Smith Rowe and Ceballos start, Predicted Arsenal line-up (4-2-3-1) vs Benfica

Smith Rowe and Ceballos start, Predicted Arsenal line-up (4-2-3-1) vs Benfica – originally posted on Sportslens.com Arsenal will play hosts to Benfica in the second leg of the Europa League last 32 on Thursday night. The game is scheduled to be played at the Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium in Greece due to coronavirus restrictions. The north […]

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Tottenham boss shuffles his pack, keeps big guns in reserve

Tottenham boss shuffles his pack, keeps big guns in reserve – originally posted on Sportslens.com The Europa League returns with the round of 32 second leg ties scheduled to be played over the next two days. Tottenham Hotspur get things underway on Wednesday as they go head-to-head with Wolfsberger. Spurs lead 4-1 after the first […]

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‘Promising’, ‘Showed his class’: Some Arsenal fans react to attacker’s display vs Benfica

‘Promising’, ‘Showed his class’: Some Arsenal fans react to attacker’s display vs Benfica – originally posted on Sportslens.com A section of Arsenal fans on Twitter were impressed with the performance of Martin Odegaard during the club’s Europa League clash against Benfica last night. The north London side drew 1-1 in the first leg of the […]

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Arteta: Arsenal needed to be ‘more ruthless’ in Benfica draw

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta says his team needed to be ‘more ruthless’ in front of goal during their 1-1 draw with Benfica. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang missed a golden chance to put the Gunners ahead in the first half. He was found by Hector Bellerin in the box but managed to send his shot wide. FEATURE: Five […]

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Benfica 1-1 Arsenal: Saka gives Gunners away draw

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang was guilty of missing a number of chances as Arsenal had to settle for a draw in the first leg of their Europa League round-of-32 tie against Benfica. With the game being played at Rome’s Stadio Olimpico due to coronavirus travel restrictions, the Gunners were classed as the away side and should have […]

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Man Utd shuffle pack, Tottenham talisman omitted, Foxes look strong

Man Utd shuffle pack, Tottenham talisman omitted, Foxes look strong – originally posted on Sportslens.com The Europa League has reached the knockout stage and the round of 32 features some intriguing UEL fixtures. We’ll update this story with reports, results and the latest Europa League highlights as the first-leg games are played. The action is […]

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Key Arsenal player unlikely to be risked, Tottenham star omitted

Key Arsenal player unlikely to be risked, Tottenham star omitted – originally posted on Sportslens.com The Europa League is back with a bang on Thursday as the round of 32 gets underway. Eight clubs have dropped into the competition from the Champions League, joining the 24 who safely navigated through the group phase. Manchester United […]

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On This Day – 29th May

ir Matt Busby with some of his United players at the final whistle Manchester United beat Benfica at Wembley on this day back in 1968 to lift the European Cup for the first time.Not even the most ardent fan of Manchester City or any other of United’s rivals could have begrudged Manchester United of this […]

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On This Day – 22nd May

AC Milan won their first European Cup on this day back in 1963. They beat Portuguese side Benfica in the Final at Wembley Stadium, coming from a goal down to win 2-1.AC Milan beat Union Luxembourg, Ipswich Town, Galatasaray and Dundee to get to the Final and scored an amazing 31 times in those 8 […]

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