Sign up to FREE email alerts from Football London - Arsenal Invalid Email Something went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Arsenal are on their way to Spain. Thursday’s Europa League game against Valencia will be latest in a hectic fixture schedule for the Gunners in the past month and while their Premier League form has suffered, they've been impressive in Europe. In the semi-final first-leg last week, the La Liga outfit took the lead at the Emirates Stadium and could have scored one or two more before Alexandre Lacazette turned the game on its head with a brace before half-time. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang made it 3-1 late on and that goal could be crucial as it means the hosts must score two without reply in order to progress in 90 minutes. However, a goal for the Gunners and Los Che would need to score at least three to take the tie into extra-time and four to reach this month's final in Baku, Azerbaijan. Unai Emery, who won the Europa League three times in a row while in charge of Sevilla, has always maintained he will take this season’s competition seriously and he has certainly named a strong squad for the Valencia game. The club's cameras were present at Luton Airport this morning to capture the squad boarding the plane for the trip to Spain ahead of tomorrow evening's huge game at the Mestalla. From the images we can see that Mesut Ozil has travelled from London, as have the likes of Sokratis, Nacho Monreal, Lucas Torreira, Petr Cech, Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Mohamed Elneny, Bernd Leno and club captain Laurent Koscielny. Furthermore, youngsters Eddie Nketiah and Joe Willock have also been included in the squad as has young goalkeeper Deyan Iliev. (Image: Stuart MacFarlane/Arsenal FC via Getty Images) Click through the gallery below to see the best images. Can't view the gallery? Click right here. Aaron Ramsey (hamstring), Denis Suarez (groin), Hector Bellerin , Rob Holding (both ACL) or Danny Welbeck (ankle) have all been ruled out for the remainder of the campaign and will therefore sit out the Valencia game. Full Arsenal squad: Goalkeepers: Cech, Leno, Iliev Defenders: Sokratis, Koscielny, Lichtsteiner, Monreal, Mustafi, Kolasinac Midfielders: Elneny, Mkhitaryan, Ozil, Torreira, Maitland-Niles, Iwobi, Guendouzi, Xhaka, Willock Forwards: Lacazette, Aubameyang, Nketiah Keep up to date with the latest news, features and exclusives from football.london via the freefootball.london app for iPhone and Android . Available to download from the App Store and Google Play .<doc-sep>Sign up to FREE email alerts from Football London - Arsenal Invalid Email Something went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Arsenal hold a 3-1 lead ahead of tonight's Europa League semi-final second leg against Valencia. Following two days of drama in the Champions League, Unai Emery has called for his side not to get complacent against a Los Che side which has twice overturned a first-leg deficit in cup competitions this season. "For us is the same message when we played the first leg in London," the Spaniard said during his pre-match press conference on Wednesday. "We are 50-50. "After the first leg the result has not changed. It will be very difficult here. We can take some examples. Not just yesterday [at Anfield] but in the past. We have full motivation and the preparation has to be good for this match. Emery has named a strong 21-man squad for tonight, although he does have a few decisions to make in regards to the team he selects. Ahead of the second leg at the Mestalla, football.london offered Gunners supporters the chance to pick the XI Emery should select in what has become the biggest game of the Spaniard's short tenure in north London. The most popular XI contained Shkodran Mustafi in a back three alongside Laurent Koscielny and Sokratis. This is very much a surprise as the German's popularity amongst many Arsenal fans had seemed to be at an all-time low following his error-ridden performance in the 3-2 home loss against Crystal Palace last month. However, he was decent in the first-leg a week ago and it would appear supporters wouldn't mind seeing him start against his former club once again. That sentiment was echoed by Gunners legend Martin Keown last week when discussing what changes Emery should make to the team which finished the game at the Emirates. "I don’t think Ozil plays away from home, he’s made that decision," Keown said on BT Sport. It’s whether he wants to put Iwobi in or Mkhitaryan in. "The 11 that finished tonight, Koscielny’s not fit, Monreal comes in, then I think that’s as good a team as he can put out in the away leg." Keep up to date with the latest news, features and exclusives from football.london via the free football.london app for iPhone and Android . Available to download from the App Store and Google Play .<doc-sep>Hello and welcome to Valencia, where Arsenal head coach Unai Emery is facing the press ahead of the second leg of the Europa League semi-final against Valencia at the Mestalla. The Gunners are in poor form in the league, but put that to one side last week against the Spanish side to claim a 3-1 home victory in the first leg. They followed it up with a disappointing draw at home to Brighton that has seen their hopes of finishing in the top four all-but extinguished, making tomorrow's match all the more important. (Image: (Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)) Valencia were able to claim what could be an important away goal in last week's tie at the Emirates Stadium, and followed it up with a 6-2 demolition of bottom-of-the-league Heusca at the weekend that kept alive their hopes of finishing in the Champions League places next season. Emery is likely to be asked about the likelihood of Eddie Nketiah and Joe Willock making an appearance after the young duo were included in the travelling squad, as well as speculation about Edu joining as a technical director. football.london 's Arsenal correspondent Layth Yousif is in Valencia for everything that the Gunners boss has to say. Keep up to date with the latest news, features and exclusives from football.london via the free football.london app for iPhone and Android . Available to download from the App Store and Google Play .