- Arsenal will face AC Milan in the Europa League round of 16 clash
- The Gunners overcame Swedish side Ostersunds to reach this stage
- AC Milan on the other hand defeated Ludogorets in their own round of 32
After eliminating Swedish minnows Ostersunds over two legs in their round of 32 of the 2018 Europa League, Premier League side Arsenal will now face Ac Milan in the round of 16 encounter.
The North London side won 3-0 in the away tie, but they fell to an embarrassing 2-1 home defeat in which at one point falling 2-0 down with less than half-an-hour played.
Arsene Wenger was furious after the match with his players ahead of their EFL Cup final against Manchester City on Sunday, February 25.
Arsene Wenger's side last faced Milan in the Champions League back in 2012 with the Premier League side dumped out 4-3 on aggregate despite winning the second leg of that last-16 tie 3-0.
Laurent Koscielny is the only Arsenal player that still plays for the club since that last meeting - the French defender was even on the score-sheet that night along with Tomas Rosicky and Robin van Persie.
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Earlier, NAIJ.com had reported how Swedish side Ostersunds defeated Arsenal 2 - 1 in their Europa League round of 32 clash at the Emirates stadium.
Arsene Wenger's Arsenal side went into the game with a three goal lead thanks to an impressive display in the reverse fixture in Sweden.
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Source: Sports.naija.ng
ROSY CREST
Saturday 24 February 2018