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1) AJAX VS ROMA
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Ajax vs Roma Team News
Andre Onana is still suspended for Ajax whilst Maarten Stekelenberg is a doubt after picking up an injury at the weekend, meaning Kjell Scherpen should deputise. Noussair Mazraoui, Daley Blind, Sebastian Haller are all out.
Roma will be without Stephan El Shaarawy, Marash Kumbulla, Nicolo Zaniolo, Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Jordan Veretout, who are all injured.
Ajax vs AS Roma Head-to-Head
Ajax and AS Roma have faced each other on only two occasions on the European front in the past. Ajax have managed one victory against AS Roma and the only other match ended in a draw.
The previous meeting between the two teams took place in the UEFA Champions League in 2003 and ended in a 1-1 draw. Both teams have undergone several periods of transition over the past two decades and will look for a fresh start this week.
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2) ARSENAL VS SLAVIA PRAHA
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Arsenal vs Slavia Prague Team news
Granit Xhaka, Bukayo Saka, and Emile Smith Rowe are back in contention after recovering from injuries. However, both Kieran Tierney and David Luiz are out owing to injuries.
Ondrej Kudela remains suspended as Uefa are investigating the alleged racist abuse of Rangers’ Glen Kamara. Ondrej Kolar and David Hovorka are injured while Ibrahim Traore will face a late fitness test.
Arsenal vs Slavia Prague Match Preview
The only previous meeting between the two sides in European competition was in the group stages of the 2007/08 Champions League where the Gunners won 7-0 at home before drawing 0-0 away.
In all European competitions, the Gunners are unbeaten against opposition from Czech. They have won seven games and drawn once.
Slavia Prague are the first team to face three British opponents (Leicester, Rangers and Arsenal) in the knockout rounds of a European competition since AC Milan, who beat Celtic, Manchester United and Liverpool on their way to winning the 2007 Champions League.
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3) DINAMO ZAGREB VS VILLARREAL
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Dinamo Zagreb vs Villarreal Team News
Bruno Petkovic is nursing a shoulder injury and is unlikely to feature, but otherwise Dinamo will likely play the same side that stunned Tottenham 3-0 in the last round.
Villarreal are only missing Pervis Estupinan and Vicente Iborra.
Dinamo Zagreb vs Villarreal Preview
Dinamo are perhaps the surprise package of this season’s Europa League, having never got to this stage of the tournament in its current format before, and will be coursing with confidence after overturning a 2-0 deficit to beat Spurs in the last-16.
Their impressive run can certainly be put down a strong defence at home, with CSKA Moscow the only visiting team to have netted in Zagreb in this season’s competition proper.
Villarreal also boast a strong defence and with three clean sheets in a row away from home in this tournament, will fancy their chances of keeping it tight ahead of the return leg in Spain next week.
Dinamo Zagreb vs Villarreal: Head to Head
2 December 2010 – Villareal 3-0 Dinamo Zagreb – Europa League
16 September 2010 – Dinamo Zagreb 2-0 Villareal – Europa League
In the two meetings between these two sides, both teams have recorded one win each with Zagreb winning their home game 2-0 back in 2010. However, Emery will have his eyes on the trophy this time around with just five games between him and his fourth Europa League crown.
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4) GRANADA VS MAN UNITED
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Granada vs Manchester United Team News
The Premier League side will be without Anthony Martial, who is facing an extended spell on the sidelines, whilst Marcus Rashford is a doubt after being withdrawn during the weekend win over Brighton and Eric Bailly is out with coronavirus.
Granada could welcome back Colombian striker Luis Suarez to the matchday squad, although he is not likely to start after missing two months of action, but Luis Milla, Dimitri Foulqiuer and Carlos Neva remain out for the side from Andalusia.
Key Stats
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[li]Granada will be the 11th different Spanish side Manchester United have faced in major European competition; the Red Devils lost their first ever meeting with five of the previous 10 (Athletic Bilbao in 1957, Real Madrid in 1957, Barcelona in 1984, Atletico Madrid in 1991 and Deportivo de La Coruaa in 2001).[/li][li]Manchester United have reached the quarter-final stages of a major European competition for the 27th time, progressing from 17 of the previous 26. They are winless in the first leg of each of their last three two-legged quarter final matches in Europe (D2 L1).[/li][li]Granada have lost each of their last three games while Manchester United have been beaten in just one of their last 16 outings in all competitions.[/li][li]Including qualifying rounds, Yangel Herrera is Granada’s top scorer in European competition this season with five goals.[/li][li]Manchester United have scored 21 goals in European competition this season, with 13 of them being scored by either Marcus Rashford (seven goals) or Bruno Fernandes (six goals).[/li][/ul]
Head to head (h2h) history and results
This will be the first ever meeting between the two sides. In fact, Granada have never faced an English opponent in a competitive fixture.
Granada were in the fourth tier in 2006, the third tier in 2010 and the second tier in 2019.
They finished seventh in La Liga last season to qualify for Europe for the first time.
They are the first side since RB Leipzig in 2017-18 to reach the quarter-finals of a major European competition at their first go
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