<doc-sep>Sign up to FREE email alerts from Football London - Arsenal Invalid Email Something went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Arsenal face a tough trip to the Mestalla on Thursday night, as they face Valencia in the second leg of the Europa League semi-final. The Gunners are in control of the tie heading into the away leg, as they beat Los Che 3-1 in the home leg last week, thanks to goals from Alexandre Lacazette and Pierre-Emerick Aubaeyang. However, Mouctar Diakhaby's 11th minute away goal means that Valencia are far from out of this semi-final, as they know that a 2-0 home win will see them progress to the Europa League final. Arsenal manager Unai Emery, a former Valencia manager himself, faces some tough team selection decisions heading into the vital second leg at the Mestalla. So, what Arsenal XI will he go with? And what will the final score be? We used FIFA 19 to give us a prediction for this Europa League clash. Valencia vs Arsenal on FIFA 19 To set up this simulation, we used kick-off mode but didn't select a team to control; we then selected the teams and watched the match play out by itself, to give us a unique prediction. The AI difficulty was set to world class, with the line-up updated with the latest injuries and suspensions. (Image: EA Sports) Valencia stuck with their 4-4-2 formation, with their line-up as follows; Neto; Piccini, Garay, Gabriel Paulista, Gaya; Soler, Parejo, Coquelin; Guedes; Gameiro, Rodrigo. Arsenal set up in a 3-4-1-2 formation, with the line-up as follows: Cech; Sokratis, Koscielny, Monreal; Kolasinac, Xhaka, Torreira, Maitland-Niles; Ozil; Aubameyang, Lacazette. (Image: EA Sports) Considering this was the second leg of a Europa League semi-final and with Arsenal having a great chance of progressing to the final itself, the Gunners did not start at all well. Although Unai Emery's side were having more of the possession, they looked very ordinary - and Valencia were looking extremely dangerous when they came forward. The home side eventually got a deserved lead in the 22nd minute, as Spanish striker Rodrigo Moreno struck a powerful effort past Petr Cech's near post, but the goalkeeper should have got down a lot more quickly than he did. Despite Los Che's dominance, Arsenal did have a great chance of netting an away goal of their own just before the half-time whistle, but Mesut Ozil's right footed effort was dragged wide of Neto's post. The Gunners were to regret that miss at the end of the first-half, as they were truly blown away in the second period. Rodrigo got his second goal of the game in the 48th minute, striking a great volley past Cech and this time, there was nothing that he could do. Marcelino's side were now going through, thanks to their away goal in the first leg, and were well in the ascendancy, but Arsenal very nearly got back into the game in the 71st minute. After some good build-up play from Aubameyang and Ozil, the ball fell to Sead Kolasinac in the Valencia box, but he couldn't get his feet sorted quickly enough and his tame effort hit the side of the post and went out for a goal kick. Again, Emery's side would live to regret that miss, as a curling effort from Daniel Wass put Valencia 3-0 up on the night in the 83rd minute, and that was that. Final score: Valencia (4) 3 - 0 (3) Arsenal Watch the match for yourself below! Video Loading Video Unavailable Click to play Tap to play The video will auto-play soon 8 Cancel Play now Arsenal had more of the ball, but Valencia were by far the better and more clinical side on the night. (Image: EA Sports) Arsenal's best player was Ozil, who was trying to create and push his team forward, but they missed chance after chance. (Image: EA Sports) The Gunners' worst player was Sokratis, whose lack of place was really exposed versus Rodrigo. (Image: EA Sports) Here are the full-time Arsenal match ratings. (Image: EA Sports) FIFA 19 predicts that Arsenal could get blown away by Valencia at the Mestalla in the away leg, and will need to be on the top of their game if they are to progress to the Europa League final. Do you agree with this prediction? What do you think the result will be? Follow Esports and gaming writer Nathan Bliss on social media To follow Nathan on Twitter, click here. To follow Reach Gaming on Twitter, click here. To follow Nathan on Facebook, click here. Keep up to date with the latest news, features and exclusives from football.london via the free football.london app for iPhone and Android. 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Hello and welcome to the Mestalla, where Valencia host Arsenal in the second leg of the Europa League semi-final this evening. The Gunners are in poor form in the league, but put that to one side last week against the Spanish side to claim a 3-1 home victory in the first leg. They followed it up with a disappointing draw at home to Brighton that has seen their hopes of finishing in the top four all-but extinguished, making tonight's match all the more important. Valencia were able to claim what could be an important away goal in last week's tie at the Emirates Stadium, and followed it up with a 6-2 demolition of bottom-of-the-league Heusca at the weekend that kept alive their hopes of finishing in the Champions League places next season. Valencia vs Arsenal - Europa League Venue: Mestalla Date: Thursday May 09 Kick-off time: 8.00pm (BST) Arsenal team news Valencia team news The hosts will be without Geoffrey Kondogbia and Dennis Cheryshev, but have no other major injury concerns ahead of this tie. What TV channel is Valencia vs Arsenal on? Valencia vs Arsenal will be broadcast live on BT Sport, but if you don't have that channel you can join football.london for full coverage of the game from the Mestalla, including live blog commentary, player ratings and reaction. Live stream information Valencia vs Arsenal will be available to stream on the BT Sport app, but full coverage of the game will be available on football.london from the Mestalla, including team news and live blog commentary and player ratings. Keep up to date with the latest news, features and exclusives from football.london via the free football.london app for iPhone and Android . Available to download from the App Store and Google Play .