Arsenal vs AC Milan Preview

Arsenal’s turnaround came in the first leg of this game at Milan.

They won 2-0 at the famous San Siro to halt a run of 4 consecutive losses and followed that victory up with another win in the Premier League at the weekend.

They know winning this competition is their best chance of making it to the Champions League next season and they will be looking to complete the job in this game.

The Gunners’ 3-0 win over Watford at the weekend keeps their home record intact against the teams outside the top two and it is hard to see Milan beat them here also.

Although Milan’s top four push has been making progress, the Italians know that winning the Europa League is a surer way to qualify for Europe’s top competition.

However, they will find it hard to overturn the 2-0 first leg deficit in this game.

They defeated Genoa 0:1 away from home at the weekend, but they would need to score 3 goals to progress in this game.

They have scored 17 times in Europe this season and they have scored in all of their last 8 away games in all competitions as well.

Results of each team’s last 5 matches across all leagues and competitions

Arsenal

LAST FIVE GAMES						DATE	COMPETITION
L	Brighton & Hove Albion		2-1		Arsenal	4 Mar, 2018	English Premier League
L	Arsenal		0-3		Manchester City	1 Mar, 2018	English Premier League
L	Arsenal		0-3		Manchester City	25 Feb, 2018	English Carabao Cup
L	Arsenal		1-2		Östersunds FK	22 Feb, 2018	Europa League
W	Östersunds FK		0-3		Arsenal	15 Feb, 2018	Europa League

AC Milan

LAST FIVE GAMES						DATE	COMPETITION
D	Lazio		0-0		AC Milan	28 Feb, 2018	Italian Coppa Italia
W	AS Roma		0-2		AC Milan	25 Feb, 2018	Italian Serie A
W	AC Milan		1-0		Ludogorets Razgrad	22 Feb, 2018	Europa League
W	AC Milan		1-0		Sampdoria	18 Feb, 2018	Italian Serie A
W	Ludogorets Razgrad		0-3		AC Milan	15 Feb, 2018	Europa League

H2H

DATE	COMPETITION
Arsenal		0-3		AC Milan	6 Mar, 2012	Champions League
AC Milan		4-0		Arsenal	15 Feb, 2012	Champions League
Arsenal		1-1		AC Milan	31 Jul, 2010	Friendly