Bundesliga journalist, Archie Rhind-Tutt, has taken to Twitter in an attempt to change the narrative building around Koln fans that they went on a ‘rampage’ through London, saying that the overwhelming majority enjoyed the game peacefully and were not aware that stadium arrangements in England were different to what they are used to in Germany.
Arsenal have issued a club statement to try and clarify events on Thursday night which saw kick-off delayed by an hour and FC Koln fans invade all sections of the Emirates.
Mohamed Elneny got a rare start for Arsenal against FC Koln on Thursday night and the Egyptian spoke after the game about the delay, the competition itself and facing Chelsea this weekend.
Arsene Wenger said that his side ‘waited patiently’ for kick-off in their first ever Europa League game, which was delayed by an hour as the German fans caused all sorts of chaos inside and outside the stadium.
Arsenal made their bow in the Europa League and wasted no time in showing the competition exactly what it can expect from the side with the highest co-efficient by a distance.
Jack Wilshere returns to the Arsenal first-team for the first time in 13 months, while Alexis Sanchez, Olivier Giroud and Theo Walcott will make up the attack in tonight’s Europa League clash.
FC Köln captain Matthias Lehmann admits that Arsenal are big favourites to win Thursday night’s Europa League meeting.
Former Arsenal and FC Koln forward Tony Woodcock has backed the Gunners to beat his other old club in this evening’s Europa League meeting at the Emirates.
Arsene Wenger likened Jack Wilshere’s extensive injury history to a person having suffered a car crash, intimating there may be psychological issues that have yet to be resolved.
Arsenal begin their Europa League campaign with the visit of FC Koln to the Emirates Stadium on Thursday evening.
Arsenal welcome Bundesliga side FC Koln to the Emirates Stadium in the Europa League group stages on Thursday night.
Arsenal and France defender was included in the 42-man Europa League squad, much to the surprise of everybody given he’s been frozen out of the first-team under manager Arsene Wenger.
Alexis Sanchez has been named in Arsenal’s Europa League squad for this season, along with 41 other players.
Around 20,000 FC Koln fans are allegedly trying to get hold of tickets for their Europa League clash against Arsenal despite only 2,900 being available.