Mikel Arteta still confident of Europa League progress despite first-leg setback
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta still believes his side can make the Europa League semi-finals (John Walton/PA)
Mikel Arteta insists he has full belief his Arsenal side will still progress in the Europa League after they conceded a last-gasp equaliser in the first leg of their quarter-final clash with Slavia Prague.
Nicolas Pepe had come off the bench to seemingly win the game for the Gunners with his strike four minutes from time – but the hosts could not hold onto their advantage as Tomas Holes headed in an equaliser to earn Slavia a 1-1 draw.
Highlights: Arsenal 1-1 Slavia Praha (2 mins) We have a chance to finish the job at home, said Slavia boss Jindřich Trpišovský after his team snatched a 1-1 draw, though he will be aware that both of his side s home games in the knockout stage this season ended level. With the UEFA Europa League looking like Arsenal s best chance of a UEFA Champions League place, manager Mikel Arteta knows the situation is a stark one: The mindset is to win the game; we need to score.
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How to watch the UEFA Europa League quarter-finals on live TV
Follow Man United and Arsenal s progress. 08/04/2021
The Europa League has reached its knockout stages, with Manchester United and Arsenal still among the clubs hoping to win the trophy this season.
The quarter-finals get going tonight (Thursday, April 8), with Manchester United away to Granada (who beat United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer s former club Molde in the Round of 16), and Arsenal hosting Slavia Praha (who knocked Rangers out of the competition) at the Emirates.
Don t forget as well that the quarter-finals, like the Champions League fixtures, take place over two legs, so we ll be doing this again next week. Here s how to watch every moment of the Europa League fixtures.
The Slavia Prague team opted against taking the knee before kick-off in their Europa League quarter-final clash with Arsenal on Thursday.
The Czech side are at the centre of an ongoing investigation into centre back Ondrej Kudela, who is alleged to have racially abused Rangers Glen Kamara in their last-16 clash last month.
UEFA handed Kudela a one-match provisional suspension for misconduct while they conclude their investigation, ruling him out of the Emirates clash - Arsenal s players did decide to take the knee, which has been a constant since football returned post-lockdown back in June.
The Slavia Prague team opted to stand instead of taking the knee before kick-off at Arsenal