Having failed to qualify for the Champions League last season, Arsenal will be hoping that Europa League success could see them playing at stadiums like the Bernabeu again soon.
But a trip to European big guns such as Real Madrid will come sooner rather than later for the north London club after the two sides agreed to meet for a charity match at Los Blancos in the summer.
In an event held by Madrid, club president Florentino Perez helped reveal the June 3 friendly which will raise funds towards the Real Madrid Foundation in aid of children in need.