This is a trip into the unknown for Arsenal. Ostersunds - a team only established after Arsène Wenger's reign here began - are enjoying their first-ever European campaign, and have never previously played a competitive fixture against English opposition. The city of Ostersund is located right in the centre of Sweden, and it's certainly the centre of attention on Thursday evening, for the biggest game in their 21-year history. The entire population of the city would fit into Emirates Stadium, with room to spare, but there won't be an empty seat in the 9,000-capacity Jamtrkraft Arena this evening, when the temperatures is expected to dip to minus five degrees. It's a venue they have made a...
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