Posted by Arsenal, who started their life under Unai Emery on back-to-back defeats against Chelsea and Manchester City, and have gone on to win seven games across all competitions, look to stretch their winning streak in all competitions to eight matches when they took the long trip to Baku Olympic Stadium to face Qarabag in the Europa League fixture tonight.
Mkhitaryan, 29, did not travel with the team to capital city Baku on Wednesday. There are no diplomatic relations between Armenia and Azerbaijan because of a longstanding conflict over a small area of territory called Nagorno-Karabakh.
Civilians and military personnel have been killed in ongoing clashes. For years, Armenians have been banned from entering Azerbaijan and as an Armenian that would apply to Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
Citizens of the Republic of Armenia, as well as citizens of any other country who are of Armenian descent, are forbidden entry to the Republic of Azerbaijan. If a person's passport shows any evidence of travel to Nagorno-Karabakh, barring a diplomatic passport, they are forbidden entry to the Republic of Azerbaijan.
Arsenal could have got their way had they applied for a special visa permit, but the Gunners and the player himself felt its too unnecessary a hassle at this point. So Arsenal will have to make it without the Armenian, although Unai Emery has taken a strong enough squad to face Qarabag.
Again, Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, is hosting the UEFA Europa League Final in May and if banned from playing in the away match against FK Qarabag, then logically, Mkhitaryan would also be banned from playing in the final, should Arsenal reach that stage... This is bad!
Qarabag, on the other hand, have been in a good run of form, scoring nine goals in their last three games since their defeat to Sporting Lisbon during match-day one.
Qarabag have been a regular in European competitions since 2009, although they are yet to see the light of knockout rounds, something they hope to obtain this season. Although standing in their way are Arsenal and Sporting Lisbon. As for now, Qarabag hope to get a result against the Gunners to get their campaign in the UEL up and running.
TEAM NEWS:
Qarabag manager Gurban Gurbanov does not have much of injury concerns with his side and is expected to name a potential lineup that has ensured three wins in their last three games.
TEAM FORM:
Qarabag compete in an eight-team league in Azerbaijan and are currently unbeaten, having won five matches and drawn once. Their last match saw them win 2-0 away against FK Sabah on Saturday.
Arsenal are look ing forward to stretch their winning streak in all competitions to eight matches tonight. After losing their opening two matches against Manchester City and Chelsea, the English club have gone on to win their previous seven matches and most recently dispatched high-flying Watford 2-0 on Saturday.
POSSIBLE LINEUPS:
Qarabag (4-2-3-1): Vagner; Medvedev, Huseynov, Rzezniczak, Gurrier; Qarayev, Diniyev; Madatov, Ozobic, Zoubir; Emeghara.
Arsenal (4-2-3-1): Leno; Lichtsteiner, Sokratis, Holding, Kolasinac; Guendouzi, Elneny; Welbeck, Ozil, Iwobi; Lacazette.
KEY STATS:
Qarabag FK 0-3 Arsenal — This is a clear over 2.5 tie and Arsenal are going home victorious at the end of the game tonight. Qarabag frequently fail against teams from elite leagues, even when the match is played at their own backyard, so tonight's game won't be different from others. Expect Arsenal to score plenty of goals in Qarabag, as well as an entertaining play and a win.
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17:55 — Rosenborg VSRasenBallsport Leipzig
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17:55 — Bordeaux VS FC Koebenhavn
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20:00 — Spartak Moscow VS Villarreal
20:00 — Apollon Limassol VSMarseille
20:00 — Eintracht Frankfurt VS Lazio
20:00 — Malmoe FF VSBesiktas
20:00 — Sarpsborg 08 VSGenk
20:00 — FC Krasnodar VSSevilla
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Post Summary
Qarabag vs Arsenal
UEFA Europa League
Date: Thursday, 4th October 2018
Kick-off at 17:55 - Nigerian Time
Venue: Baku Olympic Stadium (Baku).
The news surrounding this game is the notable absence of Armenian midfielder, Henikh Mkhitaryan amid political tensions between Azerbaijan and his native Armenia.UEFA Europa League
Date: Thursday, 4th October 2018
Kick-off at 17:55 - Nigerian Time
Venue: Baku Olympic Stadium (Baku).
Mkhitaryan, 29, did not travel with the team to capital city Baku on Wednesday. There are no diplomatic relations between Armenia and Azerbaijan because of a longstanding conflict over a small area of territory called Nagorno-Karabakh.
Civilians and military personnel have been killed in ongoing clashes. For years, Armenians have been banned from entering Azerbaijan and as an Armenian that would apply to Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
Citizens of the Republic of Armenia, as well as citizens of any other country who are of Armenian descent, are forbidden entry to the Republic of Azerbaijan. If a person's passport shows any evidence of travel to Nagorno-Karabakh, barring a diplomatic passport, they are forbidden entry to the Republic of Azerbaijan.
