Match Preview: VCF vs AFC

History:

Valencia CF will welcome Arsenal FC on Thursday night looking to overturn a 3-1 deficit from the Emirates. The last time these two sides crossed paths at Mestalla was in a pre-season friendly in 2009 where they got a 2-0 thanks to the goals from David Villa and Michel Herrero.

The last European clash between Valencia CF and Arsenal FC dates back to 2003 in the Champions League where Valencia CF took a 2-1 thanks to a John Carew brace in the last 16-second leg at Mestalla.

Press Conferences:

 Petr Chech: "We respect the opponent tomorrow and it will be very difficult".

Team News:

Arsenal FC:

Petr Cech, Bernd Leno, Deyan Iliev, Stephan Lichtsteiner, Shkodran Mustafi, Laurent Koscielny, Sokratis Papastathopoulos, Nacho Monreal, Sead Kolasinac, Ainsley Maitland-Niles, Lucas Torreira, Granit Xhaka, Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Mohamed Elneny, Matteo Guendouzi, Mesut Ozil, Alex Iwobi, Joe Willock, Alexandre Lacazette, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Eddie Nketiah. 

Coverage: 

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