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The Gunners had to turn back in the return leg after a surprise 1-0 defeat in Belarus last week and Unai Emery's team completed its comeback in style with a comfortable 3-0 win.
Given the kickoff of the match at 17:55, there was a large enough crowd to cheer Arsenal in the next round, thanks to a goal by Zakhar Volkov in the fourth minute and the heads of the defensive duo Shkodran Mustafi and Sokratis. Papastathopoulos.
Emery chose to recall Ozil after leaving home for the first leg. The highest paid player in the history of the club has responded by posting a good display, connecting the game well and showing flashes of his skill that is often missing in the game.
Arsenal saw the match in a professional manner, Denis Suarez left the bench to make his home debut and will head to Friday's draw by seeking to avoid the biggest clubs again.
ARSENAL 3-0 BATE | VOLKOV OG (4), MUSTAFI (39), SOKRATIS (61)
Arsenal XI: Cech, Lichtsteiner, Mustafi, Koscielny, Monreal, Guenduzi, Xhaka, Mkhitaryan, Ozil, Iwobi, Aubameyang
BATE Borisov XI: Scherbitsky, Rios, Volkov, Filipenko, Filipovic, Simovic, Dragun, Milic, Baha, Stasevich, Skavych
- Alexandre Lacazette suspended after the red card in the first leg
- A dream come true for Arsenal as Volkov becomes his own net
- Mustafi returns home from Xhaka corner to lead Arsenal
- Sokratis Papastathopoulos replaces third goal from the corner
- Gunners lead 3-1 in total – leading
Arsenal vs BATE Borisov: Europa League Score, Goals and Latest Updates (Image: GETTY)
Arsenal vs BATE Borisov: Europa League Score, Goals and Latest Updates (Image: EPA)
ARSENAL 3-0 BATE
FT: And that's all! Arsenal has qualified for the last game of the Europa League with a 3-1 win over BATE Borisov. Unai Emery and some players on the site will soon react.
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90: Two minutes to stop.
89: Close! Aubameyang and Suarez combine in the penalty area and the Spanish midfielder is clashed before he can pull the trigger.
88: When is the draw? It will take place tomorrow in Nyon, Switzerland, at noon (UK time). The 16 winners in the current 32-game round will all compete in the draw.
No team will be ranked from this stage, which means that no one can compete against anyone while the competition reaches the home stretch.
85: Arsenal only keeps the ball in safe areas and does not allow BATE to sniff a goal. Anyway, the champions of Belarus look stunned – I'm not sure that they can organize a decent attack at this advanced stage anyway.
Arsenal vs BATE Borisov: Europa League Score, Goals and Latest Updates (Image: REUTERS)
82: Not too many things happening here, guys. If you have things to do, maybe the moment has come to act.
In fact, the boss might not be happy that I recommend this …
80: This is Denis Suarez. The president of Barcelona, who has done himself justice in the defeat last week, replaces Henrikh Mkhitaryan for the last ten minutes or so.
That means Mesut Ozil will have 90 minutes tonight.
78: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang does not want to play tonight. He takes advantage to take a free kick in the central position but Scherbitski recovers this unstoppable and diving shot.
76: At the moment, Arsenal will be joined by Napoli, Dinamo Zagreb, Salzburg and Valencia in the last draw. The other places are still to win.
73: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang reaches the bottom line and tries a shot from an impossible angle. He finds the lateral net.
The striker tries his luck again by recovering the ball through Henrikh Mkhitaryan's pbad, but his efforts have been indented.
Arsenal vs BATE Borisov: Europa League Score, Goals and Latest Updates (Image: REUTERS)
Arsenal vs BATE Borisov: Europa League Score, Goals and Latest Updates (Image: REUTERS)
70: Update slightly relevant: Celtic, which has more than 10 men after the dismissal of Jeremy Toljan, is late on Valencia. It's 1-0 in the night and 3-0 in total. Kevin Gameiro with the goal that will surely evade the team of Brendan Rodgers of the Europa League this season.
69: Update irrelevant: the guy sitting next to me just spent 60 seconds scratching his bowl to get every grain of rice on his spoon.
67: It would have ended a nice evening for Arsenal. A corner shifts the path of Mesut Ozil and the German playmaker tries a volley with the outside of his boot. Ambitious but not on target, I'm afraid to report.
