The match is a part of the UEFA Europa League. Three goals in six first-half minutes did the trick today. Slavia, meanwhile, are without Ondrej Kudela, who’s in the “banned for 10 matches for racial abuse” category. 5:11 pm ET, at We regained the ball every time they were attacking. Arsenal striker Alexandre Lacazette sent a defiant message to the Slavia Prague team before firing in two goals to knock them out of the Europa … Slavia Prague 0, Arsenal, 4 (Arsenal win 5-1 on aggregate)Villarreal 2, Dinamo Zagreb 1 (Villarreal win 3-1 on aggregate)Manchester United 2, Granada, 0 (Manchester United win 4-0 on aggregate)AS Roma 1, Ajax 1 (Roma win 3-2 on aggregate), Villarreal vs. ArsenalManchester United vs. Roma. 2020/21, Quarter-finals, 1st leg They are into a Europa League semi-final against Unai Emery’s Villarreal thanks to a skilful and authoritative display that made one wonder how they managed to make things so difficult for themselves last week. When we play like this it’s so exciting to be involved ... We have the quality, we just have to show the performances and game management that we did today.”. Teams Arsenal Slavia Prague played so far 3 matches. But it’s a decoy, as Saka aims a corner towards Chambers about eight yards out. In a proper collective demonstration, certain individuals stood out: Saka, Pépé, Lacazette and Smith Rowe were excellent, and Xhaka did a good job at left-back while Partey was effective in midfield. 5:05 pm ET, at 41 min: Slanciu beats Ceballos with a lovely piece of skill, but he’s outnumbered when he gets into the box, and Slavia have to make do with a corner. Are Arsenal up to it? Slavia Prague - Arsenal Sur quelle chaîne de télévision, aperçu et statistiques sur le match de Ligue Europa UEFA le jeudi 15 avril 2021.Coup d'envoi à 21:00 au stade Sinobo Stadium. Tomas Holes' injury-time header saw Slavia Prague earn a 1-1 draw at Arsenal in the first leg of their Europa League quarter-final. There are tentative appeals for a penalty but the ref’s not interested. There’s good and bad news for Arsenal. Arsenal cruised past Slavia Prague 4-0 to book a Europa League semi-final spot on Thursday after they struck three quick-fire goals in seven first-half minutes to advance 5-1 on aggregate. But Slavia are cussed and well organised and have ceded little ground. Saka is fouled in the area. ✨2017/18 – #UEL group stage2018/19 – #UEL quarter-final2019/20 – #UCL group stage2020/21 – #UEL quarter-final We couldn't be prouder of you, guys! 05:17. Lacazette calmly sends the keeper the wrong way and rolls the ball into the opposite corner. Cedric is then fouled by Hromada in the home side's half. The UEFA Europa League semifinals are set with two English sides battling to set up an all Premier League final in Gdansk next month. They rip forward on a counter-attack in search of another goal. Tecl replaces Kuchta. Slavia will have to score three goals - and avoid conceding any more - to overturn this. 32 min: Slavia’s manager is fuming on the sideline, angrily waving his team forward. Slavia: Kolar; Bah, Holes, Zima, Boril; Hromada; Sevcik, Stanciu, Provod, Olayinka; Kuchta, Subs: Dorley, Kovar, Lingr, Masopust, Sima, Stejskal, Tecl, Traoré, Visinsky, Arsenal: Leno; Chambers, Holding, Mari, Xhaka; Thonas, Ceballos; Pepe, Smith Rowe, Saka; Lacazette, Subs: Azeez, Balogun, Bellergin, Elneny, Gabriel, Hilson, Martinelli, Nelson, Nketiah, Ryan, Soares. In the 7-0 win, five of Arsenal’s goals were scored by players aged 20 or younger (x2 Walcott, x2 Fàbregas, x1 Bendtner). Advance today and they could have a semi-final reunion with dear old Unai Emery to look forward to. Arsenal players crowd around the keeper as if implementing an order from Sam Allardyce. Watch Arsenal video online. The teams have arrived on to the pitch, where they are greeted by driving sleet and, of course, no fans. 5:18 pm ET, at Smith Rowe creatd it by wriggling past two in the box and then slipped a pass through a defender’s legs and into the path of Pépé, who showed great coolness to dink it past the advancing keeper from seven yards. Your support powers our independent journalism, Available for everyone, funded by readers. Slavia Praha is going head to head with Arsenal starting on 15 Apr 2021 at 19:00 UTC . 