LONDON • Aaron Ramsey could have played his last game for Arsenal ahead of his summer move to Juventus after limping off injured in their Europa League quarter-final second-leg tie at Napoli on Thursday.
The Welsh midfielder looked to have picked up a hamstring injury half an hour into the 1-0 win at the Stadio San Paolo after a high tackle on Napoli's Piotr Zielinski.
Arsenal manager Unai Emery, whose side beat Napoli 3-0 on aggregate to set up a last-four clash with Valencia, said he didn't know whether Ramsey, 28, would play again this season.
"It is a muscle injury. Normally it will be some weeks out for him. I don't know if we'll see him again before the end of the season," Emery told BT Sport.
Ramsey's injury was the one sour note on an otherwise excellent evening for Arsenal in Naples.
Once Alexandre Lacazette's free kick went in in the 36th minute, the tie was never in doubt.
46
Goals Alexandre Lacazette has had a hand in since his debut for Arsenal in August 2017 - 33 goals, 13 assists in all competitions, more than any other player for the club.
Emery was delighted that his team put in a heroic shift.
"I am very proud of my players and of our work," he said.
"We showed the players have the habit to play matches against good teams in a good atmosphere, and show big personality."
In the other semi-final, Chelsea will meet German side Eintracht Frankfurt after they were given a fright by Slavia Prague in a 4-3 home win on Thursday that saw them seal a 5-3 aggregate victory.
11
Record number of European victories in a season by an English team - Chelsea, after their 4-3 Europa League win over Slavia Prague.
Already 1-0 up from the first leg, Chelsea were 4-1 ahead at half-time through three goals in the first 17 minutes at Stamford Bridge, courtesy of Pedro, an own goal by Simon Deli and Olivier Giroud.
But the Czech side restored their pride with two early second-half goals from Petr Sevcik as they threatened a remarkable comeback.
Chelsea, however, held on to set up a last-four meeting with Frankfurt, who beat Benfica 2-0 to go through on away goals after the tie ended at 4-4 over two legs.
A relieved Chelsea manager Maurizio Sarri said his team need to be more consistent if they are to reach the final in Baku, Azerbaijan, on May 29.
"As usual in the last two months, we started very badly in the second half," the Italian said.
"We need a solution. In the last 10 matches, we've started the second half like in this match, so we need to solve this problem."
THE GUARDIAN, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
"First and goal, ball on the two yard-line, Kapatos letting the playclock wind-down before hiking the ball. The Lions are in their goal-line formation, with an extra lineman as an eligible receiver.
Football: Everton dish out 4-0 thrashing to awful Manchester United to dim their top-four EPL hopes
Football: Everton dish out 4-0 thrashing to awful Manchester
Emery wary of Valencia's recovery potential in 2nd leg LONDON • Given Arsenal's abysmal away form this term, with just one clean sheet on the road in the Premier League, it is understandable why Unai Emery is remaining notably cagey about reaching the Europa League final on May 29 in Baku, Azerbaijan.
Emery wary of Pellegrini's Hammers | Arseblog News - the
Football: Sarri eyes win streak to avoid Chelsea axe Maurizio Sarri faces a crucial seven days as Chelsea face Malmo in the second leg of their Europa League last-32 tie. PHOTO: DPA
Sources: Chelsea won't axe Sarri, Juve to pay - espn.in
Ramos: Real the same even without Ronaldo. Winning mentality remains but won't take anything for granted, captain says. Real Madrid team warming up before a practice session.
Real the same team even without Ronaldo: Ramos, Football News
Midfielder wanted to keep up Blues' push - straitstimes.com
Returning Mesut Ozil Has Arsenal Future Says Unai Emery Ozil did not make the substitutes' bench for the League Cup quarter-final defeat to rivals Tottenham in midweek and has been on the fringes of the team in recent weeks.
Premier League » News » Returning Ozil has Arsenal future
Griezmann on target again as Atletico edge closer to Barca World Cup winner has eight goals, helping Simeone's side to register their sixth win in seven league matches By AFP
Griezmann on target again as Atletico edge closer to Barca
Tottenham striker Harry Kane could miss the rest of the season with an ankle injury, says manager Mauricio Pochettino. Kane, 25, will have an MRI scan on Wednesday after hobbling off during
Harry Kane could be out for rest of the season, says Mauricio
'Monday night football' comes to the Emirates Stadium tonight as Arsenal , in search of their 10th successive league home win 2015 Arsenal Aston Villa 4-0. 2014 Arsenal Hull City 3 - 2 aet. C Palace 2 - 3 Arsenal - Match Report & Highlights Crystal Palace 2 - 3 Arsenal : Alexis Sanchez scores twice for Gunners. By James Walker-Roberts.
Palace punish sloppy Arsenal in 3-2 win at the Emirates
Apr 29, 2019 · Premier League: 10 talking points from the weekend's action Chris Hughton's position looks uncertain after five successful years, Youri Tielemans catches the eye but Leicester will face a
Premier League talking points - Astute buy, tough starts
Soccer Football - FA Cup Fifth Round - Queens Park Rangers v Watford - Loftus Road, London, Britain - February 15, 2019 Watford's Troy Deeney in action with Queens Park Rangers' Jake Bidwell and Toni
Watford squeeze past QPR into FA Cup last eight | Sports News
Players nabbed in Spain fixing probe The Straits Times - 2019-05-29 - SPORT - MADRID • Spanish police yesterday arrested several footballers, former players and club executives as part of a match-fixing investigation.
Players detained in Spanish football match-fixing swoop
Premier League weekend: Five things we learned Anthony Kelly 22/04/2019 Premier League , Weekly features 0 An extra long sunny weekend was made all the better by a bumper package of Premier League football this Easter.
5 things we learnt from this weekend's Premier League action
0 comments:
Post a Comment