Arsenal v Rennes Betting Tips: Can Gunners keep European dream alive?

Preview and odds for Champions League clash

You never quite know which Arsenal side will turn up these days. The side which lost 3-1 to Rennes last week or the 2-0 winners over Manchester United on Sunday?

Arsenal fans will be hoping it’s the latter. The Gunners must win by two goals to have a chance of going through tonight.

They should be confident of doing that, though, and they’ve been handed a further boost with Alexandre Lacazette available to play following an appeal over his red card. Can Arsenal make it count? It’s live on BT Sport 2, and gets underway 8.00pm…

Head-to-head

Last Thursday’s clash was the first time the teams have met. And both sides head into the second leg buoyed by weekend wins.

Arsenal were excellent in Sunday’s win over United, while Rennes produced a second 3-1 win on the spin to down Caen on the same day.

The French side have struggled on their European travels this season though, losing to both Astana and Dynamo Kiev.

Arsenal, in contrast, have only lost one of their 11 home games in the Europa League.

Likely XIs

Emery may well stick with the side which beat United on Sunday. That means starts for each of Mesut Ozil, Aaron Ramsey, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Lacazette.

The Spaniard will be forced into at least one change, however, with Sokratis suspended for his red card last week. 

Henrikh Mkhitaryan has been in good form of late, but missed Sunday’s win through injury and could miss out again this evening. That may ensure Emery goes with Ozil rather than the Armenian and/or Alex Iwobi.