SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) " Arsenal sealed its place in the knockout stage of the Champions League after coming back from two goals down to grab a late 3-2 victory at Ludogorets on Tuesday. The German international scored a hat trick in a 6-0 rout of the Bulgarians in the previous round of matches. Ludogorets struck twice within three minutes in the first half through Jonathan Cafu and Claudiu Keseru, only for Arsenal to equalize with goals from Granit Xhaka and Olivier Giroud before the interval. Arsenal is tied with Paris Saint-Germain atop Group A with 10 points from four games. Both have qualified with two group stage games to go.

Source: New Zealand Herald November 01, 2016 22:09 UTC