UEL Semi-Final 1st Leg: Villarreal v Arsenal | Thursday, April 29 | KO: 20:00 BST | BT Sport

[celestis]

This is why we sacked Emery overly cautious. This is turning out to be the battle of the bums

 

[Sapient Hawk]

Whatever the result at the end of the match, be it a slim lead for Villareal or a draw giving us the advantage, none of the credit should be awarded to Arteta who has been, even for him, beyond his usual abysmal standards!

 

[Rex Stone]

Guy has Carlos Bacca on the bench who could easily have replaced Paco who picked up a knock, embarazzing sub

Its score first and Inshallah football with Emery.

How has he finessed jobs with PSG then us?

 

[lufere7]

The bottler bowl at the Emirates next week

 

[boonthegoon]

Get a red for Torres and we good

 

[Rimaal]

We always look so good when we make subs.

THat's because the starting formation is usually a disaster.

 

[Hunta]

Off off off!!!!

 

[Taylor Gang Gunners]

OMG YES!!!! SAKA YOU BEAUTY!!

 

[roz]

Why no Auba?

He’s barely recovered from malaria. Would’ve been stupid to play him. Arteta was always going to lose that battle no mstter what.

 

[Penn_]

Tierney back and Xhaka in midfield would be massive for the 2nd leg.

 

[Mrs Bergkamp]

Capoue gets a second yellow.

 

[Yousif Arsenal]

Pepe doing all he can really. Our most impressive player today

 

[El Duderino]

**** taking this to London, if Capoue gets a second red we need to go for the jugular.

 

[NieThePiet]

Capoue gone

 

[MartiSaka]

A bit soft but nothing else has gone our way.

 

[sdotzdot]

2-1 is not enough, you guys are way too hopeful with our defence.

they will 100% score at the emirates, we’ll need to score 3 at home to get through.

 

[AberGooner]

The way we've played Villarreal could have had 3 or 4. Emery will never learn.

 

[krengon]

Emery bottled this hard lmao.. Now we are back in this. Should win at home

 

[GDeep™]

Could be 2-2 here

 

[Iceman10]

This will end up a bit lucky hopefully with damage limitation because Emery himself is negative at times, not a killer.