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How can Arsenal win the Europa League?

By Max Parsons

Things are going pretty well for Mikel Arteta
Things are going pretty well for Mikel Arteta / Justin Setterfield/GettyImages
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It's been a difficult few years to be an Arsenal fan, but things are finally looking up under Mikel Arteta after a superb start to the season.

With European football missing from the club's calendar during 2021/22, there's been an extra verve and vigour to the way the club are going about their business this time around - with Arsenal's Europa League form matching up with their strong start to the Premier League.

The Gunners have a final and semi-final appearance under the belt over the past few years, but there's a real feeling that Arsenal could go on to win this year's edition of the Europa League - here's how they'll need to go about their business to get the job done.

Arsenal route to the Europa League final

Having won their group with five wins in six games, the Gunners have progressed straight to the last 16 of this season's Europa League, bypassing the knockout play-offs along with seven other clubs.

The Gunners will only discover the side they have to overcome for a place in the quarter-finals once those 16 teams are whittled down to eight.

Arsenal potential knockout stage opponents

The Gunners could come up against the likes of Barcelona, Juventus and Ajax in the last 16, should they come through their respective play-off ties unscathed.

Roma, Sevilla and Sporting CP are also involved in the play-off mix, and any one of those sides could be the next challenge for Mikel Arteta's side. The seven other group winners can't face Arsenal at that stage - they are all seeded for the last 16 draw - but it's anything goes from the quarter-finals onwards.

The teams Arsenal can't face until the quarter-finals are:

  • Real Betis
  • Fenerbahce
  • Ferencvaros
  • Feyernoord
  • Freiburg
  • Real Sociedad
  • Union Saint-Gilloise

Where is the Europa League final?

The 2022/23 UEFA Europa League final will take place at Budapest's 65,000-capacity Puskas Arena on 31 May 2023.

The newly opened arena played host to the 2020 UEFA Super Cup and was one of the several stadiums used for Euro 2020 fixtures.

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