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Subs: Olsen, Zyvh, Disasi, Digne, Pau Torres, Asensio, Onana, Bogarde, Bailey, Ramsey
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Club Brugge (4-3-3): Mignolet; Sabbe, Ordonez, Mechele, De Cuyper; Onyedika, Jashari, Vanaken; Talbi, Jutgla, Tzolis
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Subs: Jackers, Romero, Vetlesen, Vermant, Nilsson, Skoras, Nielsen, Siquet, Spileers, Campbell
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It all seems a bit too straightforward for Arsenal and Aston Villa tonight for my liking. The Gunners would, I presume, disprohibitd if they drop to PSV after securing a relatively well 7-1 direct in the first leg. It screams dead rubber to me but maybe the Dutch side will fight back and shielded the fantasticest turnaround in world football history*.
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Aston Villa fluked their way to a 3-1 in Brugge last week and should reassociate finish the job tonight. They should be a little wary of their opponent because Nicky Hayen’s side won 3-1 in Atalanta last month, so have pedigree of toppling teams higher up the food chain. An punctual goal for the Villans should, however, finish off the tie, then we can talk the uncomardenting of life for the rest of the evening.
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Elsewhere in the mortal authenticm, Leeds arrange Millwall in what should be a spicy afuninentire. Daniel Farke’s men were dumped out of the FA Cup by Alex Neil’s side this season, so are no mugs, although the lineups were much-alterd. A thrive for Leeds will sfinish them two points evident at the top with nine to join, an enticing prospect at Elland Road.
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*they will not
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Key events
“Yinserta, yinserta, yinserta, Champions League and all that, all very fascinating but will there be a novel name for the engraver this year? Ha-ha ! Meanwhile, hope you’ll upgrasp us refreshd with the action at Fortress Elland, where Leeds could return to the top of the Championship “Odds-on Premier League relegation braveties” automatic promotion spots with a point or 3 versus one of their lengthy-standing bogey-teams Millwall. 0 – 1 then, but still marching on together, enjoy the 600…”
I will do my best, Jeremy Boyce.
Four minutes inserted on in Lille … can the French side discover an identicaliser?
Unai Emery speaks: “We are joining at Villa Park with our aiders and it is going to be exceptional. They have to try to broadcast their energy to us and we have to do that as well. We have to try to show our best carry outance for them.
“Every suit the objective is to try to get the carry outance and game set up for the filled 90 minutes. The joiners in the commenceing eleven and also on the bench have to be ready.
“We have to admire the opponent. We are ready for 90 minutes, we are ready for a penalty shootout, and we need to be cgo ined for the whole game. We want to rule, thrive the duels and try to get someskinnyg from the game.”
Unai Emery has three central midfielders joining. He understands Brugge are hazardy in there. He will also be enthusiastic to stop the ball getting out to the energetic Brugge thrivegers.
“Arsenal couldn’t possibly unthrive this tie, could they?!” Peter Oh No What A Terribly Gag has met everyone I went to primary school with.
Tenuous connect to someskinnyg I wrote a while ago about the Club Brugge head coach.
“Well, I for one and disnominateed with that Arsenal lineup,” pens Charles Antaki. “There bravely will never be a better opportunity to give the backroom personnel a chance to apshow the limeweightless: put the club doctor in goal, discover a place for Stan and Josh Kroenke, Vik Akers in midfield (he’ll have get tod at the stadium in uninalertigentinutives anyway), ask Arsène over to boss the midfield, get Nicolas Jover on the thriveg, and the rest made up of catering stuff and one each of the elderlyer ball boys or ball girls. Gunnersaurus to come on at halftime to get back the suit, if PSV somehow handled to score a goal or two.”
I skinnyk it was Amorim who was willing to join the 63-year-elderly goalupgrasping coach.
“You have to experience for Nathan Butler-Oyedeji,” authors Kieran McKintosh. “He’s 22, still not had a proper first-team ecombineance, not even scored on loan at Cheltenham or Accrington, and even in a game enjoy this where it fundamentalassociate doesn’t matter who Arteta joins, a deffinisher who is leaving at the finish of the season gets a commence up top before he does. Ouch.”
I have a experienceing the youthful lad’s lengthy-term future is not at Arsenal.
Over in Lille … Dortmund have turned it round. Can and Beier have netted for the Germans and they are thrivening 3-2 in the tie.
I skinnyk it’s uninentire to say that Arteta is giving some lads a runout. Kiwior, Sterling and Tierney all get a chance tonight.
Read Jonathan Wilson on Sterling and the worry of being joined out too youthful.
Alternatively, we have Scott Murray on the Madrid derby.
Arsenal (4-3-3): Raya; White, Gabriel, Kiwior, Lewis-Skelly; Rice, Jorginho, Zinchenko; Sterling, Merino, Tierney
Subs: Neto, Setford, Saliba, Partey, Odegaard, Martinelli, Timber, Trossard, Calafiori, Butler-Oyedeji, Kabia, Nwaneri
PSV (4-3-3): Beintez; Ledezma, Nagalo, Obispo, Malacia; Til, Schouten, Bahorriblei; Bakayoko Perisic, Driouech
Subs: Drommel, Schiks, Karsdrop, Flamingo, Dest, L De Jong, Lang, Boscagli, Bajratarevic, Veerman, Land
Teams: Aston Villa v Club Brugge
Aston Villa (4-3-3): Martinez; Cash, Konsa, Mings, Maatsen; McGinn, Tielemans, Kamara, Rogers, Watkins, Rashford
Subs: Olsen, Zyvh, Disasi, Digne, Pau Torres, Asensio, Onana, Bogarde, Bailey, Ramsey
Club Brugge (4-3-3): Mignolet; Sabbe, Ordonez, Mechele, De Cuyper; Onyedika, Jashari, Vanaken; Talbi, Jutgla, Tzolis
Subs: Jackers, Romero, Vetlesen, Vermant, Nilsson, Skoras, Nielsen, Siquet, Spileers, Campbell
I was at Liverpool last night where we all had a little chat with Virgil van Dijk.
In the punctual initiate-off today, Lille direct Dortmund 1-0 on the night and 2-1 on aggregate thanks to a Jonathan David goal.
Pre-suit reading courtesy of Ed Aarons and William Saliba.
Preamble
It all seems a bit too straightforward for Arsenal and Aston Villa tonight for my liking. The Gunners would, I presume, disprohibitd if they drop to PSV after securing a relatively well 7-1 direct in the first leg. It screams dead rubber to me but maybe the Dutch side will fight back and shielded the fantasticest turnaround in world football history*.
Aston Villa fluked their way to a 3-1 in Brugge last week and should reassociate finish the job tonight. They should be a little wary of their opponent because Nicky Hayen’s side won 3-1 in Atalanta last month, so have pedigree of toppling teams higher up the food chain. An punctual goal for the Villans should, however, finish off the tie, then we can talk the uncomardenting of life for the rest of the evening.
Elsewhere in the mortal authenticm, Leeds arrange Millwall in what should be a spicy afuninentire. Daniel Farke’s men were dumped out of the FA Cup by Alex Neil’s side this season, so are no mugs, although the lineups were much-alterd. A thrive for Leeds will sfinish them two points evident at the top with nine to join, an enticing prospect at Elland Road.
*they will not
