Nine weeks after rounding off the group stage with a straightforward home win over Qarabag, we are back on the Europa League trail – and now there's no room for error. The competition has entered the knockout stage, and 15-time Belarus champions BATE Borisov – for whom former Gunner Alex Hleb is back enjoying his fifth spell – lay in wait in the round of 32. The match will be played in sub-zero temperatures just outside the capital Minsk, but this trip east shouldn't hold too many fears for the Gunners. Just last season we recorded a 4-2 group stage win here, which was followed by a 6-0 victory at the Emirates. BATE reached this stage after finishing second in their group, behind...
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