BATE 1-0 Arsenal
Europa League 2018-19 | Round of 32, first leg
Venue: Borisov Arena, Belarus
Arsenal left themselves with work to do to reach the Europa League last 16 after slipping to a surprise 1-0 defeat away to BATE Borisov in the first leg of their knockout tie.
A shambolic pitch did little to excuse a drab Arsenal performance as they were made to pay for some early missed chances by Stanislav Dragun's header, before Alexandre Lacazette's late red card compounded their misery.
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Score prediction: BATE 1-3 Arsenal
BATE currently sit top of the Belarusian Premier League, but Arsenal will fully expect to pick up a first-leg victory.
Emery's squad players have the chance to impress on Thursday, and with the Gunners still in the hunt for a top-four finish, the potential reward of a regular starting role - and the promise of a Europa cup run - should be enough to ensure focused minds.
TV channel and live stream, and online coverage
The match will be televised live on BT Sport 2.
BT Sport subscribers will be able to stream the match online via the video player and the BT Sport app.
Head to Head history and results (h2h)
The sides have faced each other twice before in the 2017-18 Europa League group stages, with Arsenal beating BATE 4-2 away and 6-0 at home.
