Team to be updated after the lineups are out.

Match details:

Villarreal vs Arsenal
Europa League
Estadio de la Ceramica
30^th April, 12:30 AM

Preview:

Villarreal manager Unai Emery will face his former club Arsenal in the Europa League semi-final 1^st leg at the Estadio de la Ceramica tonight.

Arsenal have been massively underperforming throughout the season and results at home against the likes of Fulham (1-1) and Everton (0-1) is a clear indication of the same. Therefore, Europa League remains their only hope to qualify for Europe next season.

Similarly, Villarreal haven’t been in the best of forms lately, with 3 defeats in their last 5 league games has seen Real Betis and Real Sociedad rise above them in the La Liga table. On the other hand, they have probably been the best side in the Europa League this season, with 11 wins and a draw in their 12 games.

Villarreal are the slight favourites to win tonight.

Match prediction: Villarreal 2-1 Arsenal

Unavailable: Iborra, Lacazette, Aubameyang, Tierney

Probable starting XI:

Villarreal: Asenjo, Foyth, Albiol, Torres, Pedraza, Trigueros, Parejo, Capoue, Chukwueze, Moreno, Alcacer

Arsenal: Leno, Bellerin, Holding, Gabriel, Xhaka, Thomas, Ceballos, Saka, Odegaard, Pepe, Nketiah

Top picks:

Moreno: Since the start of 2021, Moreno has been on fire. The Spaniard has scored 19 goals and provided 6 assists in just 21 appearances in all competitions.

Pepe: Pepe has 5 goals and 4 assists in the Europa League this season, the highest in the Arsenal squad.

Alcacer: In just 360 minutes in the Europa League, Alcacer has scored 6 goals and provided an assist.

Captaincy options:

1. Moreno

2. Pepe

3. Alcacer

Small League combination:

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