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The Frenchman talks about his first few months as a Barça player in an interview for UEFA, and remains cautious before the Champions League return against Roma

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Not exact matches

Boosted by the return of some players like Laurent Koscielny, Alexis and Mesut Ozil the Gunners will look to bounce back with a win, but against West Ham certain things and conditions are needed for the visitors to come out unscratched in the League clash.

And the home side will be buoyed by their battling draw against the league leaders Chelsea and a return to form after their recent slump.

Tonight's Europa League game against Besiktas will mark Liverpool's first return to the Ataturk Stadium for the first time since they came back from 3 - 0 down, to win the 2005 Champions League final on penalties against AC Milan.

They may also have to deal with a returning Andrea Pirlo, who has been on the sidelines with calf injury since the Old Lady's last Champions League match against Borussia Dortmund.

He returned to the under - 23's this week and scored a goal against the Chelsea reserves to keep our reserves on target to top their League, but he has higher ambitions for his career.

The French coach sets the example of Barça before the return against CSKA in the Europa League, where they go with a 4 - 1 advantage.

The Blues have been dominant this season, and after the 3 - 1 win against Leicester City on Wednesday night, another three points on Sunday versus Crystal Palace would see the Premier League trophy return to Stamford Bridge for the first time in five years.

A lack of creativity has been noticeable in the side's last two games against Manchester United and Arsenal, which resulted in back - to - back defeats and dented hopes of Champions League football returning to Anfield next season.

The only real negativity to Ozil's return has been his failure to stand up in the big games against Manchester United in the FA Cup and AS Monaco in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League at the Emirates.

Arsenal are in the semifinals of the Europa League in their bid to return to the Champions League, a quest that continues next week against Atletico Madrid.

The group stage of the 2014/15 Champions League kicks off on Tuesday evening, with two English teams in action — Liverpool return to the competition with a home game against Bulgarian minnows Ludogorets Razgrad, whilst Arsenal face a tough trip to Borussia Dortmund.

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The Gunners have lost 6 of their last 8 matches, including the Carabao Cup final against Manchester City, the return match in Europa League's Round of 32 against Östersunds FK and last Sunday's Premier League away game against Brighton & Hove Albion.

Even better, it will test a returning Carson Wentz's mettle against one of the league's most intimidating defenses.

As for Everton, Wayne Rooney, Gylfi Sigurdsson, Leighton Baines, Idrissa Gueye and Phil Jagielka could all return after being rested in midweek against Lyon in the Europa League as they've been regulars in the Premier League.

A player who has notched an acceptable return however, was never in the same league as RVP moreover, I do not believe he has scored against any of the top 3 clubs in England (Chelsea, Utd, City) since his arrival in 12/13.

here's my big hope, is that hopefully with the return of walcott and that win against anderlecht maybe something might (like bad form) break in the season for us now and we hopefully go on a bit of a winning run til Jan, we have not got a really bad fixture til then mostly mid to lower league team (apart from the pool and united) not to be underestimated but winnable, we might just save our season till the next window very important period for us if we want to do anything in the league this season, if in top 2 or 3 buy jan i for one will be chuffed to bits then with all players back push on from there for massive optimism is my middle name COYG

Cahill captained the side in the absence of John Terry during the Champions League opener against Macabbi Tel - Aviv on Wednesday night as the west London outfit returned to form with a convincing 4 - 0 victory over the Israeli side thanks to goals from Willian, Oscar, Diego Costa and Cesc Fabregas.

But now we have the mouth - watering prospect of seeing our Lord and master return against Arsenal as an opponent for the first time, as he has now joined Nottingham Forest on a two - year contract and is very likely to be in their side when they play against us in the League Cup in 12 days time.

missed 2 years of competitive football and his big return is against the best team in the league right now?

Arsenal face off against Swiss side Basel on Match Day Two, in a fixture that'll see Champions League football return to the home of Arsenal for yet another consecutive season.

Liverpool are set to be boosted by the returns of key duo Daniel Sturridge and Jordan Henderson for their Premier League clash against newly promoted Norwich City on Sunday afternoon, Guardian Sport reports.

The Swans return to Premier League action against Aston Villa this Saturday, but they look set to be without defender Kyle Bartley for three months after the former Arsenal man, who signed from the Gunners during the summer, suffered a thigh injury in training, reports the BBC.

