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  March 22, 2018 7:51 PM PDT

  BASEL, Switzerland -- Arsenal easily beat Basel 4-1 to finish a surprise winner of its Champions League group on Tuesday, powered by a hat trick from little-used forward Lucas Perez. Kenyan Drake Jersey .Getting a rare start, the Spanish forward gave Arsenal a three-goal lead by the 47th minute as the visitors coasted to victory.Arsenal unexpectedly finished atop Group A, rising above Paris Saint-Germain which drew 2-2 at home to winless Ludogorets Razgrad.As a group winner, Arsenal is seeded in Mondays draw for the Round of 16, hoping to avoid a seventh straight exit at that stage.Arsenal will avoid the likes of Barcelona and Atletico Madrid but the pot of unseeded teams is stronger than usual.Its difficult to know, Wenger told British broadcaster BT Sport, when asked if it was better to finish top. You feel a bit less guilty. At least we have done our job and lets see what happens.One possible opponent is Bayern Munich, which ousted Arsenal in the first knockout round in 2013 and 14.Another option is either Real Madrid or Borussia Dortmund, which play Wednesday in Spain with the leadership of Group F at stake.Arsenal completed its 17th straight successful group stage with a deserved win on a cold night in Switzerland.Mesut Ozil capped Arsenals performance with a delightful assist to let Alex Iwobi score in the 53rd, before Basel substitute Seydou Doumbia struck a consolation goal in the 78th.Still, it was Lucas Perezs show, having made little impact in north London since a deadline-beating move from Deportivo La Coruna in August.The 28-year-old forward scored his first Champions League goal in the eighth minute and scored in almost identical fashion eight minutes later.Each time, left back Kieran Gibbs was found deep in the Basel area. First a cross, then a shot, flashed across the goalmouth for Lucas Perez to tap in with his left foot at the far post.The hat trick goal was more impressive, as Lucas Perez advanced into the path of the ball 15 meters (yards) out to shoot right-footed across the dive of goalkeeper Tomas Vaclik.I think he took advantage of the fact that we created good chances, but hes a goalscorer, Wenger said. He scored over 20 goals in Spain and thats no coincidence.Ozils visionary assist was the key to Arsenals fourth. A fast, direct break saw the Germany playmaker surge into the Basel penalty area and deceive defenders who expected him to shoot by clipping a reverse pass for Iwobi to score easily from close range.Basels season in Europe is over though it is 12 points clear in the Swiss league and likely to be back in the Champions League groups next season.The Swiss champion finished bottom in the group, leaving Ludogorets in third place to switch to the Europa League Round of 32 draw on Monday. 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