[3] Arsenal's first January transfer window signing was Greek defender Konstantinos Mavropanos from PAS Giannina,[4] while acquiring Armenian international Henrikh Mkhitaryan in a swap-deal with Alexis Sánchez on 22 January 2018. [17] Meanwhile, club mainstay Kieran Gibbs departed for West Bromwich Albion for a £7.0 million fee, leaving after recording 230 appearances over 11 seasons. 2017 ended in disappointment for the Gunners. Group B They reached the semi-final stage only to be eliminated over two legs by eventual winners Atletico Madrid. Against West Ham next time hour, Nacho Monreal had his 52nd-minute strike cancelled out by Marko Arnautović, before Ramsey restores Arsenal's lead late on. The European heavyweights resume their round of 32 tussle after a 1-1 draw last time out. On 7 January the Gunners began the FA Cup campaign and played in the third round against Nottingham Forest who were troubled and had no manager. The former Liverpool, Real Madrid and Bayern midfielder shares some insight with Kia. The UEFA word, the UEFA logo and all marks related to UEFA competitions, are protected by trademarks and/or copyright of UEFA. [2] He was joined by Alexandre Lacazette just under a month later, who joined from Lyon for a reported club-record fee of £46.5 million on 5 July. Only two days later Arsenal played in the League Cup fourth round at home to Championship team Norwich City. Three days later Arsenal played in the League Cup third round against League One team Doncaster Rovers at the Emirates. Ahead of their final match of the 2018/19 campaign, the Europa League final against Arsenal in Baku, we give each member of the Blues' squad a rating out of 10. The first leg was played away on 15 February 2018, and the second leg was played at home on 22 February 2018. The big win meant that Arsenal would have huge momentum going into the next Premier League match to be played in December — a big one at home to Manchester United. ARSENAL 2018/19: Europa League: Arsenal qualified for the Europa League with a 6th place finish in the Premier League in 2017/18. Twenty minutes into the second half Granit Xhaka put Arsenal in front and they went on to win 2–1 thus sending the Gunners into the final of the League Cup where they would face Manchester City. The match ultimately ended 2–1 to take the Gunners into the fifth round. Live now. The season was the 21st straight and final season under manager Arsène Wenger, who announced his departure from the club on 20 April 2018. Arsenal need just a point on Matchday 5 at home to a revived Rapid Wien to secure first place in Group B. The resulting free-kick was headed in by Kolašinac for a debut goal, and forced a penalty shootout. On 17 September Arsenal resumed the Premier League campaign as they played against champions Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. Bukayo Saka has been named the latest UEFA Europa League Player of the Week. Arsenal progressed into the next round of the Europa League despite the shock 2–1 home defeat by the Swedish underdogs. Won 3-1 on aggregate. All in all, 22 players departed the club. [106], Awarded monthly to the goal that was chosen by fan voting on Arsenal.com, The Goal of the Season was awarded to Aaron Ramsey with his lobbed volley against CSKA Moscow in the UEFA Europa League.[115]. The 2017–18 UEFA Europa League was the 47th season of Europe's secondary club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 9th season since it was renamed from the UEFA Cup to the UEFA Europa League.. Molde will hope to continue an impressive run of home form in Europe as they host Arsenal. Look for the 'Open calendar' button in the upper menu. Slavia Praha, who have already eliminated two British clubs in this campaign, host 2018/19 runners-up Arsenal with their quarter-final level at 1-1 after the first leg. Giroud and Iwobi also scored one each against Benfica, while Lacazette scored one against Sevilla. Having finished sixth in the Premier League last season the Gunners will be playing in European club football's second tier competition this year and will be hoping to go one better than the 2017/2018 campaign. During the first half Eden Hazard gave the visitors the lead but the Gunners equalized with Chelsea defender Antonio Rüdiger diverting Monreal's effort into his own net. Slavia Prague v . Baggies midfielder James McClean deflected Sánchez's free kick into his own net to give the Gunners a 1–0 lead on 83 minutes but then Arsenal conceded an 89th-minute penalty which was controversially and wrongly given by referee Mike Dean as the match concluded as a 1–1 draw. During the second half on 49 minutes the Gunners finally got a goal back as Lacazette made it 2–1 but then, with 27 minutes remaining, Lingard scored a third for United as the Arsenal defense was exposed during a United counterattack. 