Thursday’s Europa League clash will be the first ever meeting between the two sides and Arsenal go into the showdown as the favourites. Arsenal forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is expected to start up front after Alexandre Lacazette was suspended. French forward Lacazette was dismissed for elbowing Aleksandar Filipovic in the 86th minute during Arsenal’s surprise defeat to BATE Borisov in the last round. He has been suspended for three matches and will therefore miss both of Arsenal's last-16 Europa League games against Rennes. READ MORE: The THREE players Arsenal should be scared of against Rennes in Europa League

Source: Express March 07, 2019 07:52 UTC