2 min: Pépé wins an early corner for the visitors. All rights reserved. On the down side, Pierre Emerick Aubameyang, who made such a positive impact off the bench in the first leg, is not fit enough to feature at all today, and nor are Martin Odegaard and, of course, Kieran Tierney. Modrima još jednom čestitamo na europskim izdanjima! The striker took a touch, then duped the defender by rolling the ball on to his left foot, then whipped it into the net. The Ivorian passed a low cross to Lacazette eight yards out. It’s a tight and tense game; some would say dull. Titulaires et remplaçants, consulte la compo et la formation pour le 08/04/2021 Villarreal are a top team and Unai is the most successful manager in this competition.”, Buayo Saka’s post-match debrief: “It was fantastic from start to finish. The match is a part of the UEFA Champions League, Women. Arsenal will face Villarreal on the other side of the bracket. 79 min: Arsenal substitutions: Martinelli, Soares, Nketiah on; Saka, Partey and Lacazette off. Early goals also settled the tie for Villarreal even if a late goal from Mislav Orsic might have prompted nervy moments in Spain. A sorry spectacle. Get instant access to the widest sports coverage on the net directly from any location. - Mikel Arteta #UEL pic.twitter.com/sheOhyXQCd, #UEL 2020/21: #Respect & Chapeau, @gnkdinamo! Slavia Prague vs Arsenal team news. The drama came in Italy but Roma survived late pressure to earn a 1-1 home draw that sets them up for a semifinal against Manchester United. The visitors needed to overcome a 2-1 deficit to advance to the semifinals and a rematch of the 2017 final and they certainly dictated terms in the tie, controlling possession without creating many chances to test Pau Lopez in the first half bar a missed effort by Davy Klaasen in the 13th minute. Hats off to everyone in the team. They’re showing a bit of dignity, at least. Pour l’instant, nous ne pouvons vous donner que les compositions probables du match. 6-keys: media/spln/soccer/reg/free/stories_live-blog. 5:34 pm ET, at 4:56 pm ET, Arteta: Smith Rowe, Saka are 'a joy to watch', Arteta not pleased with Arsenal's fragile display, Mourinho reacts after Spurs crash out of Europa. By the time this game ends, I’ll have shouted myself hoarse. This was our worst game in Europe this season, but with hindsight we will remember how incredible this campaign was. Jeudi 15 avril 2021, place à l'Europa League. 29 min: This is very good from Arsenal. But he didn’t get far into it before being dispossessed. Premier League. Holding heads it away. 8:24PM. “Does anyone know what happened at the kick off?” asks Tom Atkins. Steven Gerrard sends class message to Mikel Arteta after Arsenal thrash Slavia Prague Metro Sport Reporter Friday 16 Apr 2021 1:02 pm Share … Slavia Prague will host Arsenal from Sinobo Stadium in the second leg of the Europa League Quarterfinals on Thursday. I agree that CBS Sports can send me the "CBS Sports HQ Newsletter" newsletter. Edin Džeko doing what Edin Džeko ​does pic.twitter.com/lxvO9keuOR. 5:02 pm ET, at If we had taken our chances, it would have been a similar result. 48 min: Saka, Arsenal’s best player so far, lopes down the and then chops back on to his left foot and delivers a useful cross. Ceballos delivers a good one, but Slavia deal with it well. 82 min: Martinelli cops a booking for a foul near half-way. We were really composed in our finishing in the final third and scored some great goals. ✍️, Welcome back, Juan ♥ #MUFC #UEL pic.twitter.com/uwwK4Z5mJj, "Games are decided in both boxes and we were ruthless in both of them today. The question, then, is can Mikel Arteta’s infuriatingly inconsistent and sometimes incoherent team produce a sharp all-round performance when their season depends on it? Slavia Praha played against Arsenal in 2 matches this season. It seemed pretty tense, and the camera cut to Nicholas Pepe looking pretty unimpressed afterwards. 