Tag: Europa League
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Five flash points ahead of Arsenal, Atletico Madrid Europa clash
Arsene Wenger’s glorious farewell will be on the line on Thursday as Arsenal visit Atletico Madrid in the Europa League semi-final second leg. Atletico held on for a 1-1 draw in the opening game in London last week and Diego Simeone’s side are heavy favourites to make the final in Lyon later this month. Here…
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Wenger warns players against complacency ahead of Europa clash
Arsene Wenger admits Barcelona’s shock Champions League exit at the hands of Roma should act as a warning to his Arsenal players in Russia. The Gunners take on CSKA Moscow in the second leg of their Europa League quarter-final on Thursday, holding a commanding 4-1 lead from the first leg at the Emirates Stadium last…
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Uefa introduce new Champions League rules ahead of next season
The governing body Uefa announce that players will be able to represent two different clubs in the same European cup competition from next season after changing its rules. As it stands, January signings cannot play for a second club in the Champions League or Europa League if they have already featured in that competition. A…
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Europa League Draws: Arsenal to play AC Milan in last 16
Arsenal will play seven-time European champions AC Milan in the Europa League last 16. The Gunners will travel to Italy for the first leg on 8 March, with the return match a week later. Milan, who are seventh in Serie A, beat Bulgarian club Ludogorets Razgrad 4-0 on aggregate in the previous round. Arsene Wenger’s…
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Ozil, Ramsey to miss Arsenal’s Europa League tie
Arsenal midfielders Aaron Ramsey and Mesut Ozil will miss the 2017/2018 UEFA Europa League last 32 clash against Swedish club side Ostersunds on Thursday. However, manager Arsene Wenger is hopeful they will feature in this weekend’s English League Cup final versus Manchester City. Wenger took close to a full strength squad to Sweden for the…
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Europa: Arsenal edge past Ostersunds FK in a comfortable win
Arsenal as good as guaranteed their place in the last 16 of the Europa League with a comfortable away win over Swedish side Ostersunds FK. Gunners left-back Nacho Monreal scored from close range when Ostersund goalkeeper Aly Keita fumbled Alex Iwobi’s strike. Then the home side’s centre-back Sotirios Papagiannopoulos diverted Henrikh Mkhitaryan’s cross into his…
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Europa League: United, Spurs get easy draws
THAT’S THAT The Europa League draw is done and dusted. You’d fancy both English sides to get through theirs, with Manchester United getting St Etienne and Tottenham drawing Gent. The last-32 ties will be played in principle on Thursdays 16 and 23 February at 6pm GMT and 8.05pm GMT, with the exact schedule to be…