Europe Europa League Semi-finals, 29.April
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Villarreal vs Arsenal Preview:
Possible starting lineups:
Villarreal:
Asenjo; Foyth, Albiol, Torres, Estupinan; Chukwueze, Parejo, Capoue, Trigueros; Moreno, Alcacer
Arsenal:
Leno; Chambers, Holding, Gabriel, Xhaka; Partey, Ceballos; Saka, Odegaard, Pepe; Nketiah
Villarreal and Arsenal will face each other in the semi-final of UEFA Europa League on Thursday night. The first leg will be played at Estadio de La Ceramica. So far Villarreal have eliminated Austrian side Red Bull Salzburg with 4:1 aggregate victory, Ukraininan outfit Dynamo Kyiv with 4:0 and Dinamo Zagreb from Croatia with 3:1 in the knock-out stage. Villarreal boss Unai Emery could be the key figure for two reasons. First, his experience that includes him between the most successful coaches in the competition. Emery lead Sevilla to three titles in the Europa League. He could join Jose Mourinho, Bob Paisley and Giovanni Trapattoni as the fourth coach to have won four trophies in Europe's top two club competitions. The second reason connect with Emery is that he was in charge at Arsenal. The 49-year-old tactician spent an underwhelming 18 months at Arsenal as Wenger’s replacement. In 2019 he reached the Europa League final as manager of Arsenal, but lost 4:1 to Chelsea in Baku. Most of the current players were at Arsenal during his reign, so there will be some emotions. However, Emery have a great season with Villarreal. The Yellow Submarine are unbeaten in 12 games, winning 11 of them. Gerard Moreno and Paco Alcacer are the key players and leading scorers in the team. Emery has one injury worry ahead of this match as midfielder Vicente Iborra remains out with a knee issue. Pervis Estupinan made his comeback from injury off the bench against Barcelona during the weekend.
Arsenal are between the teams that want to secure Champions League spot through Europa League. They are among the most efficient sides in the competition with 32 goals in 12 games. The Gunners played six games in the group stage and won all of them, beating twice Molde, Rapid Vienna and Dundalk. In the first knock-out round Arsenal have eliminated Benfica with a 4:3 aggregate victory. The next victims were Olympiakos from Greece. The Gunners won 3:1 in Pireus, but suffered a narrow 1:0 defeat at home. Arsenal were in hard position after the first match with Slavia Prague in the quarter-finals. The club from Czech Republic scored an injury-time goal and played an 1:1 draw in London. But Arsenal showed their class in Prague by winning 4:0. The Gunners produced one of their best performances of the campaign to secure a high away victory. Lacazette was the key name as he scored a brace, while Pepe and Saka also found the back of the net. Emile Smith Rowe should also be mentioned, he registered his seventh assist in all competitions this season, the joint-most with Willian. I believe the players confidence is very high at the moment. Nevertheless, the last domestic results are not that good. Arsenal were able to collect just one point from the next two league games. They lost 1:0 to Everton and played an 1:1 draw with Fulham. Arteta has some additional issues as some players are injured. David Luiz undergo surgery on a knee problem and remain sidelined, while Kieran Tierney and Alexandre Lacazette are expected to miss out with injuries. On the positive note, Martin Odegaard overcome an ankle injury, while Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang may return after recovering from malaria.
Villarreal vs Arsenal Prediction:
I expect Villarreal to win the first match. They have two players able to make a difference - Gerard Moreno and Paco Alcacer. Both strikers have scored six goals in the competition and their confidence is high. Arsenal, meanwhile, will be without in-form Alexandre Lacazette, while Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is struggling for fitness after spent most of the time in hospital recovering from malaria. The home advantage and Emery's experience in the competition are also reasons for my pick.
Villarreal vs Arsenal Pick: Villarreal to win @ 2.50 with William Hill
Possible starting lineups:
Villarreal:
Asenjo; Foyth, Albiol, Torres, Estupinan; Chukwueze, Parejo, Capoue, Trigueros; Moreno, Alcacer
Arsenal:
Leno; Chambers, Holding, Gabriel, Xhaka; Partey, Ceballos; Saka, Odegaard, Pepe; Nketiah
Villarreal and Arsenal will face each other in the semi-final of UEFA Europa League on Thursday night. The first leg will be played at Estadio de La Ceramica. So far Villarreal have eliminated Austrian side Red Bull Salzburg with 4:1 aggregate victory, Ukraininan outfit Dynamo Kyiv with 4:0 and Dinamo Zagreb from Croatia with 3:1 in the knock-out stage. Villarreal boss Unai Emery could be the key figure for two reasons. First, his experience that includes him between the most successful coaches in the competition. Emery lead Sevilla to three titles in the Europa League. He could join Jose Mourinho, Bob Paisley and Giovanni Trapattoni as the fourth coach to have won four trophies in Europe's top two club competitions. The second reason connect with Emery is that he was in charge at Arsenal. The 49-year-old tactician spent an underwhelming 18 months at Arsenal as Wenger’s replacement. In 2019 he reached the Europa League final as manager of Arsenal, but lost 4:1 to Chelsea in Baku. Most of the current players were at Arsenal during his reign, so there will be some emotions. However, Emery have a great season with Villarreal. The Yellow Submarine are unbeaten in 12 games, winning 11 of them. Gerard Moreno and Paco Alcacer are the key players and leading scorers in the team. Emery has one injury worry ahead of this match as midfielder Vicente Iborra remains out with a knee issue. Pervis Estupinan made his comeback from injury off the bench against Barcelona during the weekend.
Arsenal are between the teams that want to secure Champions League spot through Europa League. They are among the most efficient sides in the competition with 32 goals in 12 games. The Gunners played six games in the group stage and won all of them, beating twice Molde, Rapid Vienna and Dundalk. In the first knock-out round Arsenal have eliminated Benfica with a 4:3 aggregate victory. The next victims were Olympiakos from Greece. The Gunners won 3:1 in Pireus, but suffered a narrow 1:0 defeat at home. Arsenal were in hard position after the first match with Slavia Prague in the quarter-finals. The club from Czech Republic scored an injury-time goal and played an 1:1 draw in London. But Arsenal showed their class in Prague by winning 4:0. The Gunners produced one of their best performances of the campaign to secure a high away victory. Lacazette was the key name as he scored a brace, while Pepe and Saka also found the back of the net. Emile Smith Rowe should also be mentioned, he registered his seventh assist in all competitions this season, the joint-most with Willian. I believe the players confidence is very high at the moment. Nevertheless, the last domestic results are not that good. Arsenal were able to collect just one point from the next two league games. They lost 1:0 to Everton and played an 1:1 draw with Fulham. Arteta has some additional issues as some players are injured. David Luiz undergo surgery on a knee problem and remain sidelined, while Kieran Tierney and Alexandre Lacazette are expected to miss out with injuries. On the positive note, Martin Odegaard overcome an ankle injury, while Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang may return after recovering from malaria.
Villarreal vs Arsenal Prediction:
I expect Villarreal to win the first match. They have two players able to make a difference - Gerard Moreno and Paco Alcacer. Both strikers have scored six goals in the competition and their confidence is high. Arsenal, meanwhile, will be without in-form Alexandre Lacazette, while Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is struggling for fitness after spent most of the time in hospital recovering from malaria. The home advantage and Emery's experience in the competition are also reasons for my pick.
Villarreal vs Arsenal Pick: Villarreal to win @ 2.50 with William Hill
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