In the duel between Arsenal and Olympiacos, a preliminary decision seems to have been made in the first leg with 'Gunners' getting a convincing victory.For Arsenal this Europa League is the number one target since they are only tenths in the Premier League after a particularly complicated first part of the season and run the serious risk of not playing international cups next year.Arsenal is an absolute home power in the Europa League, with fourteen wins and three draws in twenty home matches suffering a defeat only three times.After a messed up start-season 'Gunners' has regained confidence and certainties with some magnific results — victory versus ³rd place Leicester, victory versus Tottenham in the highly rated North London derby and victory versus Benfica.Comparing to the match versus Tottenham, manager Arteta have recovered more players at his disposal — forward Aubameyang, centre back Pablo Mari and right back Bellerin. Spoiled for choices but the only absence can be left midfielder Saka struggling with muscle problems.

Olympiakos is a flop this year in Europa League. After a 1:0 victory in the first Champions League match versus Olympique Marseille, they were followed by five defeats in a row, but thanks to the away goals rule finished ³rd compared to Marseille.But in Greece they are sailing at full speed — they are first, +16 on ²nd position and practically one step away from yet another title.In the knockout stage versus PSV winger Ahmed Hassan scored in last minutes and secured their ⁴th appearence in the round of 16.Manager Pedro Martins will have some squad problems for this match and solutions can came by adapting players in other position — M'Vila will play a more defensive role to cover the absences.

Arsenal

Injuries/Suspensions: Saka (24/5 m).

Olympiakos

Injuries/Suspensions: Koka Hassan (17/8 f), Valbuena (19/1 m), Semedo (22/1 d), Papadopulos (3/0 d), Ba (16/1 d).

Prediction:

Olympiacos will have to set up an attacking match, as it takes at least three goals to get back into the qualification discussion. In front they will have fast players like Odegaard or Aubameyang whom can profit from the high defense line.

Arsenal -1

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在阿森纳和奥林匹亚科斯的对决中，初步的决定似乎已经在第一回合就做出了，“枪手”取得了令人信服的胜利。对于阿森纳来说，这个欧罗巴联赛是他们的头号目标，因为在经历了特别复杂的赛季的前半段之后，他们在英超联赛中只取得了第10的成绩，并且冒着明年不能参加欧战的严重风险。阿森纳是欧罗巴联赛绝对的主场强队，在20场主场比赛中14胜3平，只输过3场。在经历了赛季初的混乱之后，“枪手”用一些伟大的成绩重新找回了信心和确定——战胜莱斯特，战胜托特纳姆，战胜北伦敦德比，战胜本菲卡。与对阵热刺的比赛相比，主教练阿尔特塔有了更多的球员，包括前锋奥巴梅扬、中后卫马里和右后卫贝勒林。唯一缺席的可能是中场球员坂卡，他正在与肌肉问题作斗争。

奥林匹亚科斯在今年的欧罗巴联赛中失败了。在欧冠第一场对阵马赛的比赛中1:0获胜后，他们连续五场失利，但多亏了客场进球规则。但在希腊，他们正全速前进——他们是第一名，领先第二名16分。在淘汰赛阶段对阵PSV的比赛中，边锋哈桑在最后时刻进球，帮助球队晋级16强。主教练佩德罗·马丁斯在这场比赛中会遇到一些球队的问题，可以通过让球员换下其他位置来解决问题——姆维拉将会扮演一个更加守备的角色来弥补缺席的缺阵。

阿森纳

受伤/停赛:Saka(24/5 中场)。

奥林匹亚科斯队

伤病/停赛:Koka Hassan (17/8 f)， Valbuena (19/1 m)， Semedo (22/1 d)， Papadopulos (3/0 d)， Ba (16/1 d)。

预测:

奥林匹亚科斯将不得不进行一场进攻比赛，因为至少要进三个球才能回到同一起跑线。而阿森纳会有像奥德加德或奥巴梅扬这样的快速球员，他们可以从高防线中获益。

看好阿森纳至少赢两球。