Europa League

Despite most Arsenal fans packing away their belief in this side, the first leg against Atletico Madrid in the Europa League semi-final saw many get it out again, for 82 minutes at least.

If there has been a bigger game in recent years, then I can’t think of it.

Atletico Madrid’s Juanfran will miss both matches against Arsenal, handing the Gunners a boost ahead of the tie.

Alex Iwobi and Danny Welbeck were subjected to racist chants by the CSKA Moscow fans according to reliable reports.

Three Arsenal players have been selected by UEFA for their Europa League Team of the Week despite their poor showing in Moscow on Thursday night.

Diego Costa is aiming to be fit for Arsenal’s first leg clash against Atletico Madrid at Ashburton Grove on 26 April as he tries to recover from a ‘slight’ hamstring strain.

Arsenal shook off a comeback scare to progress to the Europa League semi-finals with a 2-2 draw against CSKA Moscow on Thursday night.

On Friday, Arsenal will hopefully be in the Europa League semi-final draw along with three other clubs from around the continent, so here's the lowdown on what to expect from each one.

Charlie Nicholas predicts Arsenal will draw the second-leg of their tie against CSKA Moscow on Thursday night, and Aaron Ramsey will add to his brace from last week.

Arsenal face CSKA Moscow on Thursday night at the VEB Arena in Russia, with a three-goal lead and a place in the Europa League semi-final on the line.

Mesut Ozil collected two assists against CSKA Moscow, probably should have had at least five and generally strutted around the Ashburton Grove pitch with a swagger his talent deserves, so of course the first thing you will want to do when talking about him is tell everybody he is a flattrack bully, right?

David Ospina was dropped rather than injured ahead of Arsenal’s Europa League clash against CSKA according to a report in today’s Daily Mil.

Arsenal came flying out of the tunnel like a team with a point to prove and a competition to win on Thursday night. It was a display from this side that we know they are capable of but see far too rarely. It finished 5-1 but in reality it should have been at least double that. So how did the players do individually?

If you thought that Jack Wilshere had a poor game against CSKA Moscow while Aaron Ramsey blew them away then you are clearly not a reporter for the Mirror because they think the two players were at the same level on Thursday night.

A number of media outlets are reporting this morning that Arsene Wenger will do the sensible thing and opt for Petr Cech against CSKA Moscow rather than his cup keeper David Ospina.

Arsenal face CSKA Moscow on Thursday night at Ashburton Grove and will be hoping to put the tie to bed before a tough trip to Russia next week.

When David Ospina was named in the starting lineup in the Premier League game against Stoke at the weekend my first instinct was that he had been dropped from the Europa League as Wenger got serious about the competition.

Russian authorities seem annoyed with Arsenal after the club posted warnings issued by the UK Foreign Office on their website.

On Thursday, Arsenal progressed to the quarter-finals of the Europa League, but thanks to UEFA's cup-tied rule, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang won't be able to take part.

Arsenal fans have been warned to be careful when they travel to Moscow for their Europa League quarter final tie.

Arsenal will play CSKA Moscow in the Europa League quarter-finals, giving Arsene Wenger a chance to beat one of the only teams he's never won against.

Arsenal fans breathe massive sigh of relief after Europa League draw

Arsenal overcame a brief comeback scare to ease past AC Milan with a 3-1 win in the second leg of their last-16 Europa League tie on Thursday.

Arsene Wenger believes that Atletico Madrid are the team to avoid in the Europa League draw that takes place on Friday but there’s no real point worrying about it as there’s nothing you can do to influence who comes out of the hat.

Dele Alli and Harry Kane dive on a weekly basis to win Spurs games yet when Danny Welbeck does it once suddenly it’s headline news and more important than Arsenal's fantastic Europa League win.

Aaron Ramsey hopes Arsenal fans will come back and fill seats against AC Milan, after a number of supporters stayed away from the Watford match on Sunday.

Apart from Alexandre Lacazette - and Santi Cazorla - Arsene Wenger claims he has a full squad available to face Milan on Thursday, so who will he choose?

Fabio Borini thinks AC Milan can turn round their 2-0 deficit to knock 'strange' Arsenal out on Thursday, telling the Italian media that nothing is impossible.

Arsenal are in a surprisingly commanding position in their Europa League tie against AC Milan, so let's take a look at who else could cause the team problems if they finish the job on Thursday.

Arsenal may have put in a vastly improved performance at the San Siro on Thursday night but Danny Welbeck was his usual clumsy self.

After Arsenal’s surprising win over AC Milan on Thursday night, Arsene Wenger delivered his expected soundbites but his comments about people forgetting Arsenal’s quality because of a bad week show where part of the problem lies.

Arsenal finally ended their losing streak with a top team performance away at the San Siro, beating Milan 2-0 on the night.

Arsenal are set to wear their unpopular blue kit for their clash against AC Milan at the San Siro on Thursday evening.

AC Milan will be without Ignazio Abate and Mateo Musacchio for the match Arsenal at the San Siro on Thursday night.

Arsenal travel to Italy for their Europa League first leg tie against AC Milan and it's hard to find anyone feeling optimistic, or that bothered. Ahead of the game, I imagined some questions fans might be asking and tried to answer them.

Arsenal travel to Italy to face AC Milan at the San Siro in their Europa League clash this week and after a disappointing 2-1 defeat to Brighton on Sunday, Arsene Wenger's team selection has to be perfect.

The Italian media have been poking fun at Danny Welbeck ahead of Arsenal's Europa League trip to Milan on Thursday.

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?