Arsenal host Napoli in the first leg of a mouth-watering Europa League quarter-final on Thursday evening at Emirates Stadium.Judging by past two rounds, the Gunners have to chase a win in front of the home crowd given they’ve lost both away fixtures to BATE and Rennes so far in the knockout phase.
Unai Emery’s men showed much better performances in their own backyard where they demolished both BATE and Rennes 3-0 in R32 and R16. Arsenal also played incomparably better on the home patch in the Premier League.The hosts won 14, drew 2 and lost just 1 of 17 league outings at Emirates Stadium. They, however, won’t come into this tie in the highest of spirits after a disappointing display in a 1-0 defeat to Everton on Sunday afternoon away at Goodison.
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Arsenal possible starting lineup:
Leno; Mustafi, Sokratis, Monreal; Maitland-Niles, Ramsey, Guendouzi, Kolasinac; Iwobi; Aubameyang, Lacazette
Napoli possible starting lineup:
Meret; Malcuit, Maksimovic, Koulibaly, Rui; Callejon, Allan, Fabian Ruiz, Zielinski; Imsigne, Mertens
Last matches: ARSENAL
01.04.19 PL Arsenal Newcastle 2 : 0
26.03.19 CF Al Nasr Arsenal 2 : 3
15.03.19 EL Arsenal Rennes 3 : 0
10.03.19 PL Arsenal Manchester Utd 2 : 0
07.03.19 EL Rennes Arsenal 3 : 1
Last matches: NAPOLI
03.04.19 SA Empoli Napoli 2 : 1
31.03.19 SA AS Roma Napoli 1 : 4
17.03.19 SA Napoli Udinese 4 : 2
14.03.19 EL Salzburg Napoli 3 : 1
10.03.19 SA Sassuolo Napoli 1 : 1
Head-to-head matches: ARSENAL – NAPOLI
11.12.13 CL Napoli Arsenal 2 : 0
01.10.13 CL Arsenal Napoli 2 : 0
03.08.13 EMI Arsenal Napoli 2 : 2