Arsenal Lineup Vs Valencia: Here is how Arsenal could lineup against Valencia in the Europa League Semifinals.
Arsenal will travel to Valencia to play their second leg of the Europa League Semifinals at Mestalla Stadium on Thursday. The Gunners carry a 3-1 lead to Spain, but they are cautious about the away goal which could swing the whole complexion of the tie if the hosts manage to score an early goal to pile the pressure.
it has been an average season for the Gunners, who look likely to finish fifth in the Premier League, but they could snatch the Champions League spot by lifting the Europa League. In the reverse leg, Mouctar Diakhaby opened the scoring in the 11th minute before Alexandre Lacazette scored twice before 25 minutes to lead the two-legged tie.
There not many promising chances for both the sides in that game, but Sead Kolasinac picked out Pierre Emerick Aubameyang inside the six-yard box. The Gabonese International slotted the ball past Neto to put them in the driving seat in this Semis. However, Valencia, with the likes of Rodrigo, Santi Mina, Ever Banega, and Goncalo Guedes could cause trouble to the fragile Arsenal’s defence.
Besides having a poor backline, their record on the flight have been poor, to say the least.
We shall look at Arsenal’s team news, injury news, and predicted lineup.
Team News
For the first time in a while, there will be no injury concerns for Unai Emery and Co. The long-term absentees including Aaron Ramsey, Danny Welbeck, Hector Bellerin, and Rob Holding will continue to sit on the sidelines.
When he was asked about a comeback threat from Valencia, Emery said: “For us, it’s the same message as when we played the first leg in London. We are in a 50/50 for two teams and after the first leg, the result has not changed my ideas. Tomorrow is going to be very difficult here and we can take some examples, not just yesterday but also in the past. But knowing it is difficult here, we are going to play with all our ambition, with full motivation and the preparation needs to be good for this match.”
Predicted Lineup
Arsenal: Petr Cech, Ainsley Maitland Niles, Laurent Koscielny, Sokratis, Nacho Monreal, Sead Kolasinac, Lucas Torreira, Granit Xhaka, Mesut Ozil, Alexandre Lacazette, Pierre Emerick Aubameyang.
