Striker Jay Emmanuel-Thomas is fired up to face BK Hacken after fears his chance of playing in Europe again had gone. It will be the striker’s first Euro action since featuring for Arsenal in the Champions League more than a decade ago. In the weeks prior to that Champions League game, he had featured off the bench in a 2-0 Premier League defeat of Chelsea and 4-0 Carling Cup win at Newcastle. He said: “I remember the Shakhtar game because that was my Champions League appearance and it was a big game. He said: “I travelled to numerous Champions League games with Arsenal.

Source: Express July 19, 2021 21:33 UTC