The second leg of the Europa League last 32 is scheduled for Thursday and as many as five British teams have the chance to reach the round of 16 of the competition. Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur are genuine favourites to qualify for the next phase after convincing first-leg wins over Real Sociedad and Wolfsberger respectively but Arsenal, Leicester City and Rangers have ties which are evenly balanced at the moment.
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Tottenham Hotspur vs Wolfsberger:
Spurs registered a convincing 4-1 triumph over the Austrian outfit and the return leg at the Tottenham Hotspur stadium should be a formality for the north London side. Jose Mourinho saw his team suffer a fifth defeat in six league games at the weekend and will want them to stamp their authority and pick up another dominating victory in Europe.
Tottenham 4-0 Wolfsberger
Rangers vs Antwerp:
Steve Gerrard’s side continued their fine season with a superb 4-3 win at Antwerp where they came twice from behind before scoring a stoppage-time winner. The Gers are on a stellar 21-match unbeaten run at home this term and that has included a stunning tally of 20 victories. The runaway Scottish Premiership leaders should go into the game with confidence after the showing in Belgium.
Rangers 2-0 Antwerp
Arsenal vs Benfica:
Arsenal were dominant against Benfica but they were made to rue for squandering clear-cut scoring chances. Hence, the tie is evenly balanced after a 1-1 draw in Rome. The Gunners will host the Portuguese outfit at the Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium in Piraeus for the return leg. For those watching live Europa League streams, this is the pick of the tie for intrigue and drama.
Their record at the stadium is not great with one win and four defeats in five matches. We still fancy them to prevail with an improved display up front.
Arsenal 3-1 Benfica
Manchester United vs Real Sociedad:
The Red Devils produced one of their best displays of the season last week where they put four goals past Sociedad without reply, then followed up with a laboured but necessary 3-1 win at home to Newcastle United. The clear advantage may see Ole Gunnar Solskjaer rest regular stars but he has hinted that young players such as Amad Diallo and Shola Shoretire may still not start. Sociedad will come with an attacking mindset and that could directly benefit United, who like to play on the counter.
Manchester United 3-1 Real Sociedad
Leicester City vs Slavia Prague:
The Foxes were the most disappointing British side in the first leg as they failed to secure the away-goal advantage after a 0-0 draw. They have the momentum in the Premier League where they are flying high in third but face a tricky game against Slavia, who will be beaming with confidence as they are top of their own division. This tie could go to extra-time with the Foxes prevailing in the end.
Leicester City 1-0 Slavia Prague (AET)
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