It's a cup.
A bye in the second round of the group stage, the match was supposed to be played in mid-September before being postponed due to the Queen's death.
Last weekend, a 1-0 defeat on the road, a wave of 7 consecutive wins in all competitions, excellent form. More importantly, while losing and winning, the Gunners' lead has reached 4 points, something no one dared to think about at the beginning of the season. In the UEFA Cup, the Gunners won all 3 matches and got 9 points, leading the 3rd place by 5 points and having an advantage in head-to-head. Therefore, Arsenal can secure the second place in the group in advance by drawing this match, but due to the reform of the UEFA Cup, the second place in the group has to play a play-off with the third place in the group, so the Gunners still have the motivation to compete for the first place in terms of the intention of the battle. As for the lineup, the Gunners continue to be without Zinchenko, and Martinelli is also struggling because he has played too many matches and is feeling sick. In addition, Elneny and Smith Rowe are both old injuries.
After a solid performance this year, currently sitting in 2nd place in the league with 24 points, Eindhoven are also undefeated in their first 3 group matches in the UEFA Cup, and currently have 7 points in hand. As for the pre-match line-up, Eindhoven welcomed three players back from injury, including center forward Luke -, winger Marduk and left back Mauro Junior, so although midfielder Van Ginkel, center back Boskali and other mainstays are still out of injury, there are still more players available under Fanny, especially in the offensive line with plenty of room for rotation.
With the league title race in great shape, there is no need to doubt that Arsenal will surely pay more attention to the weekend's league matches. In the first 3 UEFA Cup matches, goalkeeper Turner, center back Holding, midfielder Lokonga and striker Nketiah basically all played a full game, and these players are not the main players in the league. As you can see from these details, the Gunners are used to playing European matches with a mixed lineup, but of course there is still room for the team to change their starters in the second half. The mixed lineup is definitely good enough to play Bordeaux Shine, but it's still not good enough to face the strongest teams in the Dutch Eredivisie!
