Lowdown on a UEFA Europa League quarter-finalists
Arsenal
The second highest-ranked side in a final 8 in terms of UEFA coefficient, a Gunners are seeking a initial European prize underneath Arsène Wenger.
Main attraction
Mesut Özil – 29, glides gracefully by midfield and when Özil ticks, Arsenal do too; a proven provider and a category act on his day.
Youthful promise
Ainsley Maitland-Niles – 20, in his breakthrough season, a pacy Maitland-Niles is display considerable coherence during left-back.
Wise aged head
Laurent Koscielny – 32, experienced, arguable and composed, a French centre-back is one of a longest-serving members of Wenger’s squad.
Say it like it is
Petr Čech – pet-ur check
Laurent Koscielny – lo-ron cosh-el-knee
Héctor BellerÃn – bay-air-een
Sead Kolasinac – say-a koll-osh-een-ats
Granit Xhaka – jacka
Atlético
UEFA Europa League winners in 2010 and 2012, Diego Simeone’s side were losing UEFA Champions League finalists in 2014 and 2016.
Main attraction
Antoine Griezmann – 27, a Frenchman has left from fleet-footed far-reaching male to executive luminary during Atlético and is peaking, with 16 goals given a spin of a year.
Youthful promise
Lucas Hernández 22, a left-footed centre-back is covering expertly for injured Filipe Luis during full-back, and recently perceived his initial France call-up.
Wise aged head
Gabi – 34, a bar captain’s knowledge and peculiarity on a turn means he is a initial name on a group piece for Diego Simeone when it comes to large games.
Say it like it is
Kevin Gameiro – keh-van Gam-air-oh
Diego GodÃn – god-een
Antoine Griezmann – an-twan gree-ez-man
Saúl ÑÃguez – sow-ool nee-gess
Šime Vrsaljko – she-may ver-sal-ko
CSKA Moskva
Three Russian sides reached a turn of 16, though usually a 2005 UEFA Cup winners done it to a final eight.
Main attraction
Alan Dzagoev – 27, a artistic Russia midfielder has been on CSKA’s books for a decade, and is also a club’s tip scorer in Europe this season.
Youthful promise
Aleksandr Golovin – 21, a U17 EURO personality in 2013, a midfielder has played over 100 CSKA games and graduated from prohibited awaiting to group leader.
Wise aged head(s)
Aleksei Berezutski, Vasili Berezutski, Sergei Ignashevich – 108, is a total age of CSKA’s defensive stalwarts, all UEFA Cup winners in 2005.
Say it like it is
Igor Akinfeev – a-kin-fey-ev
Alan Dzagoev – dza-goy-ev
Bibras Natcho – nat-kho
Georgi Schennikov – ghee-or-ghee shenny-kov
Timur Zhamaletdinov – jamma-let-deen-ov
Lazio
Losing UEFA Cup finalists in 1998, Lazio are display copiousness of aggressive flicker with their ex-striker Simone Inzaghi in charge.
Main attraction
Ciro Immobile – 28, with 34 goals in 38 appearances this season, Immobile’s gait and fatal finishing are embodying Lazio’s aggressive style.
Youthful promise
Sergej Milinković-Savić – 23, his earthy energy and technique have warranted ‘The Sergeant’ a strong midfield reputation. The new Paul Pogba?
Wise aged head
Lucas Leiva – 31, carrying transposed Lucas Biglia in a summer, a former Liverpool male brings tactical recognition and knowledge to a grand midfield.
Say it like it is
MartÃn Cáceres – mar-teen casser-ez
Stefan De Vrij – duv-rye
Ciro Immobile – cheer-o emo-bill-ay
Senad Lulić – loo-litch
Sergej Milinković-Savić – sur-gay milinko-vitch sav-itch
Leipzig
Runners-up in Germany final season, Leipzig are on march to win a prize in their initial deteriorate in UEFA bar competition.
Main attraction
Timo Werner – 22, a quick German general has scored 6 in Leipzig’s final 7 European games and is generally dangerous on a counter.
Youthful promise
Dayot Upamecano – 19, a volatile Frenchman has determined himself as a unchanging in Leipzig’s defence. A good career clearly beckons.
Wise aged head
Kevin Kampl – 27, in a childish group a clever Slovenian’s extraction depends double, spells during Dortmund and Leverkusen bringing European experience.
Say it like it is
Jean-Kévin Augustin – jon-kay-veen or-goo-stan
Emil Forsberg – forsh-bare-yuh
Péter Gulácsi – pay-ter goo-lah-chee
Youssuf Poulsen – pow-ell-sun
Dayot Upamecano – die-yo oopa-mecano
Marseille
European champions in 1993, and UEFA Cup finalists in 1999 and 2004, OM are a final French side who could make this season’s final in Lyon.
Main attraction
Lucas Ocampos – 23, with 3 goals in his final 4 UEFA Europa League games, a Argentinian is conflict rise form during a right time for OM.
Youthful promise
Maxime Lopez – 20, a 1.67m-tall midfielder, Marseille-born Lopez is training quick with his hometown club, earning unchanging games underneath Rudi Garcia.
Wise aged head
Dimitri Payet – 30, a UEFA EURO 2016 runner-up with France, Payet still has a sorcery hold and his free-kick bravery could infer critical in a final rounds.
Say it like it is
Steve Mandanda – mon-don-dah
Clinton Njie – n-gee
Dimiti Payet – pie-ett
Florian Thauvin – toe-van
Salzburg
Austrian champions Salzburg won a UEFA Youth League in 2017, and would adore to follow adult with their initial European prize during comparison level.
Main attraction
Munas Dabbur – 25, a Israel general is a untiring workman in a Salzburg conflict and has already scored 6 in a foe this season.
Youthful promise
Xaver Schlager – 20, a Salzburg academy product who done his comparison Austria entrance in March, Schlager is a keystone of a Salzburg midfield.
Wise aged head
Alexander Walke – 34, a German goalkeeper is Salzburg’s captain and a oldest actor in a squad, his participation a outrageous item to an elaborating side.
Say it like it is
Duje Ćaleta-Car – doo-yeh cha-let-at-sar
Christoph Leitgeb – light-geeb
Jérôme Onguéné – on-gway-nay
Marin PongraÄić – pon-gratch-itch
Dominik Szoboszlai – sob-oss-lie
Sporting CP
Os Leões final won a European prize in 1964; their manager Jorge Jesus twice mislaid a UEFA Europa League final as Benfica coach, in 2013 and 2014.
Main attraction
Bas Dost – 28, a Dutch brazen has scored an startling 66 goals in 80 games given fasten Sporting CP in 2016.
Youthful promise
Gelson Martins – 22, a winger has 12 goals this deteriorate and skills and gait that pull comparisons with Cristiano Ronaldo, Ricardo Quaresma and Nani.
Wise aged head
Jérémy Mathieu – 34, a former Barcelona centre-back has shaped an considerable defensive partnership with Sébastian Coates.
Say it like it is
Marcos Acuña – a-coo-nyah
Sébastian Coates – co-at-ess
Fábio Coentrão – kwen-trow (to rhyme with cow)
João Palhinha – pal-yeen-ya
Daniel Podence – po-denss
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