Arsenal could have got their way had they applied for a special visa permit, but the Gunners and the player himself felt its too unnecessary a hassle at this point. So Arsenal will have to make it without the Armenian, although Unai Emery has taken a strong enough squad to face Qarabag.
Again, Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, is hosting the UEFA Europa League Final in May and if banned from playing in the away match against FK Qarabag, then logically, Mkhitaryan would also be banned from playing in the final, should Arsenal reach that stage... This is bad!
Qarabag, on the other hand, have been in a good run of form, scoring nine goals in their last three games since their defeat to Sporting Lisbon during match-day one.
Qarabag have been a regular in European competitions since 2009, although they are yet to see the light of knockout rounds, something they hope to obtain this season. Although standing in their way are Arsenal and Sporting Lisbon. As for now, Qarabag hope to get a result against the Gunners to get their campaign in the UEL up and running.
TEAM NEWS:
Qarabag manager Gurban Gurbanov does not have much of injury concerns with his side and is expected to name a potential lineup that has ensured three wins in their last three games.
Arsenal's Henrikh Mkhitaryan is unavailable due to the tensions between Armenia and Azerbaijan. However, Arsenal have enough quality to replace the Armenian. And it can be safely assumed that Mesut Ozil will replace him. Petr Cech is out with hamstring injury that will sideline him for the next four weeks. This means Bernd Leno has a strong chance of making the goalkeeping place his own starting with Qarabag. Sead Kolasinac is also back in the squad, and Emery could give him his first start of the season. There could also be starts for Stephan Lichtstenier, Matteo Guendouzi, Mohamed Elneny, Danny Welbeck and recent in-form star Alex Iwobi. Aaron Ramsey and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, however, have been left out of the squad.
TEAM FORM:
Qarabag compete in an eight-team league in Azerbaijan and are currently unbeaten, having won five matches and drawn once. Their last match saw them win 2-0 away against FK Sabah on Saturday.
Arsenal are look ing forward to stretch their winning streak in all competitions to eight matches tonight. After losing their opening two matches against Manchester City and Chelsea, the English club have gone on to win their previous seven matches and most recently dispatched high-flying Watford 2-0 on Saturday.
POSSIBLE LINEUPS:
Qarabag (4-2-3-1): Vagner; Medvedev, Huseynov, Rzezniczak, Gurrier; Qarayev, Diniyev; Madatov, Ozobic, Zoubir; Emeghara.
Arsenal (4-2-3-1): Leno; Lichtsteiner, Sokratis, Holding, Kolasinac; Guendouzi, Elneny; Welbeck, Ozil, Iwobi; Lacazette.
KEY STATS:
- This will be the first head-to-head meeting between the two sides and Arsenal’s first against a team from Azerbaijan.
- Qarabag met English Premier League sides four times before and lost in all four. They conceded a whopping 14 goals and scored just 1 in the process.
- Qarabag have also lost each of their last three games in the UEFA Europa League, their worst run in the competition.
- Arsenal have lost only one of their last 15 group stage games in European competition.
- Since the start of last season, 17 different players have scored for Arsenal in the Europa League.
- Arsenal won four away matches in the Europa League in 2017-18, their joint-most in a single European campaign along with their 2005-06 season in the UEFA Champions League.
Qarabag FK 0-3 Arsenal — This is a clear over 2.5 tie and Arsenal are going home victorious at the end of the game tonight. Qarabag frequently fail against teams from elite leagues, even when the match is played at their own backyard, so tonight's game won't be different from others. Expect Arsenal to score plenty of goals in Qarabag, as well as an entertaining play and a win.
SEE OTHER UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE FIXTURES BELOW:
15:50 — FC Astana VSRennes
17:55 — Bayer Leverkusen VSAEK Larnaca
17:55 — FC Zuerich VSLudogorets Razgrad
17:55 — Rosenborg VSRasenBallsport Leipzig
17:55 — Salzburg VS Celtic
17:55 — Bordeaux VS FC Koebenhavn
17:55 — Zenit St. Petersburg VSSlavia Prague
17:55 — Anderlecht VS Dinamo Zagreb
17:55 — Fenerbahce VS Spartak Trnava
17:55 — Vorskla VSSporting CP
17:55 — AC Milan VSOlympiacos
17:55 — Real Betis VSF91 Dudelange
20:00 — Rangers VSRapid Wien
20:00 — Spartak Moscow VS Villarreal
20:00 — Apollon Limassol VSMarseille
20:00 — Eintracht Frankfurt VS Lazio
20:00 — Malmoe FF VSBesiktas
20:00 — Sarpsborg 08 VSGenk
20:00 — FC Krasnodar VSSevilla
20:00 — Standard Liege VS Akhisarspor
20:00 — Jablonec VSDynamo Kyiv
20:00 — BATE Borisov VSPAOK Thessaloniki FC
20:00 — Chelsea VS Vidi FC
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| Published On | 10/04/2018 |
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