Europa League Quarter Final: Napoli v Arsenal

[StatLad]

Teams left in it we could play:
Chelsea
Napoli
Benfica
Eintracht Frankfurt
Slavia Prague
Valencia
Villareal

Who do you want? I'd be happy if we avoided Chelsea and Napoli. If Slavia Prague or Dinamo Zagreb get through their ties this evening they'd probably be the easiest teams to play.

They will also do the semi-final draw at the same time, after having drawn quarter finals 1-4 they will then map out the semi-final draws ie 'Quarter Final 1 winner vs Quarter Final 3 winner' and 'Quarter Final 4 winner vs Quarter Final 2 winner'. Essentially, the draw will decide which 3 teams are between us and the final.

I put 3 choices in the poll to choose the 3 teams you'd want in our path to the final.
I want to avoid Napoli and Chelsea most of all and probably the Spanish teams as well; I'd choose Slavia Prague along with Benfica and Eintracht Frankfurt on our side of the draw.

EDIT: I ****ed up the poll sorry thought you could edit as the results came in, would appreciate if someone could change the double options to the winners.

 

[Godwin1]

Would love to knock Chelsea out of their last winnable trophy.

 

[Aevi]

Hoping for Villarreal or Valencia, it'd be cool to face Cazorla or Gabriel and Coquelin .

 

[lamby22]

Villareal for me - one of the weakest teams left. I'm happy to take all the **** teams all the way to the final

 

[field442]

Valencia or Benfica.

 

[A_G]

Sunday April 7: Everton A
Thursday April 11: QF 1st Leg
Monday April 15: Watford A
Thursday April 18: QF 2nd Leg
Sunday April 21: Crystal Palace H

big job for Unai to rotate the squad effectively in this period

 

[SingmeasongSong]

Mostly a bit afraid of getting Frankfurt. They are my darkhorse and I am happy to avoid them for as long as possible

 

[GoonerJeeves]

Sunday April 7: Everton A
Thursday April 11: QF 1st Leg
Monday April 15: Watford A
Thursday April 18: QF 2nd Leg
Sunday April 21: Crystal Palace H

big job for Unai to rotate the squad effectively in this period

That is brutal

 

[A_G]

That is brutal

All the more reason to get back into the CL and avoid these fixture pile-ups

 

[hydrofluoric acid]

I'm hoping we will be more pragmatic from now on, given that there are decent teams we can face. I think players will be more aware of the teams quality that are left and we will understand more how we are going to keep possession and control of the game!

Bring it on!

 

[lamby22]

All the more reason to get back into the CL and avoid these fixture pile-ups

Spot on - being dumped out of the CL in the last 16 always saved us from fixture pile-ups

 

[albakos]

Villareal obviously.

They're the weakest team and we can serenade a proper goodbye to Santi.

 

[Sanchez11]

Sevilla going out

 

[Sniper Mik]

Slavia Prague knock Sevilla out. Good stuff

 

[Tosker]

I want to see Santi back at the Emirates, though not on the winning side

 

[Notorious Big]

Benfica,Villarreal or Slavia.

Don't want Napoli and Valencia.They can make us problems.

 

[field442]

Changed my mind from earlier. I’ll take Slavia Prague

 

[MkhiMagic]

Just avoid Chelsea and Napoli for now and we’re good. Rest are easy to beat over 2 legs.

 

[Notorious Big]

Sevilla out of competition.Emery's effect.

 

[PoleInGoal]

Slightly hoping for Frankfurt just because I live an hour and a half away from their ground, but they'll definitely be a challenge

 

[yybecause]

please let it be Slavia, that is the only road game I can make to!

 

[tap-in]

Sunday April 7: Everton A
Thursday April 11: QF 1st Leg
Monday April 15: Watford A
Thursday April 18: QF 2nd Leg
Sunday April 21: Crystal Palace H

big job for Unai to rotate the squad effectively in this period

He has to start giving Suarez more minutes, with him Guendouzi Ramsey Xhaka and Torreira we can rotate midfield without even using Elneny. Auba & Laca can rotate, defence we can also handle. Tough run though!

 

[HBL]

Slavia, Villarreal, Valencia or Benfica. Any of those and I'm happy. Frankfurt have a dangerous front three

 

[lamby22]

Didn’t expect Slavia Prague to turn that one round. So I’ll take them instead of Villareal (save them for the semis)