Europa League

Arsenal begin their UEFA Europa League campaign with an away match against FC Zurich on Thursday.

With Partey, Elneny, Smith Rowe and Bukayo Saka all doubts ahead of the Europa League opener, it could be a chance for Arteta to get a look at some players further down the pecking order after an intense start to the season. The Spaniard is determined to win the group, with seemingly tougher tests against PSV Eindhoven and Bodo/Glimt on the horizon. The north London outfit return to European action on Thursday with their last appearance in the Europa League coming back in the 2020/21 season when they were knocked out of the semi-finals. [Gunners](https://www.football.london/arsenal-fc/)' perfect start to the new season ended on Sunday with a first defeat coming against Manchester United at Old Trafford. [Why Bukayo Saka isn't registered for Arsenal clash with FC Zurich ahead of Europa League opener](https://www.football.london/arsenal-fc/news/saka-registered-arsenal-clash-zurich-24935741) [Edu's risky Arsenal summer transfer call is already proving to hand Mikel Arteta key £30m gift](https://www.football.london/arsenal-fc/transfer-news/edus-risky-arsenal-summer-transfer-24931548) Arsenal have a [few injury concerns to deal with as the Europa League begins with Thomas Partey](https://www.football.london/arsenal-fc/news/arsenal-thomas-partey-injury-boost-24941183), Mohamed Elneny and Emile Smith Rowe all doubts [ ahead of the game against FC Zurich](https://www.football.london/arsenal-fc/fixtures-results/arsenal-not-playing-zurich-stadium-24942083).

Arsenal's 2022/23 Europa League campaign begins away at Swiss champions FC Zurich in midweek action in their Group A opener.

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Arsenal begin their campaign at FC Zurich on Thursday. Arteta's squad has already been hit with a number of injury problems to limit the Spaniard's options.

Young winger Marquinhos, who has been an unused substitute in the last three league matches, could also be given an opportunity. After the trip to Zurich, Arsenal host PSV Eindhoven the following Thursday before two matches against Norwegian side Bodo Glimt in October. The fixtures are set to come thick and fast. He instead views the competition as an important avenue into qualifying for the Champions League. English teams have often rotated for the second-tier European club competition but Arteta looks set to break the mould this season. Emile Smith Rowe also picked up a problem in the warm down following Sunday's 3-1 loss at Manchester United.

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The UEFA Europa League group stage is upon us, with 32 teams aiming to be this season's champions. A look at the clubs ahead of the first games on Thursday.

As for Monaco, the principality club lost out on automatic Champions League qualifying due to a 96th minute goal in the last matchday of the Ligue 1 season last May away to Lens. Both teams won their Europa League groups a year ago but fell in the last 16 to Rangers and Braga, respectively. This is the Belgian side’s first foray in a UEFA club competition, losing to Rangers in Champions League qualifying last month. The winner of the Europa League will get to enjoy a lovely trophy along with a berth in next season’s UEFA Champions League. As mentioned before, Fenerbahçe and Dynamo Kyiv already met over the summer in Champions League qualifying. The runners-up will play against a third-place finisher from a Champions League group in the Both Union Berlin and Bodø/Glimt played in the Europa Conference League a year ago, the latter reaching the quarterfinals before bowing out to eventual winners Roma. Of the 32 teams this season, 13 featured in the same stage a year ago. Former UEFA Cup finalists Lazio and Feyenoord will meet at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome. With Union Berlin’s Europa League proper debut, that makes them the 18th different German side to participate in this tournament’s main round. Los Txuri-Urdin have never defeated the Red Devils in four attempts, including a recent Round of 32 meeting in this tournament where United progressed courtesy of a 4-0 away win. As previously mentioned, this is the second Europa League campaign under the current format, which has 32 teams participating.

The Europa League and Europa Conference League group stages are here Arsenal, Manchester United and West Ham are all in action.

Group C: Lech vs H. Group D: Slovacko vs Nice (12:45), Cologne vs Partizan (3:00) United are also favored but have some long distances to travel as they play Real Sociedad, Sheriff Tiraspol from Transnistria and Cypriot side Omonoia.

SportsBrief.com News ☆ Premier League heavyweights Manchester United and Arsenal begin as the leading contenders for this season's Europa League, ...