2018 Arsenal Stadium - London But then Sánchez scored the fifth goal for Arsenal in the final minute of stoppage time as the match ended 5–2 to the Gunners. Finalen spelades den 29 maj 2019 på Olympiastadion i Baku, Azerbajdzjan Arsenal's announced their first summer signing, Sead Kolašinac, on 6 June 2017. In 2018, Arsenal managed to reach the semi-finals of the UEFA Europa League, where they suffered a 2–1 defeat on aggregate against Atlético Madrid. Three days sooner Arsenal were away to Burnley in the league. Arsenal were victorious 4–1 through goals by Theo Walcott, Nacho Monreal, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Olivier Giroud, with Thibaut Courtois and Álvaro Morata missing penalties in the shootout that introduced the ABBA format. The match yielded no goals during the first half but the deadlock was broken by Arsenal 27 minutes before the end. (R) denotes a reserve player. The squad included seven under-23s, including Reiss Nelson and Joe Willock, plus both new signings Sead Kolašinac and Alexandre Lacazette. On 20 January the Gunners played the next Premier League match at home to Crystal Palace and won 4–1 with first half goals by Nacho Monreal, Alex Iwobi, Laurent Koscielny and Alexandre Lacazette. Mohamed Elneny scored this superb long-range goal in Arsenal's win against Dundalk. Arsenal won 3–1 after first-half goals from Olivier Giroud, Aaron Ramsey and Mohamed Elneny. Alexandre Lacazette hit the bar and just before the break De Gea made a point-blank save to prevent United conceding an own goal. Bellerín gave the Gunners the lead on 52 minutes but Bournemouth went on to win 2–1: a mistake by Petr Čech enabled former Liverpool player Jordon Ibe to equalize in the 70th minute and only four minutes later Callum Wilson struck the winner. The Europa League draw has been made and the gunners are in the same group as Vorskla, Qarabag FK and Sporting Lisbon and they begin their Europa League campaign this month. [18] On deadline day, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, who was in the final year of his contract at the club, transferred to Liverpool for a record sale fee of £35.0 million[19] and Donyell Malen returned to the Netherlands to join PSV Eindhoven. The 2017–18 season was Arsenal 's 26th in the Premier League and 98th consecutive season in the top flight of English football. 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They played at home to German minnows FC Cologne and horrendously conceded a 40-yard goal as an unfortunate consequence of a mistake by second choice goalkeeper David Ospina thus were booed off the pitch at half time. Furthermore, a shock 4–2 defeat at Nottingham Forest meant that Arsenal were knocked out of the FA Cup third round for the first time since 1996. In stoppage time Oumar Niasse scored to give Everton hope following a mistake by Petr Čech who failed to control a tame back pass by Monreal. Several saved shots made it appear Arsenal were going to suffer defeat, until a rash challenge by Chelsea winger Pedro saw him sent off. On 25 February Arsenal returned to Wembley where they would face Manchester City in the League Cup final. During the first half the out-of-form Toffees took the lead through a shot by Wayne Rooney just outside the 18-yard box but Arsenal equalised with Monreal's rebounded shot five minutes before the break. Arsenal was beaten in the 2018-9 Europa League final by Chelsea. The match ended 2–2. Reserve pair Julio Pleguezuelo and Krystian Bielik joined Gimnàstic Tarragona and Walsall, while fringe first-team players Chuba Akpom and Jeff Reine-Adélaïde were also loaned out to conclude Arsenal's transfers for the season. Lacazette then netted from the spot before one of the goals of the year from Aaron Ramsey, an ingenious back–heeled volley, coupled with Lacazette's second later in the half, sealed a commanding 4–1 first leg triumph. Arsenal began September with a 3–0 win over Bournemouth at home in the Premier League. Arsenal began their Premier League campaign at home to Leicester City, with the Gunners having lost their last two openers, both at home to West Ham and Liverpool. Arsène Wenger's tenure as Arsenal manager ended as it began all the way back in 1996; with an away clean sheet. The club participated in the Premier League, the FA Cup (as holders ), the EFL Cup, the FA Community Shield and the UEFA Europa League . Sead Kolašinac volleyed in the equaliser then Alexis Sánchez scored to give the Gunners the lead and Héctor Bellerín added a third as the match ended 3–1 in Arsenal's favor. In the second half Mesut Özil got his first goal of the season, heading home Alexis Sánchez's cross. They suffered a 1–0 defeat against Stoke City after a poor defensive performance and a controversially disallowed goal from Alexandre Lacazette. Full Group results