FC Cologne

Lukas Podolski wants to play for Cologne again someday.

Cologne have been fined £53,000 by UEFA for the crowd trouble caused at the Emirates Stadium, while Arsenal escaped punishment.

UEFA have appointed an ethics and disciplinary inspector to investigate what happened to cause the crowd trouble during Arsenal’s Europa League clash with Cologne on 14 September.

In this latest edition of the Daily Cannon podcast, Matthew is joined by Stephen and Ross to discuss the draw at Chelsea and ponder the long-term prospects if/when Alexis and Özil leave.

Theo Walcott has joked that it’s his team-mate’s fault that he was constantly offside against Cologne.

Arsenal have been charged by UEFA following Thursday night’s crowd trouble, so what punishment can they expect?

John Hartson has slammed David Ospina for his role in Jhon Cordoba’s goal for Cologne.

Arsenal and Cologne have both been charged by UEFA after crowd trouble caused their Europa League kick-off to be delayed by 60 minutes.

Five fans were held by police following the crowd trouble at the Emirates Stadium last night. 

Hector Bellerin has given his verdict following Arsenal’s 3-1 win over Cologne last night.

Arsenal opened their Europa League campaign with a 3-1 win over FC Cologne last night.ac

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 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.

Arsenal’s game against Koln has been delayed by at least one hour after thousands of German fans turned up without tickets, blocking Arsenal fans from entering the stadium.

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.

Arsenal fans are predicting a win for the Gunners against FC Köln in the opening match of their Europa League campaign.

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.

Arsenal fans think the Gunners have a better chance of winning the Europa League than finishing in the top four of the Premier League this season, according to a Twitter poll.

Arsène Wenger says his preferred method of qualification for the Champions League would be to finish in the top-four of the Premier League, rather than risk qualification by winning the Europa League.

Speaking ahead of Arsenal’s Europa League clash with, Olivier Giroud spoke of the depth Arsène Wenger’s side currently has, saying they could field two strong teams.