Arsenal are aiming to continue their strong victories and performances domestically and domestically when they visit Sporting Lisbon.
LONDON (Reuters) - Arsenal, who have won 10 successive victories in all competitions, will face a tough test when they visit Sporting, who share the top of Group E of the Europa League in the third round on Thursday.
Arsenal scored seven league victories, most recently against Leicester City 3-1 on Monday in the ninth round, after the season began with two consecutive defeats against Manchester City and Chelsea, finishing fourth with two points from Manchester City and Liverpool. He also won both matches in the first two rounds of the European league and his match against Brentford in the League Cup of professional English clubs.
Arsenal lead the Spanish coach Onai Imri, who has a clear record in the second continental competition of importance after the Champions League. His former team led Sevilla to the Euroleague title three times between 2014 and 2016, before taking charge of Paris Saint-Germain for two seasons.
"We started playing with all our heart," said Emery, who took charge of Arsenal this season instead of Arsene Wenger, who left at the end of last season after leading the team for nearly two decades.
"I think we have made exciting football," said Messaud Ozil, who was a substitute for Leicester and scored a goal.
The Northern Londoners are counting on French forward Alexandre Lakazette and Gabon's Pierre Emeric Obamyang, who scored four goals and six of Arsenal's 22 in the Premier League.
Sporting, the Portuguese capital, Lisbon, is based on former Manchester United striker Luis Nani, who has scored three goals in seven league games.Chelsea in the absence of Hazar?
The other London champions, meanwhile, hope Chelsea, in 2013, will move closer to the next round of the continental competition when they host Belarus's Patty Borisov at Stamford Bridge.
Chelsea have not lost a match since coach Maurizio Sari took over from Antoni Conti, with the exception of the English Premier League Shield in front of English champions Manchester City in the pre-season match.
Belgian midfielder Eddin Hazar is doubtful about the back pain suffered by his side on Sunday. "When I woke up on Monday, I felt convulsions in the back of my back, even during the second half (against United) I was not able to start normally," said the Belgian international, who top the Premier League top scorer this season with seven goals.
With Spain striker Alvaro Murata suffering from a 3-0 defeat at the start of the season, Chelsea will miss a major offensive weapon in the absence of Hazar.
However, Brazilian winger Willian expressed his confidence in his team's ability to go to the end of the European competition, especially after his performance under the supervision of Sari this season. "The way we play this season we can go to the end," he said.
Chelsea lead Group 12 with two wins in the first two rounds.
In Group H, Marseille rely on coach Rudi Garcia when he faces Lazio, because he has not lost to the latter any of the five matches he played when he was coach of Rome.
Marseille are third in Group A after a loss and draw in the first two rounds, five points behind leaders Eintracht Frankfurt, who host Cyprus's Apollon Limassol.
"Three victories and two draws in five matches, I hope to achieve the same result as I did in Rome," Garcia told AFP.
AC Milan are hoping to heal the injury of the derby against Inter Milan in stoppage time Sunday 1-0 in the ninth round of the Italian league and their third victory in the continental competition when they host Real Betis in the Group F.
Milan lead the standings with six points from two wins, two points behind the Spanish side.
LONDON (Reuters) - Arsenal, who have won 10 successive victories in all competitions, will face a tough test when they visit Sporting, who share the top of Group E of the Europa League in the third round on Thursday.
Arsenal scored seven league victories, most recently against Leicester City 3-1 on Monday in the ninth round, after the season began with two consecutive defeats against Manchester City and Chelsea, finishing fourth with two points from Manchester City and Liverpool. He also won both matches in the first two rounds of the European league and his match against Brentford in the League Cup of professional English clubs.
Arsenal lead the Spanish coach Onai Imri, who has a clear record in the second continental competition of importance after the Champions League. His former team led Sevilla to the Euroleague title three times between 2014 and 2016, before taking charge of Paris Saint-Germain for two seasons.
"We started playing with all our heart," said Emery, who took charge of Arsenal this season instead of Arsene Wenger, who left at the end of last season after leading the team for nearly two decades.
"I think we have made exciting football," said Messaud Ozil, who was a substitute for Leicester and scored a goal.
The Northern Londoners are counting on French forward Alexandre Lakazette and Gabon's Pierre Emeric Obamyang, who scored four goals and six of Arsenal's 22 in the Premier League.
Sporting, the Portuguese capital, Lisbon, is based on former Manchester United striker Luis Nani, who has scored three goals in seven league games.Chelsea in the absence of Hazar?
The other London champions, meanwhile, hope Chelsea, in 2013, will move closer to the next round of the continental competition when they host Belarus's Patty Borisov at Stamford Bridge.
Chelsea have not lost a match since coach Maurizio Sari took over from Antoni Conti, with the exception of the English Premier League Shield in front of English champions Manchester City in the pre-season match.
Belgian midfielder Eddin Hazar is doubtful about the back pain suffered by his side on Sunday. "When I woke up on Monday, I felt convulsions in the back of my back, even during the second half (against United) I was not able to start normally," said the Belgian international, who top the Premier League top scorer this season with seven goals.
With Spain striker Alvaro Murata suffering from a 3-0 defeat at the start of the season, Chelsea will miss a major offensive weapon in the absence of Hazar.
However, Brazilian winger Willian expressed his confidence in his team's ability to go to the end of the European competition, especially after his performance under the supervision of Sari this season. "The way we play this season we can go to the end," he said.
Chelsea lead Group 12 with two wins in the first two rounds.
In Group H, Marseille rely on coach Rudi Garcia when he faces Lazio, because he has not lost to the latter any of the five matches he played when he was coach of Rome.
Marseille are third in Group A after a loss and draw in the first two rounds, five points behind leaders Eintracht Frankfurt, who host Cyprus's Apollon Limassol.
"Three victories and two draws in five matches, I hope to achieve the same result as I did in Rome," Garcia told AFP.
AC Milan are hoping to heal the injury of the derby against Inter Milan in stoppage time Sunday 1-0 in the ninth round of the Italian league and their third victory in the continental competition when they host Real Betis in the Group F.
Milan lead the standings with six points from two wins, two points behind the Spanish side.
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