On Thursday evening, from 20:00, Arsenal and Eintracht Frankfurt meet in a match of the UEFA Europa League groups, which could decide the qualified teams in the next phase. Coming after a disastrous run in the championship, Arsenal hope to find their inspiration in UEL, while Frankfurt has a difficult test after the drastic failure suffered in the tour, on their own ground.
The hosts are missing the services of Ceballos and Kolasinac, injured, while the Germans come to the Emirates without Abraham, Trapp and Russ. Arsenal fans are increasingly dissatisfied with the performance of the team is the command of Unai Emery, who has to make an interesting choice: will he bet on reserves or will he try to achieve the success expected by the London fans?
Arsenal are in 1st place in Group F (goal 11-3) and have four points ahead of Eintracht Frankfurt and Standard Liege, who are fighting for second place. Last in the hierarchy is Guimaraes, who has no qualifying hopes – a single point in the first four matches. “Tunarii” have a very weak series, of six consecutive matches without victory, in all competitions. Recently, the “tuners” drew in the championship with modest teams, such as Southampton (2-2) or Crystal Palace (2-2), showing worrying defensive deficiencies.
Neither Eintracht feels better, with defeats in front of Freiburg (0-1) and Wolfsburg (0-2), in the championship, and the offensive force of the Germans seems to decrease after Jovic’s departure. Eintracht did not have a reply in the tour, in front of Arsenal, but the Londoners had a serious stake at that time, while Thursday’s game only matters for the proud. However, Emery wants a good performance of his students, to keep his job on the white-red bank.
PREDICTION: Arsenal to win @ 1,98