64: Unai Emery makes a change with Lucas Torreira replacing Matteo Guendouzi. I imagine that things are going well in the middle of the field.
ARSENAL 3-0 BATE | SOKRATIS
61: Game, set and match. Arsenal put the light of day between them and BATE Borisov with a cumulative lead of 3-1.
This is the substitute Sokratis Papastathopoulos, whose first commitment is to direct the corner of Granite Xhaka.
Arsenal vs BATE Borisov: Europa League Score, Goals and Latest Updates (Image: REUTERS)
60: Laurent Koscielny handed the captain's armband to Mesut Ozil before leaving the field.
But the LARGE The news is the arrival of Alexander Hleb, 347 years old. He receives an ovation from all sides of the stadium while he replaces Baha.
59: Sokratis Papastathopoulos, whose name I always copy and paste, replaces Laurent Koscielny. The French center-back is immediately badisted by Arsenal medical staff. It looks like a complaint of veal.
58: In the current state of things, Arsenal will qualify for the draw of the last match of the Europa League 16. However, a goal for BATE would imply that the team of Unai Emery marks a third.
55: "Shoooooooot" This is the reckless call of Arsenal supporters as Granit Xhaka approaches the withdrawal of Henrikh Mkhitaryan. It forces with a terrible effort that is now in orbit. I bet they would not want to ask …
Arsenal vs BATE Borisov: Europa League Score, Goals and Latest Updates (Image: REUTERS)
53: BATE warns Arsenal that this game is not over yet.
51: Gunners continue to threaten. Matteo Guendouzi arrives at the edge of the penalty area before leaning in a controlled manner on the crossbar.
48: Nacho Monreal was clearly jealous of Stephan Lichtsteiner's volleying in the first half. He's trying one of his own which is just as terrible. Large.
ARSENAL 2-0 BATE
45: And we are back. I thought you would like to know that tonight's official attendance is … 58.812. I know, I know … No change at the break.
Twitter Tour
Amrul: Volkov just looks like a character from a Star Wars movie.
Tiny: Mesut Ozil found his level … BATE Borisov on a Thursday night.
Christopher: Ahh smart, Arsenal. All these little trash spots were to give BATE a false sense of security and lower the guard. Genius.
Very insightful guys. Thank you…
Arsenal vs BATE Borisov: Europa League Score, Goals and Latest Updates (Image: REUTERS)
Later tonight …
HT: The news is that Callum Hudson-Odoi plays for Chelsea in his clash between Europa League and Malmo. Eden Hazard is sitting on the bench.
Chelsea XI: Caballero, Azpilicueta, Rudiger, Christensen, Emerson, Kante, Kovacic, Barkley, Willian, Giroud, Hudson-Odoi.
Subs: Cumming, Luiz, Ampadu, Jorginho, Loftus-Cheek, Hazard, Higuain.
ARSENAL 2-0 BATE
HT: Good 45 minutes to Arsenal. They felt scared, but aside from Lichtsteiner's release, they dominated.
Intensity and purpose better than the disaster of last week in Belarus.
45: An extra minute of time.
Arsenal vs BATE Borisov: Europa League Score, Goals and Latest Updates (Image: REUTERS)
42: It could become complicated. Arsenal is fighting now (excuse the pun). Lichtsteiner turns off the ignition and sends another good delivery to the box. He seems destined to find Alex Iwobi until Scherbitski manages to clear it. Would have been 3-0 and probably the game ended.
ARSENAL 2-0 BATE | MUSTAFI
39: Shkodran Mustafi gives the advantage to Arsenal, while the team of Unai Emery leads BATE Borisov for the first time in this match.
It's an incredible routine that Granit Xhaka sends a corner concealed from the left and the German central back is restoring above his marker.
38: Close! Henrikh Mkhitaryan produced a good wing game along the right sideline before seeing his center bounce on Mesut Ozil, who pulled on the crossbar.
Arsenal vs BATE Borisov: Europa League Score, Goals and Latest Updates (Image: REUTERS)
37: Unai Emery is going crazy on the sidelines. I think that he wants the Gunners to move the ball faster and play with more zip. We feel rather complacent as we approach the break.
The frustration of the fans too. A few moans and moans.
35: Stephan Lichtsteiner on the fly … and what happened to you? A corner is cleared for the Swiss international, who aligns a volley of 20 yards high and wide.
