Arsenal to face Benfica in Europa League last 32
The Gunners have enjoyed a fine run of form in Europe, in contrast to their domestic struggles
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Your support makes all the difference.Arsenal will face Benfica in the last 32 of the Europa League.
The Gunners won Group B ahead of runners-up Molde, as well as Rapid Vienna and Dundalk.
A comfortable win for Arsenal last time out against Dundalk could not snap a poor run in the Premier League, with defeat to Burnley last time out.
Mikel Arteta’s side could turn focus in the new year to the Europa League, as the best chance to qualify for the Champions League next season as winners of the tournament.
But now they will face the Portuguese giants in a real test for the Gunners.
Europa League round of 32 draw
- Wolfsberger vs Tottenham
- Dynamo Kiev vs Club Brugge
- Real Sociedad vs Manchester United
- Benfica vs Arsenal
- Red Star vs AC Milan
- Royal Antwerp vs Rangers
- Slavia Prague vs Leicester City
- Salzburg vs Villarreal
- Braga vs Roma
- Krasnodar vs GNK Dinamo Zagreb
- Young Boys vs Bayer Leverkusen
- Molde vs Hoffenheim
- Granada vs Napoli
- Maccabi Tel Aviv vs Shakhtar Donetsk
- Lille vs Ajax
- Olympiacos vs PSV
Europa League winner odds
- Tottenham 5/1
- Man Utd 7/1
- AC Milan 9/1
- Arsenal 9/1
- Leicester 12/1
- Ajax 12/1
- Bayer Levekusen 14/1
- Napoli 16/1
- AS Roma 16/1
- CF Villarreal 20/1
- Shakhtar Donetsk 20/1
- Real Sociedad 25/1
- Hoffenheim 25/1
- Benfica 25/1
- Red Bull Salzburg 33/1
- Dynamo Kiev 33/1
- Lille 40/1
- Rangers 40/1
- FC Krasnodar 40/1
- Granada 50/1
- Club Brugge 50/1
- Olympiacos 50/1
- PSV Eindhoven 90/1
- Sporting Braga 100/1
- Dinamo Zagreb 100/1
- Slavia Praha 150/1
- Royal Antwerp 200/1
- Crvena Zvezda 200/1
- Young Boys 200/1
- Molde 250/1
- Maccabi Tel Aviv 250/1
- Wolfsberger AC 500/1
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