CONFIRMED: Arsenal submit squad list for Europa League knockout stages

Arsenal have submitted their updated squad list for the knockout stages of the Europa League. Konstantinos Mavropanos and Cohen Bramall have been left out of the squad, while Denis Suarez was included. Uefa rules state that teams should name eight homegrown senior players in their squad, but the departure of Emiliano Martinez to Reading on loan means that Arsenal only named seven. Arsenal’s seven homegrown players are: Hector Bellerin, Aaron Ramsey, Alex Iwobi, Deyan Iliev, Rob Holding, Danny Welbeck and Carl Jenkinson. Arsenal’s Europa League squad: Goalkeepers: Petr Cech, Bernd Leno, Deyan Iliev, Arthur Okonkwo Defenders: Hector Bellerin, Sokratis, Laurent Koscielny, Stephan Lichtsteiner, Rob Holding, Nacho Monreal, Skhodran Mustafi, Sead Kolasinac, Daniel Ballard, Tolaji Bola, Zech Medley, Joseph Olowu, Tobi Omole, Jordi Osei-Tutu, Julio Pleguezuelo, Dominic Thompson. Midfielders: Mohamed Elneny, Henrikh Mkhitaryan, AaronRamsey, Mesut Ozil, Lucas Torreira, Ainsley Maitland-Niles, Alex Iwobi, Denis Suarez, Matteo Guendouzi, Granit Xhaka, Robbie Burton, Charlie Gilmour, Ben Sheaf, Nathan Tormey, Gedion Zelalem, Harry Clarke, Trae Coyle, Joe Willock. Strikers: Alexandre Lacazette, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Eddie Nketiah, Emile Smith Rowe, Xavier Amaechi, Tyreece John-Jules, Bukayo Saka. Arsenal’s first fixture will be against BATE. The first Europa League 1-16 fixture will take place on February 14. In Borisov.

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