On Thursday night, Arsenal take on Napoli in what, finally, feels like a proper European night. Carlo Ancelotti’s side will provide stern opposition in a tie that feels delicately balanced. The betting odds are finely split and when the teams met in the Champions League group stage in 2013, the Gunners prevailed 2-0 at the Emirates, while Napoli were 2-0 victors at the Stadio San Paolo. To say the Europa League takes a little time to warm up is an exercise in understatement. Arsenal decided to make the BATE Borisov and Rennes ties vaguely interesting through first leg calamity. I was among those who felt Arsenal’s drop into Europe’s secondary competition might make a refreshing...
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