Pepe dropped, Odegaard to start: How Arsenal could line up vs Villarreal

Arsenal are set to face Villarreal in the first-leg of the Europa League semi-finals on Thursday. The Gunners suffered a surprise loss from Everton last Friday and will be looking to getting essential win in the European stage. So here is how Mikel Arteta's men could line up. Bernd Leno will start in between the sticks, as usual, with Hector Bellerin, Rob Holding, Pablo Mari and Kieran Tierney forming the defence. Granit Xhaka, Thomas Partey will team up with Bukayo Saka, Martin Odegaard and Emile Smith Rowe in the midfield. Alexandre Lacazette will complete the lineup in front of the attack. Join us on Telegram!/ Follow us on Twitter!

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