Arsenal vs Rennes - Team News, Prediction, Lineups
Preview
Arsenal must recover from a deficit in the first stage of the second consecutive round if they want to beat Rennes and reach the quarterfinals of the Europa League for the second year in a row.The Gunners suffered a 3-1 defeat in last week's first leg at Roazhon Park, squandering an early lead to leave a lot of work to do in north London on Thursday night.
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Arsenal
Arsenal toured the group stage of the competition with 16 points out of 18 possible, advancing with a couple of games to spare, but they have worked hard in the first elimination rounds.BATE Borisov put up a real battle in the round of 32, inflicting a humiliating defeat on the Gunners in Belarus before succumbing to a 3-0 defeat in the return match.
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Alex Iwobi scored early, only for Benjamin Bourigeaud and Ismaila Sarr to attack both sides of Nacho Monreal's own goal.
The turning point in that match was undoubtedly the red card shown to Sokratis Papastathopoulos shortly before halftime, when Arsenal was a goal for good. With a full complement of players for the second leg, Emery will continue to rely on advancing to the last eight.
However, only once before, a team managed to move on to the next round after losing the first part of an eighth-finals match of the Europa League. However, Fulham in the 2009-10 season, when he beat Juventus 4-1 at home.
It is not often that Arsenal is inspired by its smaller rivals in London, but this statistic serves to show how great the task is that the Gunners face after their collapse in France.
The Champions League always present for 19 consecutive seasons until last season, Arsenal risks another campaign outside of UEFA's main competition, although the way it faced Manchester United last time will offer a lot of hope to the fans.
Arsenal won 2-0 in Sunday's big showdown with United, winning the victory with Granit Xhaka's big punch and pitiful penalty in the second half of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
The magnitude of the victory can not be minimized, as it ensures that Emery's men occupy a place in the Champions League standings with the games remaining.
Winning the Europa League will also provide Londoners with a route to next season's Champions League, with the added bonus that a trophy will be lifted, so Emery is expected to continue his policy of naming a strong team.
The progression to the quarters will not be easy, but Arsenal has already shown in this season that it has the character to recover when many discard it.
Rennes
No matter what happens in the second stage on Thursday, Rennes has already ensured that this is the most successful European campaign in its 117-year history.The Reds and Negros recovered from three successive defeats in the group stage to claim the place of runners-up behind Dinamo Kiev, courtesy of victories at Jablonec and at home against Astana in games they must win.
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Then came his surprising win against Real Betis in the first knockout round, earning a 3-1 victory in Spain after playing a 3-3 tie in the first leg to establish this double header with last season's defeated semifinalists. .
Never before has Rennes won a place directly in a major UEFA competition before finishing fifth in Ligue 1 last season, and they have made the most of their opportunity on the big stage.
In fact, only once before have they competed in the Europa League itself, going through a pair of qualifying rounds in 2011-12 before going out in the group stage without a win in their name.
That makes their victory in the first leg over Arsenal even more remarkable, given that they are also in eighth in Ligue 1 this season, although only three points of fifth with a game in play to play.
Rennes has only lost one of their last seven European qualifiers, including the qualifiers, which was a 1-0 loss to FC Twente in October 2008.
Julien Stephan's team has also won four of their six European matches in which they have had a one-leg lead in the away match, although this is undoubtedly their toughest test so far against an Arsenal team with the second-best record in house in the classification. Premier League
That said, even a loss of 1-0 will be enough for visitors to pass, preparing them for one of the most famous nights of their history.
Team News
Alexandre Lacazette is still suspended in Europe, which means that Aubameyang will lead the line for Arsenal, as he did in the first leg last week.Sokratis is also banned after being sent off in France and Laurent Koscielny suffered a leg injury in the victory against Man United, so Emery will be forced to make a defensive reorganization.
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Henrikh Mkhitaryan is in the fight to return after missing United's game with an injury, while Lucas Torreira seems certain to start as he is fresh after an internal ban.
Elsewhere, Héctor Bellerin, Danny Welbeck and Rob Holding are long-term absentees and will not play any role.
As for the visitors, Hamari Traore has returned from suspension and should immediately return to the side, replacing Mehdi Zeffane on the right side.
James Lea Siliki is expected to be available again after recovering from injury, and Benjamin Andre is another option for Stephan after missing out on a 3-1 victory over Caen over the weekend.
Rennes, one of the four clubs participating in the round of the 16 who have never participated in this conjuncture of the competition, has a couple of players on their team with previous experience in English football: Hatem Ben Arfa and M'Baye Niang
Arsenal Prediction Lineup:
GK: CechDEF: Maitland-Niles, Mustafi, Koscielny, Monreal
MID: Guendouzi, Torreira, Mkhitaryan, Ozil, Iwobi
FW: Aubameyang
Rennes Prediction Lineup:
GK: KoubekDEF: Traore, Silva, Mexer, Bensebaini
MID : Sarr, Andre, Grenier, Bourigeaud
FW: Ben Arfa, Hunou
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