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Koscielny can't imagine Arsenal not in Champions League

Arsenal defender Laurent Koscielny can't imagine next season without Champions League football.

The Gunners face West Bromwich Albion on Sunday knowing a win will secure a top-four finish and a place in the qualifiers for next season's competition.

"The Champions League is a tournament which has the best teams in Europe so we want to play against the big teams because we can judge our level against Milan, Barcelona or Bayern," Koscielny told Arsenal Player. "For the players it's very exciting to play against them because we learn a lot and you progress [individually].

"If you win it's a very exciting game so we want to come back to the Champions League because we love it.

"We are focused for the other games because the season is very long and we want to play Champions League again because it's the most exciting competition for us. We did well this season apart from two months which were very difficult for us, but we came back."

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