The former Real Madrid man may prove an easier player to snap up if the Vicente Calderon side fail to secure qualification for either the Champions or
Europa League tournaments, something that is a very real possibility with Atletico Madrid sitting in eighth spot in La Liga.
Not exact matches
As previously reported by SI.com, the Premier
League's big six, all four Champions
League semifinalists, two
Europa League semifinalists and a slew of other European powers are involved in the
tournament, which takes place during the preseasons for all participating clubs and will kick off less than a week after the conclusion of the 2018 World Cup.
The 6ft 5in striker heads into the
tournament off the back of his best ever season; a season in which he contributed 29 goals in all competitions and helped guide Athletic Bilbao to the finals of both the UEFA
Europa League and the Copa del Rey.
The spot carries direct entry into group play into next season's
Europa League should Wenger's team falter in the second - tier
tournament this term, while seventh sends a side into the second qualifying round.
ITV lose the rights to both the Champions and
Europa League at the end of this season but will have the ability to show highlights from the
tournaments which presumably Pougatch will front.
Im not giving up on
Europa league Yes it will be very tough and we aren't the top team but as an Arsenal fan i want us to win and anything is possible in elimination
tournaments.
They have, if we are being honest been bloody awful and a couple of wins in the
Europa League (that many on this forum have written off as being a joke
tournament in the past) is just papering over the cracks.
If Arsenal want to secure the
Europa League and the
League Cup
tournaments, they have to acquire Aubameyang as soon as possible, to weaken Dortmund and to strengthen their front side with Aubameyang's height and pace.
The last eight of the
Europa League was drawn on Friday morning without any English involvement left in the
tournament.
Failure to win the
Europa League and kill two birds with one stone by giving the fans sime silverware to celebrate and getting the team back into the elite Champions
League tournament will certainly give the top brass at theclub some food for thought, but let's assume that they are looking for a new manager.
The Gunners need to win the tie by two goals if they hope to make it through to the next round of the
tournament, or else risk being demoted to the
Europa League.
Even if they miss out on
Europa League qualification through the league, winning the tournament itself would constitute a successful season for Brendan Rodgers, Roberto Martinez or Mauricio Poche
League qualification through the
league, winning the tournament itself would constitute a successful season for Brendan Rodgers, Roberto Martinez or Mauricio Poche
league, winning the
tournament itself would constitute a successful season for Brendan Rodgers, Roberto Martinez or Mauricio Pochettino.
Sevilla has won 3 consecutive
Europa League titles, which is the
tournament for the best teams who do not qualify for Champions
League.
Tournament favourites Atletico Madrid stand in Arsenal's way of reaching the final of this season's
Europa League.
Europa League is very important and we need to support the players in this
tournament.
The
Europa league is not the
tournament you want to be playing to be in the Elite, but Arsenal is no longer an elite club.
His biggest impact came in the
Europa League as one of the best players in the
tournament, key in helping United to lift the trophy, but in the Premier
League he dipped in and out of form.
That means Arsenal's only realistic route back into Europe's most prestigious and lucrative
tournament is by winning the second - string
Europa League.
This is not a scenario United fans will enjoy contemplating, but that's where we are; unable to make it as far as the quarter finals of the
Europa League — a
tournament we always considered ourselves above — and staring the possibility of missing out on the Champions
League next season directly in the face.
United are only defeated by Liverpool in the
Europa League last season, losing and drawing in the two - legged match in the round of 16 of last season's
tournament, which saw Liverpool reach the final, only to be beaten by Sevilla, the winner's of the competition over the last three years, five times in just over a decade.
United are 1 - 0 up ahead of the home leg of their
Europa League semi-final against Celta Vigo on Thursday and with victory in the
tournament yielding a Champions
League slot, Mourinho says his choices were entirely rational.
Tottenham are in 6th place, level on points with Liverpool and just one ahead of Southampton in the race with 5th and 6th qualifying for the
Europa League and only an Arsenal win in the FA Cup final giving the 7th placed team an automatic spot in Europe's second - tier
tournament.
Milan will face one of the
tournament favourites and one of the biggest teams in England in the
Europa League Round...
Koscielny, Mkhitaryan, Lacazette, and Xhaka were all starting on the bench ahead of the
Europa League tie against CSKA on Thursday, as the sights are set on winning the
tournament to get back to the Champions
League.
The 2014 and 2015
Europa League champions are now firmly in the driving seat for the return leg as they look on course to defend the
tournament for the third year in a row.
With back - to - back
Europa League wins to his name, and an exceptional record in domestic cup competitions, he is regarded as something of a knockout round specialist which would suit international
tournament football.
Upon returning to Chelsea in 2013, Mourinho said of the
tournament, which the London club had won the previous season: «I don't want to win the
Europa League.
Roma are simultaneously playing three
tournaments at the same time and if they want to succeed in
Europa League, they desperately need a bench that would enable them to do so.
Its widely expected Jose Mourinho will use
Europa League for his fringe players and might only take it serious if they get far in the tournament just to make sure main players stay fresh for important league
League for his fringe players and might only take it serious if they get far in the
tournament just to make sure main players stay fresh for important
leagueleague game.
With the
Europa League campaign finished, UEFA have today released their official squad of the
tournament — and Premier
League sides Liverpool, Manchester United and Tottenham are all represented.
Manchester United, on the other hand, finished in down in 6th place but did also win the EFL Cup and the
Europa League - a
tournament Jose Mourinho dismissed as «not a Chelsea competition» in the Summer of 2013.
At Old Trafford on Thursday night, when the English champions played a
Europa League tie against Ajax, it was hard to spot any sign of an anti-Glazer presence in the stadium, despite the comedown to a
tournament that United fans have sniggered at in the recent past.
Manchester United took Turkish side Fenerbahce in important
Europa League game in the group stages of the
tournament and it turned out to be another disaray United performance as they found themselves behind in just second minute with Moussa Sow scoring with incredible overhead kick to put Fenerbahce 1 - 0 in lead.
Tuchel's scintillating counter-attacking and energetic defensive press has established Dortmund as one of the most watchable teams in Europe and after being drawn against Mauricio Pochettino's Tottenham side — who have also produced some outstanding football this season — in the
Europa League last 16 the match was billed as the tie of the
tournament.
Lacazette's return from injury will be a welcome boost for Arsenal, who are now hoping to progress to the next round of the
Europa League as they pursue victory in the
tournament and subsequent qualification for the Champions
League next season.
Commenting on the end of this long - standing partnership, Guy - Laurent Epstein, marketing director of UEFA Events SA, said: «Konami has been a strong licensing partner for the UEFA Champions
League and UEFA
Europa League, with our competition brand being heavily featured within the video game and as part of the popular Konami - organised UEFA Champions
League e-sports
tournaments».