and table. [87], Awarded monthly to the player that was chosen by fan voting on Arsenal.com, The Player of the Season was awarded to Aaron Ramsey. Arsenal took a 25-man squad to play in Australia. Arsenal won the match 2–0 thanks to goals by Nacho Monreal and Alex Iwobi. Follow your favourite club and stay connected to make sure you keep your calendar up to date. Huddersfield Town were the Frenchman's final victims, with Aubameyang grabbing his tenth of the season in the 36th minute to seal a 1–0 victory. Europa League 2018/2019 results page on FlashScore.com offers results, Europa League 2018/2019 standings and match details. However, a damaging 1–1 home draw with Spanish club Atlético Madrid saw Arsenal on the back foot following the first leg of the Europa League semi–final. He would take charge for the remainder of the season prior to the announcement of the new boss. Then in stoppage time former Manchester United and Everton player Tom Cleverley gave Watford the win. Next they faced league leaders Manchester City at the Etihad in the Premier League. Also, Arsenal would play in the first Premier League match of the season.[73][74]. Le club est en compétition pour le Championnat d'Angleterre , la Coupe d'Angleterre , la Coupe de la Ligue anglaise , la Ligue Europa et le Community Shield . On 29 and 30 July, the Emirates Cup was held. [71], Updated to match played 13 May 2018.Source: Competitions, Last updated: 13 May 2018. Europa League: Manchester United, Arsenal Cruise Into Last Four AS Roma set up a showdown with Manchester United who strolled into the semis after … Think you know the Gunners? transfer news: Donyell Malen returns to Holland to join PSV Eindhoven on permanent deal", "Theo Walcott: Everton sign forward from Arsenal", "Francis Coquelin: Valencia sign Arsenal midfielder", "Olivier Giroud: Chelsea sign Arsenal striker as Michy Batshuayi joins Dortmund", "Mathieu Debuchy joins Saint-Étienne after Arsenal terminate contract", "Newcastle United announce double deal for Stefan O'Connor and Josef Yarney", "Gabriel has joined Valencia for an undisclosed fee", "Kieran Gibbs joins West Bromwich Albion", "Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain joins Liverpool", "Francis Coquelin agrees to join Valencia", "Carl Jenkinson and Cohen Bramall head to Birmingham on loan from Arsenal", "Arsenal loan out Kelechi Nwakali to VVV-Venlo", "Arsenal striker Lucas Pérez to join Deportivo, with Joel Campbell heading for Real Betis", "Stephy Mavididi joins Preston North End on loan", "Kelechi Nwakali off to VVV-Venlo for another loan switch from Arsenal", "Stephy Mavididi joins Charlton until end of season", "Pleguezuelo loaned to Gimnàstic de Tarragona", "Chuba Akpom joins Sint-Truidense on loan", "Arsenal launch new home kit for 2017/18 season", "Why Arsenal will wear red shorts with their home kit in the Carabao Cup final", "CSKA Moscow 2–2 Arsenal: How it happened", "Arsenal unveil new two-tone away kit for 2017/18 Premier League season", "Arsenal stars Alexander Lacazette, Mesut Ozil and Olivier Giroud launch third kit for 2017/18 seasons", "Why Henrikh Mkhitaryan is wearing No. Captain Per Mertesacker gave the Gunners a first-half lead but Watford went on to win 2–1: during the second half Troy Deeney converted a penalty which was controversially given by referee Neil Swarbrick. A relatively poor season saw Arsenal fail to maintain a consistent challenge for Champions League qualification, with their away form being a major factor, only winning four away games in the league all season with 11 defeats, and they were, until the final game of the season, the only team in England's top 4 divisions to not get a point away from home in the 2018 calendar year. The Arsenal manager spoke to UEFA.com following the victory against Slavia Praha. Theo Walcott scored the only goal of the match to send the Gunners into the fourth round but it was an unconvincing performance by Arsenal as they only managed a 1–0 win over a third-tier team. Following the Arsenal humiliation former Gunner Ian Wright said that it was 'an insipid performance' by Arsenal. [15][16] Wojciech Szczęsny, who amassed over 150 appearances for the club during an eight-year stay, joined Italian champions Juventus for £10.0 million after his two-year loan at Roma expired. The Gunners' first match of the year saw them play at home to Chelsea in the league. Updated at 5.20pm ... Atlético’s Diego Costa denies Arsenal’s Arsène Wenger a Europa final ending. A collection of brilliant strikes in the competition over the years. Things got worse later in the week, as Diego Costa's first–half strike earned Atlético Madrid a 1–0 win at the Wanda Metropolitano and eliminate Arsenal from the tournament, leaving Arsène Wenger's chances of one last trophy at Arsenal unquenched. The Gunners were horrendously outplayed