has fought at Arsenal, but last night he did his best performance
There was an intelligent exchange of a single two with a teammate who saw Calafiori march to the goal, his powerful shot saved by goalkeeper Walter Benítez.
He has a special ability to meet attack positions and, as seen by his goals against Manchester City and Los Lobos, the versatile defender has some completion.
Raheem Sterling also deserves a mention. He has had problems since he joined the Chelsea loan on the day of the summer transfer deadline, often occupying the bank, but last night he showed his best performance in an Arsenal shirt.
Sterling recorded two assists, his crossing for the goal of Declan Rice, particularly notable, since he passed a couple of players to put an impressive crossing for his teammate.
He showed a Sprightanes that is not seen in the past weeks. Your team will wait for you to start from here.
Arsenal is not perfect in any stretch and has falability, such as the lack of a recognized center forward and waste by dominating possession in the final third.
However, the Champions League is the last hope of the covered arsenal this season after being left behind by Liverpool in the race for the title of the Premier League.
It means that they can put their eggs in a single basket and focus on this competition; They have the squad to represent Real Madrid a threat.
Riccardo Calafiori Similar and showed his attacking skill again after arriving as a substitute
Bukayo Saka should return to Crunch's confrontation against Real Madrid in a great impulse
It will not be easy, but Mikel Arteta's side has the potential to go in the competition
Without a doubt, it will be a difficult task. European champions have a lot of attack options, such as Kylian Mbappe and Vinicius Junior, which are able to score freely.
If the Club of Northern London considers, the work becomes a gigantic for the Club of Northern London, since they have often had problems with the score in the Premier League in recent times.
Although they lost the second section against Atlético, Real Madrid had won their six consecutive games of the Champions League, including both legs of their double header with Manchester City.
However, it is likely that the Spanish side leaves space for Arsenal to explode, particularly in the full positions of the back where they are vulnerable. In addition, Bukayo Saka will return, that is significant.
Anyway, gunners need to keep Gabriel and William saliba in cotton. On the evidence of Jakub Kiwior's exhibition, they would be very light in the return center if any of those two were injured.
Kiwior was constantly out of position. His panic pass near the goal in 18 minutes allowed Ivan Perisic to sneak and put a well taken to David Raya. It would be a clear weak link for the teams to explode.
There is a long way to go, but the Arsenal season is not over yet.