Arsenal vs Rennes
Arsenal played an important match in the Europa League last 16 second leg against Rennes. Arsenal will carry a comeback mission at the Emirates Stadium later.
At the first leg meeting, the Gunners surrendered with a score of 1-3 at home to Rennes. Arsenal had taken the lead in the 4th minute through Alex Iwobi’s goal. However, disastrous came for Arsenal in the 41st minute. Sokratis Papastathopoulos received a yellow card or two red cards after committing a violation.
Papastathopoulos had a big impact on Arsenal’s performance, where Rennais was soon able to equalize through Benjamin Bourigeaud. Then Rennes was able to score two more goals in the second half, each by an own goal by Nacho Monreal in the 65th minute and Ismaila Sarr’s goal in the 88th minute.
With that result, Arsenal needed a victory at least with a score of 2-0 in order to advance to the next round. By playing at home and also a fairly high self-confidence after successfully defeating Manchester United in the Premier League last weekend Arsenal were predicted to be able to make a comeback.
Alexandre Lacazette, who missed the first leg due to suspension, will be able to play in this second leg match. UEFA has reduced its sentence after an appeal made by Arsenal. The return of the former Lyon player will certainly be a great addition to Arsenal’s attacking force. Moreover, Lacazette knows a little more about the style and characteristics of the French teams.
Meanwhile, Rennes in his last match also won 3-1 at home to Caen. Rennes’s goals in the match were scored by Bourigeaud, Adrien Hunou and Mbaye Niang. With this victory, Rennes means that it is currently unbeaten in the last five matches in all competitions. With these results Rennais was increasingly confident to be able to maintain their superiority in London later.
Our Prediction: 1
Odds: 1.28