ARSENAL make their return to European football with a tough opening group game against Swiss champions FC Zurich this Thursday.
The Gunners will be determined to put the disappointing 3-1 loss to Manchester United behind them.
Where Antony’s debut strike followed by Marcus Rashford’s double saw the North London’s 100% record go up in smoke last weekend.
However, Zurich are having some problems of their own as they are still waiting on a their first league win this season.
Plus, Mikel Arteta’s side have a phenomenal record during the group stages of the Europa League.
What time does Zurich vs Arsenal kick off?
- FC Zurich will be rolling out the red carpet for Arsenal on Thursday, September 8.
- It is scheduled to kick off at 5:45pm UK time – 6:45pm local time.
- Stadion Letzigrund in Zurich, Switzerland is the allocated arena for this match and it can hold around 30,930 supporters.
- Arsenal and Zurich are set to go toe-to-toe for the first time in history.
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What TV channel is Zurich vs Arsenal on and can I live stream it?
- FC Zurich vs Arsenal will be broadcasted LIVE on BT Sport 2 in the UK.
- Pre-match build up is set to commence from 5:15pm UK time – 30 minutes before kick-off.
- Subscription holders of BT Sport have the option to stream the entire action live on the BT Sport website or BT Sport app.
Team news
Zurich head coach Franco Foda is expected to have a well-stocked side for their big contest against Arsenal.
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However, Foda will have to continue without centre-half Ilan Sauter and Shaktar Donetsk loanee Bogdan Viunnyk who are both unavailable through injury.
Elsewhere, Arsenal remain light in the midfield with Thomas Partey and Mohamed Elneny still in the treatment room whilst Reiss Nelson is going through his recovery process.
But Mikel Arteta has been delivered a fresh blow ahead of the Gunners’ Europa League return as Emile Smith Rowe sustained an injury in the Manchester United loss warm-down.
Latest odds
- FC Zurich to win 17/2
- Draw 5/1
- Arsenal to win 3/10
*Odds courtesy of Betfair are correct at time of publication
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
