Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard has expressed how important it is for the Gunners to win Group A of the Europa League. The Gunners go into Thursday night's clash with PSV Eindhoven on nine points, having won all three of their opening games.
Mikel Arteta's side strengthened their position in the group with a 1-0 victory over Bodo/Glimt in Norway last week, and three points over PSV will see them qualify for the next round of the competition. The goal is to qualify as group winners, which will mathematically require at least one more undefeated matchday with the Dutch outfit only two points behind in the table.
Finishing first in the group means that the Gunners will go straight into the Round of 16, whereas those in second place have to get past an additional round of the competition. Odegaard wrote about the importance of this in his latest Arsenal matchday column, as seen on Arsenal.com.
