The north-west team have made the final in two of the last three seasons since, beating AC Milan in 2005 before the Rossoneri gained revenge in May.

However, they will have to negotiate a tricky tie in France although Morrison was not unhappy following today’s draw in Nyon.

He told Sky Sports News: “I think the draw could have been a lot worse for us, although it is not easy. The competition seems to be getting harder each year but yes we are happy with the draw.

“The French League is strong, we know very, very little about them. It’s a rugby town, it’s new ground for us because we haven’t played them before and new round for them because it’s the first time they have come into the competition at this stage.

“They will be really up for it.”

Toulouse coach Elie Baup got his wish after claiming on the eve of the draw that the Reds would be his preferred opposition.

Les Violets will be underdogs to make it through to the competition’s group stages for the first time.

But Baup told www.lequipe.fr: “It is fantastic to be playing the finalist of last year’s Champions League, even if it is a shame that the first match is in Toulouse.

“We are going to experience a legendary stadium. We are going to come up against some massive players and for our young players, it will certainly be a big moment.”

Arsenal club secretary David Miles admits their draw could have been worse after they were paired with Sparta Prague.

Arsene Wenger’s side will travel to the Czech capital for the first leg as midfielder Tomas Rosicky gets the chance to face his former side.

Miles said: “I think we will be pleased with that, we have played Sparta Prague four times in the last six years in the group stages of the Champions League and are very much looking forward to the trip to Prague.”

Asked if the tie could have been worse, he responded: “It could have been - logistically, playing-wise, so we are going to be quietly pleased with that.

“We have a good working relationship with Sparta and it’s the same faces we know as two years ago.”

The Gunners triumphed in both meetings when the sides met in the Champions League group phase in 2005-06, winning 2-0 in Prague as Thierry Henry broke the club’s goalscoring record and 3-0 back at Highbury.

Sparta goalkeeper Tomas Postulka is pleased to be playing Arsenal as he believes the summer departures from the Emirates Stadium will give his side more of a fighting chance.

He said: “Arsenal are totally different to before. Henry and (Freddie) Ljungberg have left, and there are young players. It is certainly better to play against them now than in the past.

“I would say the new stadium does not suit them yet. It is better to play against them rather than to play against Liverpool, who are a consolidated team.”

Elsewhere, Celtic were handed a tricky tie with Spartak Moscow and Rangers will face Red Star Belgrade or Levadia Tallinn should they overcome FK Zeta in their second qualifying round. They hold a 2-0 lead after the first leg.

Striker Kris Boyd is refusing to consider their potential opponents until Rangers have booked their place in the next round.

He said: “Their tie has still to be finished, the same as ours, so we don’t really know who we’ve got yet.

“We need to get past Zeta first and, before we even think about that game, we’ve got tomorrow’s game against Inverness.”

Celtic will travel to Moscow for their first leg before returning to Glasgow and will be looking to emulate their efforts last year when they reached the last 16 before going out to eventual winners AC Milan after extra-time in the second leg.