Advertisement

Arsenal to face Atlético Madrid in Europa League semi-final

Arsenal FC will face Atletico Madrid in the Europa League semi-final.

The encounter will be Arsenal’s first ever competitive meeting with Atlético Madrid.

The North London club’s only European semi-final tie against Spanish opposition came in the 2005/06 Champions League tournament when they defeated Villarreal.

French side Marseille was drawn to play Salzburg in the second semi-final tie.

Advertisement

The Europa League draw took place at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland on Friday.

Both semi-final games will be played on April 26 and May 3 while the Europa League final will be staged in Lyon on May 16.

Advertisement
Add a comment

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

error: Content is protected from copying.