Arsenal v Fenerbache

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE PLAY-OFF FIRST LEG
Venue: Sukru Saracoglu Stadium Date: Weds, 21 August Kick-off: 1945 BST


Arsenal will be without midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain for their Champions League trip to Fenerbahce.
The 20-year-old suffered a knee injury in the 3-1 defeat by Aston Villa on Saturday, with boss Arsene Wenger confirming the England international will be out for up to six weeks.
Defenders Bacary Sagna, Kieran Gibbs and Nacho Monreal should all be fit for the play-off first leg in Turkey.
The overall winners of the tie will enter the Champions League group stage.
Consistent Gunners
Arsenal have reached the group stage of the Champions League in each of the past 15 seasons

"We fought very hard last season to be in the top four of the Premier League and that game has a vital importance," said Frenchman Wenger.
"It is a consequence of what we tried to achieve last season and therefore, on the back of our defeat against Aston Villa, it's important as well to bounce back straight away.
"To be part of the top level - that is the most important thing for us. All the rest are the consequences of it. When you are a football player, you want to play at the top level and that's what the Champions League is about."
Fenerbahce, though, are playing in the tie under the threat of a two-year ban from European competition for match-fixing.
They were handed the ban in June, but reinstated in this season's Champions League while an appeal is heard.
That appeal will take place on 28 August, the day after the second leg against Arsenal at Emirates Stadium.
A decision on what would happen if Fenerbahce win the tie but lose their appeal is yet to be made.
Left-back Monreal missed the loss to Villa with a back problem, but Wenger said that the 27-year-old Spaniard came through training.
"Everybody else should make it," said Wenger. "There's a final decision (on Wednesday) but Sagna and Gibbs should be available."



well wenger we hope you know what you are doing.....

its over to you....

some links to the match for tonight....wont be up and running til 7pm


http://neolive.eu/138260/1/Watch-Fenerbahce-vs-Arsenal-/

http://neolive.eu/138268/9/Watch-Fenerbahce-vs-Arsenal-/

http://atdhe.xxx/soccer/watch-fenerbahce-arsenal-3ig7d

need a win, with sagna and gibbs travelling our back four remains the same, though we are a bit weak in the midfield (minus arteta n now ox) and wilshire and ramsey partnership still looking weak i think we can pull this off. we NEED to pull this off, a loss tday would be big psychological/emotional disaster for the players and the fans.
fingers crossed no more injuries the football gods owe us at least this much

a loss would be an absolute clusterfuck for the entire club...unimaginable

not something i wish to see....

No doubt we'll progress. We've won 8/8 playoff matches. Might not win tonight, we should though, but we'll walk it at home, turkish teams usually play poorly away.

Any English commentary links?

I REALLY LIKE THE DARK SHORTS! Always thought that was classy when Utd played with them when their away kit wasn't absolutely necessary.

Marko Maksimović wrote:I REALLY LIKE THE DARK SHORTS! Always thought that was classy when Utd played with them when their away kit wasn't absolutely necessary.

Really? I hated them and now I hate them on us.

ah . thats what looks different ... for a while i knew something was diff but jst couldnt place it so thats where we been spending our money

just got in...have i missed anything?

English commentary:

http://www.vipboxsports.me/football/170946/1/fenerbahce-vs-arsenal-live-stream-online.html

Thanks but I found it on tv anyway I've always liked dark shorts nothing wrong with change though.

If the first 20 minutes is any evidence of what's to come, we should win this tie comfortably over the two legs. Some really good interchanges around the Fenerbache box on a couple of occasions.

not much, we have missed a few chances ..... the fenerbache fans are singing their hearts out and going mental ... wish ours supported the team like that. we only hear booos nowdays at the emirates

man the feeds tonight are awfull!!!

looks to be going well...sheesh..

come on arsenal!! come on arsenal!!

koscielny down .... see blood, fck was praying for no injuries

and this is why we need players in......

koscielny down ....  see blood, fk was praying for no injuries

spend the next 60 mins on edge because we have no back up..

Wow, our players are dropping out like flies right now. Everyone injured, no back ups, management clueless...

jenks in ... if things could not get any worse

One more defensive injury and we're completely fucked.

No one wants to shoot?? wtf!?

well..

i think the main thing is coming home tomorrow and getting straight into the transfers...we need to spend and big we need a lot of cover and improvement...