Rennes vs Arsenal
Europa League 2018-19 | Round of 16, first leg
Venue: Roazhon Park
Date: Thursday, 7 March, 2019
Kick-off: 5:55pm GMT
Arsenal return to Europa League action this evening with a trip to Rennes in a huge week for Unai Emery and the Gunners.
Saturday's north London derby draw against Tottenham at Wembley saw Arsenal slip out of the Premier League top four, with Manchester United taking the place of the Gunners in the Champions League qualification spots.
Arsenal host United on Sunday in a game which could go a long way to deciding their top four fate, but first they must travel to France to take on Rennes in the first leg of their last-16 tie.
Arsenal team news and predicted line-up
Alexandre Lacazette remains suspended in Europe, so Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang should lead the line.
With Lucas Torreira suspended domestically, the midfielder will likely start in the centre.
Hector Bellerin (knee), Danny Welbeck (ankle) and Rob Holding (knee) remain out of contention.
Arsenal XI: Cech, Maitland-Niles, Mustafi, Koscielny, Monreal, Guendouzi, Torreira, Mkhitaryan, Ozil, Iwobi, Aubameyang
Score prediction: Rennes 1-2 Arsenal
Rennes currently sit 10th in Ligue 1, but their round of 32 victory over Real Betis shows they are not to be underestimated.
Arsenal will be on their guard in France after losing the first leg of their last-32 game away at BATE, but Emery will be confident of taking the game to Les Rouges et Noirs and getting a result.
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Match odds
- Rennes to win: 29/10
- Arsenal to win: 21/20
- Draw: 5/2
To qualify
- Rennes: 19/5
- Arsenal: 1/7
First goalscorer odds
- Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang: 7/2
- Eddie Nketiah: 9/2
- Henrikh Mkhitaryan: 6/1
- Hatem Ben Arfa: 8/1
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TV channel and live stream, and online coverage
The match will be televised live on BT Sport 3. BT Sport subscribers will be able to stream the match online via the video player and the BT Sport app.
You can also follow all the action with Standard Sport's LIVE blog.
Head to head (h2h) history and results
The two clubs have yet to face each other in an official Uefa competition.