0. Olayinka rises high but heads the ball way over the bar. Slavia Prague v Arsenal: preview, stats, video. Arsenal's season remains alive and if they can continue in the same vein in the next three games it will take an impressive opponent indeed to stop them. The way Slavia celebrated at the end of last week’s first leg in London suggested they thought the 1-1 away draw meant they had already completed the hardest part of this tie. Forget that! 5:21 pm ET, at No one has confirmed why to the watching public, and the TV has shown any persuasive reply. Saka then drove infield off the right and hammered a shot into the bottom corner. 5:31 pm ET, at Dinamo Zagreb proved they were no pushovers in knocking out Tottenham having been 2-0 down from the round of 16 first leg but El Submarino Amarillo were a far more competent outfit, killing off the tie before the interval with goals from Paco Alcacer and Gerard Moreno. 65 min: Smith Rowe, after a fine performance, is replaced by Elneny. Arsenal won 1 direct matches.Slavia Prague won 0 matches.2 matches ended in a draw.On average in direct matches both teams scored a 3.00 goals per Match. “The Arsenal players retreated to take a knee while the Prague players stood on the edge of the centre circle with their arms round each other penalty shoot out style. The only previous matches between Arsenal and Slavia Prague in European competition were in the group stages of the 2007-08 UEFA Champions League – Arsenal won 7-0 at home before drawing 0-0 away. Slavia Prague - Thu Apr 8 - 20:00. I think we showed real character. The tie is tensely-poised heading into the second leg next Thursday in Prague, although Slavia will feel at an advantage as they boast an away goal. “They disappoint and thrill in equal measure. Arsenal's task looked tougher from the outset but a brilliant 4-0 win away to Slavia Prague carried them through, three goals in six superb minutes setting them up … Xhaka, by the way, has been a perfectly serviceable left-back so far. 5:29 pm ET, at 5:37 pm ET, at Dull?! But Boril dives in to cut out Chambers low cross from the right, preventing Smith Rowe from making it 4-0. 5:15 pm ET, at 5:35 pm ET, at 6 min: Ceballos tries to thread a pass through to Lacazette from mid-way inside the Slavia half, but Hromada, ever vigilant in front of the home defence, cuts it out and strides into Arsenal territory. 86 min: Lovely run by Martinelli, down the let wing and around the outside of the defender, before cutting back on to his right foot and trying to curl a shot past the out-rushing keeper. Arsenal - Slavia Prague Sur quelle chaîne de télévision, aperçu et statistiques sur le match de Ligue Europa UEFA le jeudi 8 avril 2021.Coup d'envoi à 21:00 au stade Emirates Stadium. 58 min: Strong play by Pépé wide on the left, winning the ball and twisting between two players to instigate a counter-attack. 5:28 pm ET, at Slavia have been beaten into submission, and Arsenal have no need to over-exert themselves. All Rights Reserved. The Gunners have made things hard for themselves, wasting a host of excellent chances in the first leg at the Emirates last … 1 min: Arsenal, wearing their dark blue away kit with pink lettering, kick off. Kuchta tries to dribble past him but he keeps his eye on the ball and chooses the right moment to intervene, then wellies the ball downfield. Slavia had no response other than to substitute their best players and accept the way the tide was heading with Lacazette netting in the 77th minute to add further gloss to the scoreline. Even that did not send jitters through the visiting side, moments later they were ahead when Nicolas Pepe danced his way into shooting space at the back post and hammered past Ondrej Kolar at the near post. SAKA