UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE - 2018/19 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS Arsenal Stadium - London Thursday 11 April 2019 21.00CET (20.00 local time) Arsenal FC Quarter-finals, First leg SSC Napoli Last updated 30/05/2019 11:51CET Previous meetings 2 Match background 6 Team facts 8 Squad list 10 Fixtures and results 13 Match-by-match lineups 17 Match officials 20 Legend 22 1 Arsenal FC - SSC Napoli Thursday 11 April 2019 - 21.00CET (20.00 local time) Match press kit Arsenal Stadium, London Previous meetings Head to Head UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Higuaín 73, Callejón 11/12/2013 GS SSC Napoli - Arsenal FC 2-0 Naples 90+3 01/10/2013 GS Arsenal FC - SSC Napoli 2-0 London Özil 8, Giroud 15 Home Away Final Total Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA Arsenal FC 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 2 2 SSC Napoli 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 2 2 Arsenal FC - Record versus clubs from opponents' country UEFA Europa League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Welbeck 39 (P), 86, 3-1 15/03/2018 R16 Arsenal FC - AC Milan London Xhaka 71; Çalhanoğlu agg: 5-1 35 Mkhitaryan 15, 08/03/2018 R16 AC Milan - Arsenal FC 0-2 Milan Ramsey 45+4 UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 3-0 Koscielny 7, Rosický 06/03/2012 R16 Arsenal FC - AC Milan London agg: 3-4 26, Van Persie 43 (P) Boateng 15, Robinho 15/02/2012 R16 AC Milan - Arsenal FC 4-0 Milan 38, 49, Ibrahimović 79 (P) 1-2 Di Natale 39; Van 24/08/2011 PO Udinese Calcio - Arsenal FC Udine agg: 1-3 Persie 55, Walcott 69 16/08/2011 PO Arsenal FC - Udinese Calcio 1-0 London Walcott 4 UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 1-0 11/03/2009 R16 AS Roma - Arsenal FC agg: 1-1 (aet, 6- Rome Juan 9 7 pens) 24/02/2009 R16 Arsenal FC - AS Roma 1-0 London Van Persie 37 (P) UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 0-2 Fàbregas 84, 04/03/2008 R16 AC Milan - Arsenal FC Milan agg: 0-2 Adebayor 90+2 20/02/2008 R16 Arsenal FC - AC Milan 0-0 London 2 Arsenal FC - SSC Napoli Thursday 11 April 2019 - 21.00CET (20.00 local time) Match press kit Arsenal Stadium, London UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 0-0 05/04/2006 QF Juventus - Arsenal FC Turin agg: 0-2 Fàbregas 40, Henry 28/03/2006 QF Arsenal FC - Juventus 2-0 London 69 UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Vieri 33; Henry 25, 85, FC Internazionale Milano - 25/11/2003 GS1 1-5 Milan Ljungberg 49, Edu 88, Arsenal FC Pirès 89 Arsenal FC - FC Internazionale Cruz 22, Van der 17/09/2003 GS1 0-3 London Milano Meyde 24, Martins 41 UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Vieira 12; Cassano 11/03/2003 GS2 Arsenal FC - AS Roma 1-1 London 45+2 Cassano 4; Henry 6, 27/11/2002 GS2 AS Roma - Arsenal FC 1-3 Rome 70, 75 UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 20/03/2002 GS2 Juventus - Arsenal FC 1-0 Turin Zalayeta 76 Ljungberg 21, 88, 04/12/2001 GS2 Arsenal FC - Juventus 3-1 London Henry 28; Taylor 49 (og) UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 17/10/2000 GS1 SS Lazio - Arsenal FC 1-1 Rome Nedvěd 24; Pirès 88 27/09/2000 GS1 Arsenal FC - SS Lazio 2-0 London Ljungberg 42, 56 UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 27/10/1999 GS1 Arsenal FC - ACF Fiorentina 0-1 London Batistuta 75 14/09/1999 GS1 ACF Fiorentina - Arsenal FC 0-0 Florence UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 3-2 Mancini 14, Bellucci 20/04/1995 SF UC Sampdoria - Arsenal FC agg: 5-5 (aet, 2- Genoa 82, 85; I. Wright 61, 3 pens) Schwarz 88 Bould 34, 36, I. Wright 06/04/1995 SF Arsenal FC - UC Sampdoria 3-2 London 69; Jugović 51, 77 3 Arsenal FC - SSC Napoli Thursday 11 April 2019 - 21.00CET (20.00 local time) Match press kit Arsenal Stadium, London UEFA Super Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 2-0 Boban 41, Massaro 08/02/1995 F AC Milan - Arsenal FC Milan agg: 2-0 65 01/02/1995 F Arsenal FC - AC Milan 0-0 London UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 04/05/1994 F Arsenal FC - Parma FC 1-0 Copenhagen Smith 22 1-0 15/03/1994 QF Arsenal FC - Torino FC London Adams 66 agg: 1-0 02/03/1994 QF Torino FC - Arsenal FC 