34: Xhaka sends a cross to Aubameyang, who can not connect properly. Moments later, the striker is involved when Monreal sends a cross – but the lead is just over.
33: If you bet on the Europa League matches tonight, I hope you have won some home wins. Eight matches are played and the hosts win five.
Celtic are part of the away team fighting against Valencia. They lead 2-0 on the Spanish side – so only a shock victory will allow them to pbad.
Arsenal vs BATE Borisov: Europa League Score, Goals and Latest Updates (Image: REUTERS)
30: Volkov, who retires, dismisses a teasing center of Mesut Ozil. He seems unable to stay out of my updates. He then blocks the drilled Mkhitaryan pbad to Aubameyang.
Gunners have just increased the pace a bit now.
28: Arsenal's first match against BATE Borisov was the fastest in the European competition since Lukas Podolski scored against Galatasaray (2 minutes 1 second) in the Champions League in December 2014.
27: The Unai Emery team took 70% possession of the ball in the first half hour. Both shots on target and one of them was courtesy of Volkov.
It's Zakhar Volkov and NOT Alexander Volkov, who is better ranked than his namesake on Google. A Russian mixed martial artist who apparently participates in the UFC.
24: If BATE is having fun tonight, you will have to think that Maksim Skavysh will be involved. The winger was a threat to the right and it seems that Nacho Monreal is beaten.
Arsenal vs BATE Borisov: Europa League Score, Goals and Latest Updates (Image: REUTERS)
21: Arsenal overplay him? Surely not. Alex Iwobi, Matteo Guendouzi and Mesut Ozil exchange three or four hundred pbades before the center of Iwobi is cleared.
The Xhaka Granite recovers the hoof clearance and stings the palm of the BATE goalkeeper Scherbitski with a superb 25 meter player.
18: Gunners regained control after five minutes of inactivity. They hit the midfield from left to right – they try to stretch BATE. Granite Xhaka is looking for a diagonal pbad for Henrikh Mkhitaryan, who can not quite reach him.
15: Apparently, BATE has been training in England for a week. Colchester in Esbad to be more precise. I was wondering if they were all wearing an excellent tan and perfectly white teeth.
13: Just a reminder. If BATE scores tonight, Arsenal must score three unanswered goals.
11: Offline! After having congratulated them, the former Arsenal decided to introduce themselves. Vintage style, take the lead, then relax …
Skavysh cuts inside the right flank and his cross diverts to the far post where Captain Dragun arrives on the fly. Fortunately for Arsenal, Lichtsteiner clears him. Very poor Koscielny and Mustafi in all honesty.
Arsenal vs BATE Borisov: Europa League Score, Goals and Latest Updates (Image: REUTERS)
9: Wooosh! Granite Xhaka managed to get the ball around 25 yards from BATE's goal and Alex Iwobi bent his efforts just over the post on his right.
6: Where was this Arsenal last week ?! Unai Emery has only changed two players for tonight's visit and the Gunners have a completely different face.
They feel good, recycle the ball and cause problems all over the field. The effect Ozil / Auba, right?
ARSENAL 1-0 BATE | VOLKOV OG
4: This is a dream start for gunners!
Arsenal is there since the word GO and rightly level the score on the set.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang pushes the right flank before throwing a pbad through the dedicated penalty area.
Arsenal vs BATE Borisov: Europa League Score, Goals and Latest Updates (Image: REUTERS)
ARSENAL 0-0 BATE
3: The first chance falls on Alex Iwobi … but the finish is terrible. It was an excellent Lichtsteiner center that nicely fell for Iwobi, who pivoted and gutted the shot directly on Scherbitski.
ARSENAL 0-0 BATE
1: And we are on the way! We expect the stadium to fill up as people finish work and head to the head. I probably can not justify taking a vacation day for this game.
"Thursday 5.55 send out." Ground half full. Opposition of Belarus. Arsenal has never felt more than Europe. They need to get back in the top four ", says our reporter Matt Dunn.
Arsenal vs BATE Borisov: Europa League Score, Goals and Latest Updates (Image: GETTY)
Here they are!
5:54 p.m.: From the tunnel, both parties emerged in a rather sober atmosphere in the UAE. You will have the impression of "we will support you when you show us that there is something to do" around the stadium.
Players have come to line up for the iconic hymn of the Europa League. Yes, very iconic indeed. Much better than this forgetful hymn of the Champions League.
