( CNN ) -- English Premier League side Arsenal and Italian Serie A Udinese have been drawn together in the final qualifying round for the European Champions League . The two-legged tie will see last season 's fourth place teams in England and Italy go head-to-head for a place in the group stages of Europe 's premier club competition . Arsene Wenger 's Arsenal have never won the Champions League , but have reached the competition proper in each of the last 13 seasons and were beaten by Barcelona in the final in 2006 . Udinese played in the Champions League for the only time in their history during the 2004/05 campaign , when they were eliminated at the group stage . Wenger will be without France midfielder Samir Nasri and Dutch striker Robin van Persie for the first-leg of the tie . Van Persie , 27 , was sent off during the match with Barcelona in March which saw Arsenal eliminated from last season 's tournament , with Nasri handed a one-match ban for improper conduct in the wake of his teammate 's dismissal . French coach Wenger will also be banned from the touchline for the opening match following his reaction to Arsenal 's defeat to Barca . Elsewhere in the draw , four-time European champions Bayern Munich face Swiss Super League runners-up FC Zurich . Newly-appointed coach Jupp Heynckes will be looking to improve on Bayern 's showing in Europe last year , when the 22-time German champions were eliminated by Inter Milan in the round of 16 . Portuguese team Benfica , who have won the European Cup twice in their history , take on Dutch runners-up Twente . The first legs of the ties will take place across August 16/17 , with the return matches to be played across August 23/24 . The draw for the final qualifing round for the Europa League also took place Friday , with the highlight an all-British clash between Premier League Tottenham Hotspur and Scottish Premier League side Hearts . European Champions League play-off round draw in full : . Wisla Krakow v APOEL . Macabi Haifa v Genk . Dinamo Zagreb v Malmo . FC Copenhagen Viktoria Plzen . BATE Borisov v Sturm Graz . Odense v Villarreal . Twente v Benfica . Arsenal v Udinese . Bayern Munich v FC Zurich . Olympique Lyonnais v Rubin Kazan .
Arsenal draw Udinese in the final qualifying round for the European Champions League . The Gunners are currently fourth and have a game to play against Real Madrid on Tuesday before they travel to Austria where they will face Red Bull Salzburg at home next Tuesday. Two-time European champions Benfica will play Dutch side Twente . The two-legged ties will be played across August 16/17 and 23/24 .