Arsenal secured a spot in the Champions League round of 16 as they rallied from a goal down to win 2-1 at Girona on Wednesday thanks to goals from Jorginho and Ethan Nwaneri.

Arsenal secured a spot in the Champions League round of 16 as it rallied from a goal down to win 2-1 at Girona; Paris St Germain beat VfB Stuttgart 4-1 to move into the next round.

While Manchester City managed to reach the Champions League playoffs, AC Milan and Atalanta missed out on a direct progress to last 16. Arsenal secured an automatic spot to next round.

Ethan Nwaneri scored on his full Champions League debut as Arsenal secured direct passage to the last 16 with a 2-1 win at Girona.

The Gunners had to fight back from behind in Catalonia after some bizarre goalkeeping from debutant Neto that allowed Arnaut Danjuma to score the opener, but Jorginho’s penalty and a brilliant Ethan Nwaneri strike secured a deserved victory for Mikel Arteta’s side - their sixth out of eight in Europe so far this season.

Arsenal defeated Girona on the final day of the league phase in the Champions League, securing their spot in the round of 16.