Football. ua presents the announcement of the second semifinal match of the Europa League between Atletico and Arsenal.

Despite the fact that almost the entire match Atletico held in the minority, wards Diego Simeone managed to get an away draw. Will Arsenal break the defense of the "mattress" in Madrid?.

Atletico - Arsenal Thursday, 22:05, Madrid, Vanda Metropolitano. The referee of the meeting is Gianluca Rocchi (Italy).

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The first semifinal match between Atletico and Arsenal ended, of course, in favor of Madrid: despite the early removal of Vrsalco, the Spanish club by the efforts of Grismann managed to score a goal and draw a draw - 1: 1.

Bookmakers have now determined for themselves a favorite - they are Atletico, who at home in 17 matches in the example, missed only 4 goals, and in European competition, Diego Simeone wards have not already missed four matches. And do not forget how bad Arsenal is playing on the road - for 16 matches in the championship of England was won only three matches.

Not taking advantage of the first match, the "gunners" risk seriously to pay for sluggishness. Will Arsene Wenger be able to set up his players so that they reward the mentor and fans with a colorful game and result? Of course, the Frenchman would like to leave the Arsenal with the trophy won. But is it possible?.

Approximate compositions:.

Atletico: Clouds - Partei, Jimenez, Godin, Filipe Luis - Correa, Fernandes, Nygies, Coke - Costa, Grizzmann Arsenal: Ospina - Belierin, Mustafi, Montel - Ramsey, Jaca, Wilshire - Ozil, Mkhitaryan - Lacazette Will not play: Juanfran - Elneni, Cazorla, Obamaimeung (not declared).

Disqualified: Vrsalco - ... Interesting facts:.

- Arsenal, the only English club in the playoffs of this League of Europe, won four games in six group stage matches.

- Atletico spent 28 matches against clubs from England: B10 H12 P6.

- In 32 matches against Spanish clubs, Arsenal have 10 wins and 14 losses. Away statistic of Londoners looks like this: В2 Н3 П9. In Spain, Arsenal can not win seven games already (H2 P5) - since in the 1/8 finals of the Champions League 2005/06, Real Madrid won 1: 0.

- Atletico won 15 of the last 16 home games in the European League, including qualification. The last three bouts were won in the Metropolitano arena in a dry.

- Of the six European meetings at the Metropolitano, Madrid won four, losing in the very first Chelsea. This is their only defeat in 17 last home matches in the European arena (B13 H3).

- Atletico won 10 home games in the semifinals of the European Cup with three defeats. In the last five such fights, four wins with one draw.

- Of the last eight away games in the UEFA Cup / Europa League, Arsenal have won six, including four of six in the 2017/18 season. The only defeat happened in the group stage in a duel with Cologne - 0: 1. After a draw with CSKA Moscow (2-2) in the quarter finals, a series of four consecutive victories in the playoffs of the UEFA Cup / Europa League.

- Arsenal went to the spring stage of European competition for the 19th time in a row. All this time the team is led by Arsene Wenger.

- Arsenal's statistics in the semi-final matches of the UEFA tournament: B2 H2 P2 ZG6 PG6.

- Atletico won 11 of the 13 European Cup confrontations, which reduced to a draw the first match on the road.

- Arsenal won three times and lost in the two-legged confrontations of UEFA tournaments, when he played the first match in his own game in a draw.

The trainers say:.

Head coach of Atletico Diego Simeone:.

"This European season proves that no result of the first match guarantees an easy life in the return match. But I hope that my guys will be ready for the upcoming test ".

"Lacazette is a fantastic football player. He is not so tall, but he acts brilliantly on the second floor. This striker is distinguished by a high implementation of scoring chances. In the Arsenal are great players.

The coach of our opponent is also beautiful. There are a lot of creative players, and the brain of Arsenal is Mesut Ozil. In general, this is a smart team. But in the semifinals of the European Cup there are no other ".

Arsenal's head coach Arsene Wenger:.

"Jan Cloud played fantastic in London. I hope he will not be so good in Madrid. In the second game with Atletico, we know exactly what to do. This can be our advantage ".

forecast 2: 1.