Arsenal welcome the visitors Napoli in the Europa League Playoffs – Quarterfinals. The match will be held on Thursday, April, 11th, at the Emirates Stadium (London).
It looks like Arsenal do not care much of the Europa League these days, but they face very serious opponents now, so, they have to go into the match with a proper attitude. While in the previous rounds against BATE and Rennes Unai Emery could reserve his key players in outings, this won’t do against Napoli tomorrow. Actually, even in the clashes with the frugal Belarus and France sides, Arsenal struggled when losing on the road; they fixed the problems only in the reverse legs when they won by a 3:0 scoreline in both cases. This way or another, Emery is a competent specialist who looks to save his men’s efforts and play rationally. This campaign, Arsenal expectedly failed to fight for the Premiere League title, despite their grand proclamations ahead of the season. Now the ‘Gunners’ compete for the Champions League. They seemed to be destined for the struggle with Chelsea and Manchester United for the fourth place, but Tottenham Hotspur were not blistering lately, so, the third place might also be a goal for them. Two of the four contenders will advance to the Champions League, and the other two will find themselves in the Europa League. Now the ‘Gunners’ sit fourth in the standings, but the table is so dense that a single round may alter it all. Given that the sides are meeting in the final fixtures, the changes are inevitable.
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When Napoli left the Champions League by the group stage results, their fans were fine about it – winning Liverpool and Paris Saint-Germain was extremely hard. Yet in autumn Carlo Ancelotti’s men demonstrated great performance against European giants, and they are no weaker at the moment for sure. In the previous rounds, the Neapolitans passed Zurich and Salzburg. Presently, Napoli may focus on the European tournament, while Arsenal cannot do so to the full. The visitors on the day confidently take the second tier in the Italian Serie A, free from worries of being replaced by closest pursuers. Ancelotti did not succeed to win the scudetto that is again conquered by Juventus. Anyways, the qualified manager will increase his chances to keep the place if he manages to win the Europa League, as the Neapolitans have solid chances here. Well, Napoli present a serious project, but the Turin team secured their best Italian club status for the nearest time.
The Thursday opponents met at the Champions League 2013/14 group stage. They exchanged home wins by the same scoreline of 2:0 then. That time, the situation in the group turned very exciting: Marseille ended absolute outsiders (0 points), whereas Borussia Dortmund, Arsenal, and Napoli picked up 12 points each. The Neapolitans were unlucky then and continued their run in the Europa League, the Germans and the Englishmen progressed further. The coming opponents’ clash is most intriguing and expected. Emery’s squad is more impressive, but Napoli may succeed in light of their brilliant play set. The ‘Gunners’ will look to attain a handicap before their trip to Naples. That said, bookmakers do not see them clear favorites in the match concerned. Ancelotti’s team will play second. Arsenal will dominate and will probably win within the comforts of the home stadium tomorrow.
Prediction for the match: Arsenal to win home.