SCORES A THIRD IN 24 MINUTES. It’s headed away, but Smith Rowe regains it and wins a corner on the far side. 61 min: I don’t think the gentle pressure that Slavia applied for a few minutes after half-time qualifies as a storm, but whatever it was, Arsenal appears to have weathered it. Smith Rowe reacts faster than anyone to prod the rebound into the net from 10 yards. Arsenal's task looked tougher from the outset but a brilliant 4-0 win away to Slavia Prague carried them through, three goals in six superb minutes setting them up for an easy night at the Eden Arena. His goal to settle Thursday's tie was as impressive as they come as Moreno pounced on the rebound from a blocked shot before slamming an off-balanced shot into the far corner. Victory for Villarreal, who have lost both their European ties against Arsenal, sets up a return for Unai Emery to the Emirates Stadium for the first time since his sacking in December 2019. 5:04 pm ET, at The introduction of Brian Brobbey at the interval offered the visitors the attacking punch they needed and his pace seemed to take the Roma defense by surprise in the 49th minute as he burst into the gap between two defenders, reaching the ball before Pau Lopez and prodding it into the net. The youngster darts infield, easily eliminates the let-back and fires a cleverly disguised and deadly accurate low shot into the near corner. Fri 16 Apr 2021 07.19 AEST I feel in the first leg we played really well, we just weren’t clinical. They are now controlling proceedings at a relatively sedate pace at the far end of the pitch. “Arteta has coached the most inconsistent, unpredictable Arsenal team,” bellows John Amuyunzu. A partir de 21h00, suivez Slavia Prague - Arsenal (Europa League, 1/4 de finale retour) en direct. #BudiPonosan #UEL pic.twitter.com/jy7huDBI65, DEČKI HVALA NA SVEMU! This looked like being a challenging test for Mikel Arteta's side, playing at a ground where only Barcelona, Borussia Dortmund and Inter Milan had won since the start of the 2019-20 season. Lacazette crowns a fine victory with a lovely finish. 4:58 pm ET, at 2 rencontres cette saison entre Arsenal LFC et SK Slavia Praha. 49 min: Ceballos’s corner is headed away at the back post. Slavia can’t cope with their pace. With Manchester United having effectively confirmed their passage to the last four when Cavani scored in the sixth minute to give them a 3-0 aggregate lead over Granada the late drama in the quarterfinals was to come in the Eternal City as Roma held on to a 1-1 draw that took them to the semis 3-2 on aggregate. Arsenal still came away with a draw thanks to Nicolas Pepe's score in the 86th minute, but the late lapse in London means Mikel Arteta's side faces an uphill climb in Prague. Arsenal Media 15 Apr 2021. The tie had appeared destined to be … No fans? We did it for all the fans. Aubameyang not starting vs. Slavia Prague 'a sanction' (0:44) Julien Laurens says Mikel Arteta not starting Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang for Arsenal's Europa League match was the right call. The Italian side was rocking and soon after Ajax looked to have the second they needed when Dusan Tadic turned the ball into the bottom corner only for VAR to indicate that a foul on Henrikh Mkhitaryan in the build-up meant the goal could not stand. #ASRoma #UEL #RomaAjax pic.twitter.com/8k2ISymszx, A blistering first-half performance sends us through in the @EuropaLeague Catch all the reaction right here with @NickBrightDJ and Nigel Winterburn on The Breakdown Live #UEL https://t.co/3PGHN3h2Rc, | Our @EuropaLeague journey ends in the quarterfinals after we lost 0-4 to @Arsenal. Slavia Praha set themselves nicely for the return leg of their Europa League quarter-final tie against Arsenal with a keenly-contested 1-1 draw in London.. Tomas Holes powered in a header late into the added-time to cancel out Nicolas Pepe’s 86th-minute opener at the Etihad, causing Mikel Arteta a sizeable headache ahead of the rematch.