Mesut Ozil, Aaron Ramsey and Sokratis Papastathopoulos will miss Arsenal's Europa League game against BATE on Thursday, Unai Emery has confirmed. Ozil has struggled for regular game time recently and has managed only one start in 2019, in the 2-1 Premier League win over Cardiff City at Emirates Stadium last month. The playmaker missed the win at Huddersfield Town last Saturday after reportedly complaining of illness, and Emery is unwilling to risk him in the last-32 first leg this week, despite him having returned to full training. Ramsey, whose move to Juventus at the end of the season was confirmed on Monday, is also out after failing to overcome a knee problem, while Sokratis will not...
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