Arsenal, off to a fine start in the Premier League, have landed in a Champions League group in the sense that all three opponents dropped out of the qualifying rounds of that competition. The last club to fall out of Europe's elite club competition and go on to win the Europa League was Atletico Madrid in 2018. Eintracht Frankfurt were the surprise victors last season, beating Rangers in a breathless final in Seville, and it is notable that the last four winners of the trophy all began the campaign in the Europa League group stage, rather than dropping out of the Champions League.

The Europa League is back to light up your Thursday nights with a host of top teams ready to do battle in the second tier of continental competition.

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Arsenal will go into their Europa League campaign with a strong squad despite injuries robbing manager Mikel Arteta of a number of first team stars for ...

But Arsenal will take a strong squad to Switzerland and, while they may rest and rotate players at times, the overall intention is to go stronger than some big clubs have done in the Europa League. [which also features PSV Eindhoven and Bodo/Glimt](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/breaking-europa-league-draw-manutd-27838568) - as that means they miss the round of 32 and go straight into the last 16. [Mikel Arteta](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/mikel-arteta) will field strong line-ups throughout Arsenal’s European campaign as he views it as a passport into the [Champions League](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/champions-league).

The first setback. Despite controlling the majority of the match and looking like the better team, Arsenal dropped their first points of the season.

- And are we finally ready to see the return of Takehiro Tomiyasu to the starting lineup? - Considering the rotation Arsenal will likely have in attack, the defensive line, and in goal, it’s probably another Xhaka/Lokonga pairing. And you’d rather keep Bukayo Saka and Martinelli fresh for the Premier League at the weekend. Thursday gives Eddie his first start of the season and the chance to make the Europa League campaign his own. - Reiss Nelson is injured. This season they are winless in the Swiss Super League after seven matches and are tied at the bottom of their league table.

As our UEFA Europa Conference League group-stage campaign gets underway against FCSB on Thursday 8 September at London Stadium, it is time to look back at ...

Darting into the area after a cheeky nutmeg, Benrahma caught the Genk defence napping and prodded home the Hammer’s second of the evening. The Czech Republic international played a first time cross into the path of Benrahma, who made no mistake – powerfully driving a low shot past the keeper. The Hammers No9 then controlled the ball beautifully and picked out Rice, who was on hand to tap in the opener from close range – his second goal in two consecutive European matches. Just two minutes after Diop struck, Jarrod Bowen added the third of the night. The Hammers skipper pinched the ball inside his own half and burst forward in trademark fashion. Drawn into Group H of Europa League alongside Rapid Vienna, Dinamo Zagreb and Genk, the Hammers topped the group, with four wins and a draw – falling to just one defeat in our final group game.

Premier League heavyweights Manchester United and Arsenal begin as the leading contenders for this season's Europa League, although Jose Mourinho's Roma are ...

Arsenal, off to a fine start in the Premier League, have landed in a Champions League group in the sense that all three opponents dropped out of the qualifying rounds of that competition. The last club to fall out of Europe's elite club competition and go on to win the Europa League was Atletico Madrid in 2018. Eintracht Frankfurt were the surprise victors last season, beating Rangers in a breathless final in Seville, and it is notable that the last four winners of the trophy all began the campaign in the Europa League group stage, rather than dropping out of the Champions League.

Mikel Arteta faces his first real challenge of the new season as Arsenal look to dust themselves down and recapture their best form on both the European and ...

[Arsenal](https://www.football.london/arsenal-fc/) are currently one point clear of Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur as Edu finally begins to reap the benefits of heavy spending. Mohamed Elneny is still out injured, so it would be in Arteta's best interest to start the Belgian in the number six role so that Granit Xhaka can remain fresh for Sunday. Matt Smith is also down to partner the Portuguese star. A start for Eddie Nketiah goes without saying. Arsenal's clash against Zurich emerges as the perfect opportunity. The initial batch of senior signings included Martin Odegaard, Ben White, Aaron Ramsdale, Takehiro Tomiyasu, Albert Sambi Lokonga, Nuno Tavares and Aaron Trusty.

Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag is set to name his first Europa League line-up as Reds boss on Thursday evening. Spanish outfit Real Sociedad are the ...

