The champions league has come and gone and the four teams left are the only ones who now have the chance of lifting the cup at the end of the season. Now, it is time for the Europa league to take center stage and two of the favorites would have to slug it out at an early stage for the semi-final berth. When Napoli welcomes Arsenal to their home stadium for the second leg, they would be hoping that they would be able to turn around what was a thumping 2-0 win against Napoli. It would be interesting to see how the conflict all turns out at the end of the day.
Napoli
Napoli is a team who would be desperate to win. They have given up on the Serie A as Juventus title coronation is no longer a matter of doubt but just a matter of time. They would, however, look at the Europa league as a way to salvage their season. However, they would know just how hard it would be to come back from two goals down to win the tie. However, they would take confidence from the fact that Arsenal's woeful away from this season. They would feel that they can get an edge over this Arsenal side with a lethal attacking force.
Arsenal
Arsenal is a team who has the ability to end the season remarkably well. Their coach Emery was hired with the aim of taking this Arsenal side back to the top four. However, not many people would have anticipated that they would be able to do this in just one season. They are, however, in pole position to take it all in the first season. The only thing standing in their way would be their woeful away form. They have only won twice away from home this year and these wins were far from convincingly. They would have to make sure that this does not come back to haunt them in the second tie.
Form
The form is a crucial part of any match and it could very well be too in this game. Napoli plays at home and has had a decent form in recent times. They have won three of their last six games in all competitions. The remaining matches have ended in a draw and two losses. One of the losses coming in the first leg of this tie when they lost 2-0 at the Emirates. They would want to stamp their authority in this match early on in order to make a difference as early as the first half.
Arsenal, on the other hand, has been in terrific form. They have won five out of the last six games that they have played. In fact, the only loss they have encountered was against Everton when they lost 1-0 at Goodison Park. It is surely going to be a morale booster to be in such good form and they would surely want it to influence the outcome of this game.
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