Good early morning Arsenal fans,
Arsenal’s European campaign is set to return in progress today with the Europa League last 16 draw occurring at lunch break.
The Gunners made easy work of the group phases and completed top, enabling them to prevent the European playoff rounds.
But with those concluding the other day, Arsenal understand they enter into the pot today and might draw any of the sides who won their Europa League playoffs, with the exception of Manchester United.
They cannot draw the Red Devils at this phase as the set originated from the exact same nation, leaving the similarity Roma, Sevilla and Juventus hiding.
Elsewhere, a coach of hotshot Folarin Balogun thinks the forward is on the warpath to ending up being the very best worldwide.
Technical coach Saul Isaksson-Hurst deals with the striker on his ending up and has actually seen the 21-year-old loanee take Ligue 1 by storm this season.
He has actually knocked in 15 league objectives already and provided Arsenal a predicament on what to do in the summer season when he is set to go back to North London.
Isaksson-Hurst specifically informed SunSport: “[He] has a fantastic mindset, he’s a genuine young gentleman, courteous, really little ego and wishes to dip into the greatest level. He wishes to be among the very best strikers worldwide.”
Arsenal are fighting Newcastle and other European competitors in the race to sign Ivan Fresenda, reports state. The right-back has actually become among the leading skills in LaLiga this season, with 12 looks for Real Valladolid.
Borussia Dortmund and Juventus are thought to likewise remain in the race for the star.
Fresneda, 18, is now anticipated to take a seat with his agents at the end of the campaign and examine his choices.
Potential Opponents
It is lastly over in the marathon video game in between Rennes and Shakhtar.
The set drew 3-3 after additional time with Shakhtar winning 5-4 on charges.
The results indicates that these are the groups that Arsenal can attract tomorrow’s last-16 draw:
Sporting Lisbon, Bayer Lerverkusen, Juventus, Sevilla, Union Berlin, Rennes and Roma.
Europa League Full Times (from the 8pm video games)
Man United 2-1 Barcelona (agg: 4-3)
Union Berlin 3-1 Ajax (agg: 3-1)
Roma 2-0 Red Bull Salzburg (agg: 2-1)
Rennes 1-0 Shakhtar (agg 2-2 – into extra-time)