Former Manchester City midfielder David Silva is now playing his football with La Real and could play on Thursday, as could forward Umar Sadiq, who scored as a half-time substitute on his debut for the club in Saturday’s 1-1 draw with Atletico Madrid. Fred and Cristiano Ronaldo also made impacts from the bench at the weekend and could be rewarded with a place in the team against Sociedad, while Anthony Elanga could also feature, having started our three wins prior to the Arsenal game. The game will come four days on from the 3-1 victory over Arsenal on the same ground and just under 72 hours before our trip to Crystal Palace, both in the Premier League.

Manchester United and Real Socidad will take each other on at Old Trafford during match week 1 of the 2022/23 Europa League season.

The Spaniard suffered a cruciate ligament rupture last season and is not due to return from injury until the middle of October. [kick off on Thursday evening](https://www.sportbible.com/utddistrict/manchester-united-real-sociaded-tv-channel-stream-watch-20220905), with [Erik ten Hag](https://www.sportbible.com/utddistrict/erik-ten-hag-addressed-man-utds-biggest-problem-from-last-season-20220905) likely to make a number of changes to his XI, with Casemiro and Cristiano Ronaldo expected to start. [Manchester United](http://sportbible.com/utddistrict) winning four games on the bounce, while Real Sociedad are suffering from [mixed form in their La Liga campaign so far](https://www.sportbible.com/utddistrict/manchester-united-real-sociedad-europa-league-form-guide-20220906).

The BT Sport advert provided plenty of ammunition for Spurs fans, seemingly still gloating over their side pipping Arsenal to fourth place.

Like its what they wanted last season." [Aaron Ramsdale](/aaron-ramsdale), [Arsenal](/arsenal), [Premier League](/premier-league), [Europa League](/europa-league), [Gabriel Jesus](/gabriel-jesus), [Tottenham Hotspur](/tottenham-hotspur) [Gabriel Jesus](https://www.sportbible.com/gabriel-jesus) and [Aaron Ramsdale](https://www.sportbible.com/aaron-ramsdale) has been doing the rounds on social media, after the [Arsenal](https://www.sportbible.com/arsenal) stopper said 'We're back baby' in the middle of it.

MIKEL ARTETA is expected to ring the changes for Arsenal's Europa League group stage opener against FC Zurich away in Switzerland on Thursday.The Gunn.

[appearing to pull up injured in Arsenal's warm-down at Old Trafford](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/19705707/arsenal-emile-smith-rowe-manchester-united/). [Arteta](https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/mikel-arteta/) the chance to throw in some of his summer signings, with two new arrivals in line for their debuts. Gabriel could then partner the England international in the heart of defence, with Kieran Tierney to start ahead Oleksandr Zinchenko at left-back. Meanwhile a number of players including the likes of Eddie Nketiah and Takehiro Tomiyasu should be named in the starting XI for the first time this term. [North London outfit](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/team/1196653/arsenal/) are hoping for a perfect start as they return to Europe for the first time since the 2020-21 campaign. [first defeat of the season at the hands of Manchester United](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/19705346/man-utd-3-arsenal-1-ten-hag-antony-rashford/) on Sunday.

Tottenham Hotspur look as if they've cheekily trolled their fiercest rivals Arsenal on Twitter ahead of the opening round of fixtures in the Europa League.

Yeah, there’s no way that’s just a coincidence and you have to say well played to the admin. Last season, Spurs pipped their north London foes Arsenal to fourth place in the Premier League table by just two points and subsequently qualified for the [Tottenham Hotspur](https://www.givemesport.com/tottenham-hotspur) look as if they’ve cheekily trolled their fiercest rivals [Arsenal](https://www.givemesport.com/arsenal) on Twitter ahead of the opening round of fixtures in the Europa League.

Tottenham and Arsenal fans have contrasting views about BT Sport's new advert for this season's Europa League featuring Gunners and England goalkeeper Aaron ...

In the clip, Ramsdale turns towards the camera with a smile and says: "We're back baby." Someone else joked: "I’m now in A&E." BT Sport hold the rights to the Europa League in the UK, and they've been promoting this season's tournament with a trailer featuring Arsenal goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale. One Spurs fan tweeted out the footage with an ok hand emoji and the words: "Perfection." Arsenal fans, on the other hand, were less impressed with the clip. As another amused rival fan commented: "Lol this can't be real."

Manchester United icon Cristiano Ronaldo will feature in Europa League for the first time since 2003-04 when it was called UEFA Cup.

