After three back-to-back league defeats, Arsenal’s Premier League form continues to falter, therefore the Europa League (EL) comes as a welcome distraction. Leaking goals has been the biggest issue for Unai Emery’s side, with Arsenal conceding exactly three goals in each of their previous three matches.
It’s the second consecutive season that the ‘Gunners’ have reached the EL semi-final, however a slight concern will be that they have lost two of their previous six knockout fixtures (W4, L2). A caveat to that was the fact both defeats came on the road – meanwhile at home Emery’s men have won each of their previous four EL matches without conceding a single goal.