by the runaway Premier League leaders and lost 3–0. This was the first season that Arsenal did not participate in the UEFA Champions League since 1997–98. However, Charlie Austin's equalizer tier up a grand finale, decided via Welbeck's second of the evening on 81 minutes. Formatia franceza a pierdut dupa prelungiri cu 2-1 confruntarea cu FC Salzburg, dar s-a calificat in ultimul act gratie victoriei din tur, scor 2-0. Arsenal europa league 2018. This Arsenal defeat would send City nearer to title triumph and would only inflict more misery on the Gunners and Arsène Wenger. ), Install in iCalendar or default calendar (this is a webcal link). Five days on Arsenal took the trip to Germany as they played the fifth match of the Europa League schedule against Cologne but despite the Gunners' heavy momentum on the back of the North London derby win they suffered a humiliating 1–0 defeat by the Bundesliga bottom team. [13] Kaylen Hinds, another academy product, departed the club on 8 July, joining Wolfsburg for £2.5 million on a three-year deal. Watch those and more here. Pierre–Emerick Aubameyang opened and closed the scoring, with Lacazette, Sead Kolasinac and Alex Iwobi also scoring. Box office boxoffice@arsenal.co.uk. It sets up a reunion with ex-manager Unai Emery whose Villareal side will be their competitors for a place in the Gdansk final at the end of May. [21][22] Moreover, Alexis Sánchez departed to Manchester United in a swap-deal which saw Henrikh Mkhitaryan arrive at the Emirates,[5] while also sanctioning the departures of French first-team pair Olivier Giroud and Mathieu Debuchy,[23][24] while academy product Marcus McGuane joined Barcelona. On 19 October Arsenal made the trip to Serbia for the third Europa League match against Red Star Belgrade. The Europa League semifinal field was set on Thursday ... Europa League scores. Who made the cut from the round of 32 second legs? On 22 December, three days before Christmas, Arsenal faced Liverpool at the Emirates in the Premier League. It was the twenty-first straight and last season in which Arsenal was competing in European championships under manager Arsène Wenger, who announced his departure from the club on 20 April 2018. Who made the cut from the quarter-final second legs? Arsenal’s Europa League squad: A-List: 1. They took the trip to Belarus and won 4–2 against BATE Borisov. Remember the rest? Two weeks on following an international break the Gunners were away to Watford. Jack Wilshere put the Gunners into the lead but it lasted only four minutes and Chelsea turned the game round: Eden Hazard scored a penalty and on 84 minutes Marcos Alonso made it 2–1 to Chelsea. You're done - now enjoy all the fixtures and results. 77 in Arsenal's Europa League clash with AC Milan", "Premier League Scores & Fixtures (August 2017)", "Per – It was beautiful and very humbling", "We will face Forest in the Emirates FA Cup", "We will host Doncaster Rovers in Carabao Cup", "We will face Norwich in the Carabao Cup", "Arsenal to host West Ham in Carabao Cup last eight", "Arsenal draw Chelsea in Carabao Cup semi-final", "We will face Östersunds FK in the Europa League", "Arsenal 2019 Adidas kit: When will new shirts launch? A 3-0 win at Molde confirms the Gunners' passage. A total of 13 defeats were recorded throughout the league campaign, the highest since the 1994–95 season, which resulted in a 6th-place finish. Website feedback Fill in our form. 2019 Bakı Olimpiya Stadionu - Baku. Arsenal's next league encounter was on 1 April 2018, at home to a struggling Stoke City side seemingly bound for relegation. [14] Additional reserve players Glen Kamara and Daniel Crowley also departed the club, joining Dundee and Willem II respectively. Winning the Europa League could be their best shot of sealing a return to the Champions League after two years away. 2018 Arsenal Stadium - London Arsenal Föregående Följande 2017/18: 2019/20: Uefa Europa League 2018/2019 var den 48:e säsongen av Uefa Europa League, Europas andra stora fotbollsturnering och den tionde säsongen sedan den bytte namn från Uefacupen. No use for commercial purposes may be made of such trademarks. Arsenal progressed to the semi-finals of the Europa League on Thursday night by thrashing Slavia Prague 4-0 in the Czech Republic.. Arsenal were runners-up in the League Cup, being defeated 3–0 in the final against Manchester City. Who made the cut from UEFA Europa League Matchday 2? The Europa League semifinal field was set on Thursday ... Europa League scores. On 25 September Arsenal were at home to West Bromwich Albion in the Premier League. Premier League. Arsenal europa league 2018. Arsenal-Atlético UEFA Europa League 2017/18 . Unfortunately, Arsenal ended up losing 3–1 to Manchester United. To end September Arsenal played the second Europa League match of this season. Hillson