Standard Liege vs Arsenal

The ever-exciting champions league group stage showdown is completed as we all anticipate the draws next. So far, it has been an amazing UCL group stage games and as always, there are always surprises in the champions league. As expected, our attention now turns to the Europa League as we await the champions league round of 16 draws. Coming up later today is an exciting fixture as Arsenal will be facing Standard Liege away at the Stade Maurice Dufrasne, as they hope to secure top spot in Group F.

Standard Liege are having a much-better season domestically compared to the Gunners, they are currently sitting 3rd in the league with just a point below 2nd position. They are also sitting 3rd in the Europa League group, however, they still have hope if they get the job done against Arsenal and Frankfurt bottle it against Vitoria SC. A very difficult game this is against an Arsenal side who has just found form, however, it is not an impossible mission as they have what it takes to get the win against Arsenal at home.

Expected formation and tactics – Standard Liege will be expected to set up in a 4-4-2 formation. They will be going into this game to win at all cost, knowing that they have a chance if Frankfurt bottle it. Their gameplan will be to stay very compact and be very difficult to break down while utilizing their attacking qualities to cause Arsenal a lot of problems and to get the all-important 3 points which is all that matters for them.

Arsenal have had a very difficult season so far, they had failed to get a win in so many games but finally found a solution to get the long-awaited 3 points against West Ham in the premier league. Nonetheless, they are on the right track in their Europa League campaign and are in a very good position at the moment to win their group. They will be facing a very difficult game against Standard Liege at the Stade Maurice Dufrasne as a result aside a win could see them drop to second position if Frankfurt wins their fixture. Notwithstanding, Arsenal will be hoping to get the job done to secure the top spot.

Expected formation and tactics – Arsenal will be expected to set up in a 4-2-3-1 formation. This is a very crucial game for them, as they know that any result aside a win would see them drop to second position. Their gameplan will most likely be to play like they did against West Ham and try to not give the opponent any space to exploit while utilizing their qualities in attack to get the job done.

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