Arsenal's Europa League knockout campaign gets underway on Thursday when the Gunners face Sporting Lisbon in the Round of 16.
After winning five and losing once in the Europa League group stages, Arsenal automatically qualified for the Round of 16 draw, meaning they had no involvement in the Round of 32 fixtures that took place last month. Sporting Lisbon dropped out of the Champions League, meaning they had to beat Midtjylland of Denmark to book their spot in the Round of 16, setting up a tasty tie against the Gunners.
Mikel Arteta's side enters the clash on the back of one of their biggest wins of the season so far, with Reiss Nelson instrumental as Arsenal came from two goals down to beat Bournemouth 3-2 in the Premier League. The Gunners last faced Sporting five years ago in the Europa League group stages, winning the away clash 1-0 before drawing 0-0 at the Emirates.
