Arsenal ‘at home’ in Athens, Leicester, Rangers eye Europa League last 16
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PARIS, Feb 24, 2021 (BSS/AFP) – Covid-19 restrictions mean Arsenal will play the home leg of their Europa League last-32 tie against Benfica on Thursday in Greece, with the Gunners one of five British sides looking to secure a spot in the draw for the next round.
Here, AFP Sport previews this week’s action in the competition:
– Arsenal second leg switched –
Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal went to Rome last week to play the first, away leg of their tie against Benfica due to travel restrictions between the United Kingdom and Portugal, and those same restrictions saw the return moved from London to Greece, with the Karaiskakis stadium in the Athens port of Piraeus, home of Olympiakos, the venue for Thursday’s encounter.
Arsenal players congratulate Arsenal’s Swiss midfielder Granit Xhaka (L) after he scored the second goal during the English Premier League football match between Arsenal and Chelsea at the Emirates Stadium in London on December 26, 2020. (Photo by Julian Finney / POOL / AFP)
Covid-19 restrictions mean Arsenal will play the home leg of their Europa League last-32 tie against Benfica on Thursday in Greece, with the Gunners one of five British sides looking to secure a spot in the draw for the next round.
Here, AFP Sport previews this week’s action in the competition: Arsenal second leg switched
Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal went to Rome last week to play the first, away leg of their tie against Benfica due to travel restrictions between the United Kingdom and Portugal, and those same restrictions saw the return moved from London to Greece, with the Karaiskakis stadium in the Athens port of Piraeus, home of Olympiakos, the venue for Thursday’s encounter.
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