When a team is acting well, when players are acting well, then you stay in.. But will the legendary striker start against Real Sociedad at Old Trafford on Thursday? At the Aon Training Complex, Ronaldo endured an intense fitness routine with his teammates. Ronaldo, who has always cherished Champions League football, appears to have put behind the drama around his potential exit from Old Trafford during the transfer window behind. Image Credit: Getty Images Manchester United icon Cristiano Ronaldo will feature in Europa League for the first time since 2002-03 when the second-tier competition was still known as UEFA Cup.

Premier League heavyweights Manchester United and Arsenal begin as the leading contenders for this season's Europa League, although Jose Mourinho's Roma are ...

[Roma as Europa Conference League winners](https://www.besoccer.com/new/zaniolo-pokes-roma-to-conference-league-triumph-over-feyenoord-1143229) include last season's Champions League semi-finalists Villarreal and an expensively-assembled West Ham United squad. This season's competition will also feature Dynamo Kyiv, who are set to play home matches against Rennes, Fenerbahce and AEK Larnaca in Group B in the Polish city of Krakow as war continues to rage in their home country. The last club to fall out of Europe's elite club competition and go on to win the Europa League was Atletico Madrid in 2018. They will also face Norwegian champions Bodo/Glimt in Group A but start off away to FC Zurich. Real Sociedad, who finished sixth in La Liga last season, will come to Old Trafford for their opening game with a 36-year-old David Silva in tow but without Alexander Isak following the Swedish striker's departure for Newcastle United. That means the likes of United and Arsenal will be relying on their squad depth to get them through some of their less glamorous Thursday night fixtures while they try to maintain challenges at the top of the Premier League.

Arsenal get their Europa League campaign underway against FC Zurich on Thursday, with Mikel Arteta set to offer a number of his fringe players opportunities ...

Arteta will be keen to get off to a quick start, which explains that while he looks set to give chances to youth, his big hitters will also make the trip. [Premier League](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/premier-league) season ended on Sunday, will now turn their attention to the start of their European campaign. But most importantly, Lino needs to remember what his job is as a defender, which is stopping crosses, protecting the far post and winning his defensive duels.” “We always look at the players’ attributes, what they’re really good at and try to make their strengths super-strengths to help them stand out,” Ali explained earlier this month. He was then included as part of the squad which travelled to Germany in pre-season, before earning a place in Mehmet Ali’s Under-21 side. That will mean a number of fringe and youth players will be given a chance to impress in Switzerland.

Granit Xhaka has almost had a Europa League winners' medal in his grasp and this season both the Arsenal midfielder and his manager Mikel Arteta are aiming ...

“This is a competition that we want to take very seriously against an opponent that is going to make life difficult for us, and we want to start the competition in the right way and maintain our momentum.” “We want to start well in a new competition, in the Europa League and we want to take the three points back to London.” Three years later we are still here now in the Europa League – and it’s time to win.

Defending Süper Lig champion Trabzonspor and Fenerbahçe will fight in the second-tier Europa League, Başakşehir and Sivasspor will battle it out in...

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The Monthly Pass renews automatically every four weeks, but you can cancel it whenever you want. However, if you're away travelling for work or pleasure, you probably won't be able to watch the match like you normally would at home. [Sony Pictures Networks](https://www.sonypicturessportsnetwork.com/) (opens in new tab) (SPN) continues to broadcast the UEFA Europa League, which makes it the place to watch Man United vs Real Sociedad. Follow our guide on how to watch a Man United vs Real Sociedad live stream from anywhere in the world. How to live stream Man United vs Real Sociedad and watch the Champions League in India Outside of the US? United come into the clash on a high having ended Arsenal's perfect start to the season with a 3-1 win. [BT Sport](https://www.techradar.com/news/bt-sport-deals-packages-offers) (opens in new tab) has exclusive rights to show every 2021/22 Europa League match either on TV or online in the UK, including Man United vs Real Sociedad. But many Reds will be wondering if sidelined stars Ronaldo and Harry Maguire will get a start and an opportunity to fight their way back into United's starting eleven. Man United vs Real Sociedad live stream: how to watch Europa League football in the UK [reliable VPN](https://xvtelink.com/go/features/free-trial?a_fid=744&data1=trd-us-1371498694847890700&offer=3monthsfree) (opens in new tab). Read on for all the information on how to watch a Man United vs Real Sociedad live stream from anywhere in the world.

