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The dust has settled, the fate accepted and the last element of rage has ebbed away. Arsenal fans are having to get used to the fact that their team will not be in the Champions League next season.

The Gunners' fifth place finish behind Manchester City in third and Liverpool in fourth was confirmed on the final day of the season, with Arsene Wenger missing out on the top four for the first time in his Gunners career.

But as the Frenchman seems set to stay at the Emirates Stadium for at least another year, what can Gunners fans expect from his first Europa League campaign?

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Well, in short, these 10 things.

1. They'll play against a team you've never heard of who play on a terrible pitch

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2. The record for the club's youngest player will be broken when that team is faced in a 6pm kick-off on a Thursday evening when nobody is sure what channel the game's on

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3. The Emirates Stadium will be half full for group stage home games, yet Arsenal will claim it's a sell-out

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4. Arsenal's PA system will still play the Champions League theme music before games in order to appease angry fans

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5. Fans will annoy their work colleagues by never coming out for a traditional post-work Thursday pint any more because "we've got a team from Belarus tonight"

6. Arsene Wenger will say that the standard of the competition is as good, or even better, than the Champions League

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7. Nobody will believe him

8. Tottenham fans will RELENTLESSLY take the mickey, even when they're losing 4-0 to Hoffenheim at Wembley

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9. Arsenal will probably win the competition, proving that they should have dropped down into it years ago

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10. And that success will lead to ANOTHER new contract for Wenger

Which will be lovely, eh Arsenal fans?