Arsenal Vs BATE Borisov Europa League 21 February Preview

Arsenal will be heading into the second leg of their last-32 Europa league tie with BATE Borisov at the Emirates where they will be looking to finish things off and land themselves in the next round of the competition.

Arsenal

Arsenal would have been more comfortable at home if they had secured a comfortable win against BATE Borisov but it was the Belarusian who came out tops in a 1-0 win in Belarus as Unai Emery watched with no clue as to what to do.

The Gunners would be mindful of the threat that their opponents pose and they will be looking to avoid defeat in front of their home fans.

Arsenal are only one point behind fourth-placed Manchester United but they will be giving the Europa league priority as a way to find their feet back into the Champions league.

We hope that they know what it takes and are more than prepared for the journey.

Recent form (all competitions): W L W L W L

BATE Borisov

The Belarusians were thrashed by North London club, Arsenal by ten goals over 180 minutes last season and no one gave them a fighting chance against Arsenal in the first leg but they disappointed bookmakers aplenty.

Then the unthinkable happened, they took the lead through a Stanislaw Dragun’s header to give them a memorable win.

BATE are likely to keep it locked in their defence with their manager playing all 11 men behind the ball knowing that a stalemate draw meant that they would advance through to the next round for the first time in their history.

Recent form (all competitions): L W W D W W

Team News

Ramsey is out due to a knee injury for the Gunners while Lacazette sits out the match due to suspension.

BATE have all their men fit and ready for selection

Possible Starting Line-Up

Arsenal

Leno; Maitland-Niles, Mustafi, Koscielny, Kolasinac; Torreira, Xhaka; Mkhitaryan, Iwobi, Suarez; Aubameyang.

BATE Borisov

Scherbitski; Filipovic, Volkov, Filipenko, Rios; Baga, Dragun, Berezkin; Milic, Stasevich, Skavysh

 

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