Manchester United kick off their European campaign this week, but it's not the UEFA competition they – or Cristiano Ronaldo – want to be involved in.

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It is an all Italian affair for the officiating of Manchester United's first Europa league game of the season against Spanish side Real Sociedad.

Di Bello has brandished 47 cards in his last ten games with three of these being reds. The man that will be the closest to Erik ten Hag and Real Sociedad manager Imanol Alguacil, will be Giovanni Ayroldi. His willingness to chaperone the game with cards and how frequent penalties appear in his matches seem to point to it being likely that Marco Di Bello will definitely make an impact on Thursday night. Marco Di Bello will be the Man in charge of Thursday's fixture and the 41-year-old Italian is not afraid of showing his cards. [Manchester United](https://www.sportbible.com/utddistrict) and [Erik ten Hag](https://www.sportbible.com/utddistrict/manchester-united-erik-ten-hag-rashford-new-contract-20220907) will be looking for the fifth consecutive win in all competitions as they welcome Real Sociedad to Old Trafford for the start of the Europa League campaign. [mixed run of form](https://www.sportbible.com/utddistrict/manchester-united-real-sociedad-europa-league-form-guide-20220906) but La Real will have someone who is very familiar with the city pulling the strings in midfield in the form of David Silva, who spent ten trophy filled years at [Manchester City](https://www.sportbible.com/city-xtra).

The 2022-23 Europa League group stage kicks off on Thursday with one of the pre-tournament favorites, Arsenal, facing a tough trip to Switzerland, ...

However, with top spot in a tough group giving the Gunners a bye to the round of 16, Arteta is keen to get matters wrapped up quickly. Thomas Partey and Mohamed Elneny both missed their last game, leaving Albert Sambi Lokonga as the only option for the difficult role anchoring the Gunners midfield, whilst in the warm down after that match Emile Smith Rowe limped out with an injury. The 2022-23 Europa League group stage kicks off on Thursday with one of the pre-tournament favorites, Arsenal, facing a tough trip to Switzerland, where they face reigning champions FC Zurich.

MANCHESTER UNITED and Arsenal get their Europa League campaigns underway on Thursday.

United and Arsenal are both among the favourites to lift the trophy, with the final taking place at the Puskas Arena in Budapest on Wednesday, May 31. So the maximum amount of prize money on offer to either of the Premier League clubs is £17.2m. Arsenal, meanwhile, travel to Switzerland to face FC Zurich on Thursday night ahead of a clash with PSV at the Emirates Stadium in a week’s time. UEFA released a statement ahead of the last Europa League campaign to explain that some prize money is being withheld from the competition to be used for COVID-19 relief programmes across European football. The total prize pot for the Europa League is £403.5million. And both teams could be set for a tidy payday if they can get their hands on the trophy come May.

Trabzonspor and Fenerbahçe launch their Europa League group stage campaigns on Sept. 8, hoping to go the distance after missing out on the Champions League.

Red Star Belgrade hosts Monaco in the group’s other game. Trabzonspor and Fenerbahçe launch their Europa League group stage campaigns on Sept. Arsenal, off to a fine start in the Premier League, has landed in a Champions League group in the sense that all three opponents dropped out of the qualifying rounds of that competition.

United were bottom of the Premier League two games into Erik ten Hag's era but wins over Liverpool, Southampton, Leicester and Arsenal have brought momentum.

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Man Utd face Real Sociedad in their first Europa League match on Thursday night, and this is how they should line up.

Varane and Martinez have been outstanding in central defence, but Maguire and Lindelof are more than capable at this level and rotation is needed. Fernandes and Christian Eriksen are both deserving of a rest, but it would be nice to see what the Dane can do as a proper No.10. Diogo Dalot's press conference appearance suggests he'll start, but Wan-Bissaka has a point to prove and needs minutes at some stage soon. [Erik ten Hag's](https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/all-about/erik-ten-hag) side head into the match on the back of four successive wins and will be eager to keep the momentum going against the La Liga side at Old Trafford. Antony needs more minutes, Jadon Sancho should be fresh after his relatively early withdrawal on Sunday, while Bruno Fernandes and Cristiano Ronaldo have matchwinning nous. Heaton has still not made his full debut for United and after he was sold a pup by Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, he merits more minutes this season.