initially joined the Gunners on loan in February to cover for the injured Karl Hein and was offered a pro-contract in August. What will they look like? Top-scoring teams and players, record wins, biggest comebacks and more. On 30 January Arsenal's optimism and enthusiasm were dampened suffering a shock 3–1 defeat at Swansea City in the Premier League – a match which involved a second mistake by Petr Čech of the month. Slavia Praha, who have already eliminated two British clubs in this UEFA Europa League campaign, host 2018/19 runners-up Arsenal in the Czech capital with … Arsenal Football Club 2017/2018 Europa League HighlightsLike, Subscribe, and Share the Video! Slavia Prague v . On 19 December the Gunners played in the fifth round of the League Cup against West Ham at home. In their fifth successive home match in all competitions, Arsenal secured a dramatic 3–2 home win over Southampton. Ahead of the sides' round of 16 meeting in this season's competition, recall Olympiacos' extra-time winner last term. [84], On 25 August 2017, the group stages were announced with Arsenal drawn out in Group H alongside BATE Borisov, 1.FC Köln and Red Star Belgrade. About three weeks later, Emiliano Martínez left for Getafe and Stephy Mavididi went to Preston North End. Arsenal languish ninth in the Premier League and look certain to miss out on European football next season unless they go all the way and win the Europa League. Three days later the Gunners faced West Ham United away from home in the Premier League but the match yielded no goals. [45][46] On deadline day, fringe players Lucas Pérez and Joel Campbell, who have compiled 34 domestic appearances collectively, joined Spanish outfits Deportivo La Coruña and Real Betis respectively. On 7 December Arsenal bounced back as they hammered BATE Borisov 6–0 in the final Europa League group stage match with goals by Mathieu Debuchy, Theo Walcott, Jack Wilshere, Olivier Giroud and Mohamed Elneny as well as an own goal by one of the BATE Borisov players. Get the latest news, video and statistics from the UEFA Europa League; keep Thursday nights free for live match coverage. On 10 December Arsenal went to the South Coast to face Southampton in the league but could only manage a 1–1 draw. Mikel Arteta has been warned he could face the sack if he does not win the Europa League with Arsenal this season. Four days on Arsenal faced Chelsea at the Emirates in the second leg of the League Cup semi final. It only got worse for them on 4 March where the Gunners lost 2–1 at Brighton in the Premier League further increasing the pressure on Wenger. Two storied clubs that have reached five finals between them meet in the last 32. Only a stoppage time penalty by Alexis Sánchez would give the Gunners the lead as the match ended 1–0 to Arsenal. With 24 games every round, prepare for another frenzied Thursday night. [85], The draw was held on 11 December 2017, with Arsenal among the seeded teams (as group winners) drawn against one of the unseeded runners-up, Östersund. The Gunners played the fourth Europa League match at home to Red Star Belgrade on 2 November but they lacked a cutting edge as they drew 0–0. The first match was on 13 July, which was a 2–0 win over Sydney FC, where captain Per Mertesacker scored an overhead kick and Lacazette scored a debut goal after coming on as a substitute. EPA Chelsea 2018… Real Sociedad vs Manchester United and Benfica vs Arsenal are among the biggest ties. Five days on Arsenal would play the first leg of the Europa League round of 32 at Swedish team Östersund where the Gunners prevailed 3–0. Only one way to find out. [20] In the January window, Arsenal allowed the departures of many first-team players, including Theo Walcott and Francis Coquelin, who left for combined fees of £32.0 million. Milan took the lead on 35 minutes but Arsenal went on to win 3–1 with goals by Danny Welbeck and Granit Xhaka with the former scoring a brace. The left-back arrived on a free transfer when his contract at Schalke 04 expired. A brace later from Lacazette saw Arsenal ultimately secure a 4–1 win and duly keep alive their top four hopes. Bernd Leno, 2. Arsenal will face Sporting CP, Qarabag and FC Vorskla in this season's Europa League group phase. Arsenal v ... Arsenal Football Club Highbury House 75 Drayton Park London, N5 1BU. [12] Academy product Chris Willock joined Benfica on June 30 upon the expiry of his contract, signing a five-year deal. UEFA's Technical Observers have chosen their top ten goals of the season. Read about Sporting v Arsenal in the UEFA Europa League 2018/19 season, including lineups, stats and live blogs, on the official website of the Premier League. It sets up a reunion with ex-manager Unai Emery whose Villareal side will be their competitors for a place in the Gdansk final at the end of May.