Live: Europa League: BATE Borisov-Arsenal, Gunners up 4-2
THINGS TO KNOW AHEAD OF THE KICK-OFF
This will be the first ever competitive meeting between these sides, while it will also be Arsenal’s first match against a Belarusian side.
BATE Borisov’s only previous meetings against an English side were in the 2009-10 Europa League group stage – they lost at home to Everton before winning the reverse fixture in England.
BATE have lost just one of their last 12 home games in all European competition (vs Barcelona in October 2015) and are unbeaten in their last seven (W3 D4).
Arsenal have scored in each of their last 11 away games in European competition, but have only managed to keep two clean sheets in that run (W6 D1 L4).
This will be Arsenal’s first away game in this competition since their 1999-00 UEFA Cup semi-final second leg – a 2-1 victory at Lens.
BATE Borisov’s only previous meetings against an English side were in the 2009-10 Europa League group stage – they lost at home to Everton before winning the reverse fixture in England.
BATE have lost just one of their last 12 home games in all European competition (vs Barcelona in October 2015) and are unbeaten in their last seven (W3 D4).
Arsenal have scored in each of their last 11 away games in European competition, but have only managed to keep two clean sheets in that run (W6 D1 L4).
This will be Arsenal’s first away game in this competition since their 1999-00 UEFA Cup semi-final second leg – a 2-1 victory at Lens.
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