The French defender recently returned to the Premier League with the Hammers, and made an appearance against the Reds — a team he has some history with.

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Manchester United return to Premier League action this weekend, after an international break, and will face struggling Aston Villa at Old Trafford, before a home game against bitter city rivals Manchester City, who they are only two points behind in the table.

It wasn't all bad news for Arsenal supporters through, with Wenger painting a more positive picture by confirming that both Olivier Giroud and Aaron Ramsey will be in line to return at the Stadium of Light, with the former making his comeback against Reading in the League Cup.

Arsenal's last two League games were brilliant wins over Leicester City and Man United, with the return of their fast free - flowing attacking style which is practically impossible to defend against.

It's no fluke as the Saints have recently gained ground against the Gunners in recent times since returning to the Premier League.

The whole thing is starting to die out, thankfully — see Danny Welbeck's giddy and entirely appropriate celebrations when he returned to Old Trafford with Arsenal — and, in years to come, our children will ask their parents if it's true that once upon a time in the Premier League, a player didn't celebrate a goal against a team because they wanted to sign for that team.

Next up for United is Zorya in the Europa League on Thursday night, before they return to league action against Stoke City on OctoLeague on Thursday night, before they return to league action against Stoke City on Octoleague action against Stoke City on October 2.

But his return to training at Arsenal was a month ago now and the other players who also received extended breaks, including Ozil and Koscielny, not to mention the players at various other Premier League clubs, have all returned and are fully fit to play against the demands of the Premier League.

Liverpool could even pose a threat to United cementing second place in the Premier League, so the return of Rojo at the back could be crucial to add some much - needed composure against one of the most feared attacks in European football.

Holding was given the nod over Gabriel against Manchester United this weekend, but Mustafi is set to return from injury for Wednesday's Premier League match away at Southampton, and he may find himself back on the bench.

Ramsey, who returned to the starting XI for the Premier League clash, spoke to the club's official website after the game and stressed the importance of getting back to winning ways in the huge north London derby against Tottenham Hotspur for the Capital One Cup third round clash at White Hart Lane on Wednesday night:

The club are also keen on bringing in a defender this month, having lost Per Mertesacker and Gabriel Paulista to injury, while Laurent Koscielny is yet to return to action since international duty, but is still expected to return against Premier League champions Leicester on Saturday.

This is according to Don Balon, who are reporting that the Spaniard had a conversation with Lionel Messi during Chelsea's clash against Barcelona in the Champions League in which he said he is considering a return to his home country for next season.

Considering that Arsenal had to play two Premier League games in three days, a return of 4 points from them is not such a bad thing, especially after being 3 - 0 down after 70 minutes against Bournemouth.

Ramsey, who was left injured after the Gunner's opening Premier League fixture, finally returned against Sunderland, and made an instant impact by grabbing an assist only minutes later.

The Red Devils face Sheffield United in the FA Cup this weekend, before returning to Premier League action against Newcastle United on January 12 as they look to try and close the nine - point gap that exists between them and leaders Arsenal.

David De Gea is to return in goal at Sergio Romero's expense, despite another clean sheet for the regular Europa League keeper against Celta.

With Bayern holding a 2 - 0 first - leg lead for Tuesday's first leg in Munich, they travel to Turin for the return leg against Juventus on Wednesday in the Champions League and Sammer said the side are hungry for silverware.

The Spanish striker scored against both Barcelona and Real Madrid last season, as some of the confidence he lost during his final seasons in the Premier League looks to be returning at his boyhood club.

Clement's reign began with a fairly low - key FA Cup exit at Hull City last Saturday, but the stakes are high as the Swans return to Premier League action against the Gunners.

Bryan Ruiz is set for a return to the Fulham squad for Sunday's Barclays Premier League clash against Manchester City.

The defender is now set to come up against his old club Roma in this season's Champions League group stage, and says he is fully prepared from jeers and whistles from his old supporters, even though he is delighted to be returning to face them.

Since Scherzer returned to the National League in 2015, the Cubs have gone 1 - 3 against him.

After missing the first five games with a partially torn Achilles tendon that required a platelet - rich plasma injection, Burr - Kirven returned for the Oct. 17 Peninsula Athletic League showdown against Terra Nova - Pacifica, a team the Gators never had beaten.