The difference…
5:52 p.m.: Since the beginning of 2017-18, Mesut Ozil has been involved in more goals (7) and has created more chances to score (33) than any other Arsenal player in the UEFA Europa League.
Arsenal vs BATE Borisov: Europa League Score, Goals and Latest Updates (Image: REUTERS)
Where is Hleb?
5:50 p.m.: I am thinking of sending the research group to Alexander Hleb.
The former Arsenal midfielder was not with the rest of the BATE team during their warm-up on the Emirates pitch.
You do not need to warm up? Or maybe it's pinched by Burger King? …
More of the same?
5:48 p.m.: Arsenal made little of Bate's case during the Europa League group stage last season, winning 4-2 in Belarus and 6-0 at home.
Only two of Arsenal's 10 goals were scored by players still in the club: Rob Holding and Mohamed Elneny.
Can you name the others? In fact, do not worry. We start in seven minutes!
Arsenal vs BATE Borisov: Europa League Score, Goals and Latest Updates (Image: REUTERS)
Everything changes, everything changes …
17h45: I have to stop with these references and train stories. Think I could be suffering from PTSD …
Pbading quickly to the test, the time of the kickoff of the return match tonight has been talking about a lot (anoraks like me) since the draw.
The Arsenal match was staggered at 17:55 due to a clash with Chelsea's Europa League match with Malmo at Stamford Bridge.
The club, originally scheduled to be held a day earlier and which started at 5 pm, has successfully put pressure on UEFA to rethink the problem.
I'm sure everyone will be happy with the news …
Arsenal vs BATE Borisov: Europa League Score, Goals and Latest Updates (Image: REUTERS)
Twitter Tour
Lucky: Arsenal is queuing for tonight. Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Alex Iwobi have to play solid matches tonight, but no doubt all eyes will be on Mesut Ozil.
Bing: I think Alex Iwobi may be more useful when he plays alongside a player like Mesut Ozil, Mesut's creativity can trigger Iwobi, let's see.
Fernandes: If Mesut Ozil does not show up and play against tractor drivers at Emirates tonight, I really do not want to hear about him anymore. I'm fed up with the Mesut Ozil saga!
Take a deep breath, Fernandes. It's not like you're stuck in a train south three hours earlier today …
Team News – Summary
5:40 p.m.: Mesut Ozil is back in the Arsenal squad as he tries to turn around in the Europa League knockout round at home against BATE Borisov.
The playmaker is recalled as one of only two team changes surprisingly beaten 1-0 in Belarus last week.
Ozil replaces Alexandre Lacazette, suspended, while Stephan Lichtsteiner replaced Ainsley Maitland-Niles, sick, while head coach, Unai Emery, pbaded to the back.
BATE only made one change, former Gunner midfielder Alexander Hleb lost the bench on his return to Emirates Stadium.
Arsenal vs BATE Borisov: Europa League Score, Goals and Latest Updates (Image: ARSENAL)
The starting eleven …
5:35 p.m.: The news is that Mesut Ozil is being recalled by manager Unai Emery. You remember him? Whoever earns £ 350,000 a week and who can not replace Henrikh Mkhitaryan or Alex Iwobi from the list.
Arsenal XI: Cech, Lichtsteiner, Mustafi, Koscielny, Monreal, Guenduzi, Xhaka, Mkhitaryan, Ozil, Iwobi, Aubameyang
Subs: Leno, Papastathopoulos, Ramsey, Torreira, Suarez, Kolasinac, Nketiah
BATE Borisov XI: Scherbitsky, Rios, Volkov, Filipenko, Filipovic, Simovic, Dragun, Milic, Baha, Stasevich, Skavych
Subs: Chichkan, Yablonsky, Berezkin, Dubajic, Hleb, Nemriko, Mukam
Arsenal vs BATE Borisov: Europa League Score, Goals and Latest Updates (Image: REUTERS)
Evening
17:30: Hello everyone and welcome to our LIVE cover of the Europa League.
You may have noticed that I started this blog later than usual. Well, real fans will have been careful …
And that's a good reason for my late arrival – Southern Rail.
What a surprise, huh?
A trip that should have taken less than 55 minutes lasted three hours. I can almost hear the smallest violin playing for me.
Anyway, I'm here now, so let's start this thing and see if Arsenal can beat the deficit of a goal against BATE Borisov – the team that sounds like a WIFI network …
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