Europa League Archives: 02/2018

After drawing Arsenal in the next round of the Europa League, AC Milan have wasted no time in winding up their English opposition.

AC Milan manager, Christian Abbiati, has had his say on drawing Arsenal in the final 16 of the Europa League and while he admits this isn’t the same side as they used to be, he expects a good match.

The curse of the blue kit struck again on Thursday, as Arsenal lost 2-1 to Östersunds FK, but why were the team wearing it at home in the first place?

Arsenal have been drawn against AC Milan in the final 16 of the Europa League and fans are strangely optimistic about the clash.

Arsenal will face AC Milan in the last-16 of the Europa League, and history suggests it will be a close encounter.

After losing 2-1 at home to Östersunds FK on Thursday night, Arsenal fans have once again turned on players like Alex Iwobi and Danny Welbeck in order to vent their frustrations.

Arsenal suffered a poor 2-1 defeat to Östersunds FK on Thursday night, which was disappointing despite the aggregate result putting the club in the next round.

Climbing into the top-four is starting to look like an impossible task, and winning the Europa League is a long-shot so could Arsenal cope with another year without Champions League football?

Arsenal play Östersunds FK in the second leg of their round-of-32 tie on Thursday night, and with a cup final at the weekend, you can expect changes to the starting lineup.

Despite having a great match against Östersunds FK on Thursday night, Mesut Ozil hasn’t been chosen by UEFA for their Europa League team of the week.

In Arsenal’s win over Östersunds FK, Ainsley Maitland-Niles played as a central midfielder. Arsene Wenger says it’s the 20-year-old’s ‘natural position’, so why do we see him there so rarely?

Mesut Özil received some rare praise from the media for his performance on Thursday night against Östersunds FK. 

An Arsenal goalkeeper did the unthinkable against Östersunds FK on Thursday night: they saved a penalty.

Arsenal put in a professional display to win 3-0 away in Östersund on Thursday night. Although the team never really hit top gear, a couple of individual performances shone through.

With Alexandre Lacazette recovering from knee surgery and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang ineligible to play in the Europa League, Danny Welbeck got the nod against Östersunds FK and he did not impress.

Graham Potter thought drawing Arsenal was an amazing reward for what his side achieved in 2017, and is looking forward to visiting the Emirates Stadium.

Östersund manager, Graham Potter, believes Arsenal’s arrival in Sweden for their Europa League tie could inspire the next generation of Swedish footballers.

Arsenal fans want Eddie Nketiah to start against Östersunds FK on Thursday, after the news about Alexandre Lacazette’s injury.

Thierry Henry says Arsenal need to focus on the Europa League, after the weekend’s results. Meanwhile, Eden Hazard says his brace for Chelsea on Monday was inspired by the former Gunner.

Arsene Wenger sees no reason not to play his strongest side against Ostersunds FK on Thursday night.