0-0 Turin UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 0-1 23/04/1980 SF Juventus - Arsenal FC Turin Vaessen 87 agg: 1-2 Bettega 85 (og); 09/04/1980 SF Arsenal FC - Juventus 1-1 London Cabrini 11 (P) SSC Napoli - Record versus clubs from opponents' country UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 11/12/2018 GS Liverpool FC - SSC Napoli 1-0 Liverpool Salah 34 03/10/2018 GS SSC Napoli - Liverpool FC 1-0 Naples Insigne 90 UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Insigne 21, Jorginho SSC Napoli - Manchester City 62 (P); Otamendi 34, 01/11/2017 GS 2-4 Naples FC Stones 48, Agüero 69, Sterling 90+2 Manchester City FC - SSC Sterling 9, Jesus 13; 17/10/2017 GS 2-1 Manchester Napoli Diawara 73 (P) UEFA Europa League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Insigne 17, Higuaín 3-1 27/02/2014 R32 SSC Napoli - Swansea City AFC Naples 78, Inler 90+3; de agg: 3-1 Guzmán 30 20/02/2014 R32 Swansea City AFC - SSC Napoli 0-0 Swansea UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Drogba 29, Terry 47, 4-1 Lampard 75 (P), 14/03/2012 R16 Chelsea FC - SSC Napoli London agg 5-4 (aet) Ivanović 105 ET; Inler 55 Lavezzi 39, 65, 21/02/2012 R16 SSC Napoli - Chelsea FC 3-1 Naples Cavani 45+2; Mata 27 4 Arsenal FC - SSC Napoli Thursday 11 April 2019 - 21.00CET (20.00 local time) Match press kit Arsenal Stadium, London UEFA Champions League Cavani 17, 49; 22/11/2011 GS SSC Napoli - Manchester City FC 2-1 Naples Balotelli 33 14/09/2011 GS Manchester City FC - SSC Napoli 1-1 Manchester Kolarov 74; Cavani 69 UEFA Europa League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Gerrard 76, 88 (P), 04/11/2010 GS Liverpool FC - SSC Napoli 3-1 Liverpool 89; Lavezzi 28 21/10/2010 GS SSC Napoli - Liverpool FC 0-0 Naples Home Away Final Total Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA Arsenal FC 15 10 3 2 15 6 4 5 3 1 1 1 33 17 8 8 42 27 SSC Napoli 7 5 1 1 7 0 2 5 0 0 0 0 14 5 3 6 17 20 5 Arsenal FC - SSC Napoli Thursday 11 April 2019 - 21.00CET (20.00 local time) Match press kit Arsenal Stadium, London Match background Two of Europe's big guns come face to face in the UEFA Europa League quarter-finals as Arsenal and Napoli meet in London for the first leg of a captivating Anglo-Italian tie. • Arsenal cruised through to the knockout phase from Group E, dropping just two points as they qualified with two games to spare, but they had a scare in both the round of 32 and round of 16, claiming 3-0 second-leg home wins to eliminate BATE Borisov and Rennes after they had lost both first legs. • Napoli were the best third-placed team in this season's UEFA Champions League group stage, finishing with nine points, but their only defeat, 0-1 at Liverpool on matchday six, enabled the Merseysiders to leapfrog them into second place on goals scored and qualify alongside group winners Paris Saint-Germain. The Partenopei kicked off their UEFA Europa League campaign with a comfortable 5-1 aggregate win against Zürich before edging out Salzburg 4-3 over two legs in the round of 16. Previous meetings • The clubs have been paired together just once before, in the 2013/14 UEFA Champions League group stage, when both registered 2-0 home wins. Napoli's matchday six success proved insufficient to take them through to the round of 16 despite a final tally of 12 points – the highest total of any side not to progress from their section in UEFA Champions League history. • Arsenal's home record against Italian visitors is W10 D4 L2. They have won six of their last seven matches against Serie A opposition in north London, drawing the other. Furthermore, they have conceded just once in those fixtures, in the most recent – a 3-1 win against AC Milan in last season's UEFA Europa League round of 16 second leg (5-1 on aggregate). • The Gunners have won both of their previous European quarter-finals against Serie A opposition without conceding a goal – 1-0 on aggregate against Torino (0-0 away, 1-0 home) en route to their 1993/94 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup triumph, when they defeated another Italian club, Parma, 1-0 in the final, and 2-0 on aggregate against Juventus in the 2005/06 UEFA Champions League (2-0 home, 0-0 away).