Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger says his side's qualification for the group stages of the Champions League will ease some of the pressure the club has recently felt.
The Gunners defeated Udinese 2-1 on the night and 3-1 on aggregate to put their name in the hat for Thursday's draw.
Asked if the win would take off some of the pressure, the Frenchman said: "I feel, of course, it will because we have been a little bit under pressure.
"For us not to play in the Champions League and with the players who have left, that pressure would have increased, understandably."
Arsenal face Manchester United in the Premier League at Old Trafford on Sunday, having picked up a point from their first two games of the new season.
