CSKA Moscow vs Arsenal 2018 (CSKA-Arsenal 2018)
Final score and result:- CSKA Moscow vs Arsenal 2-2 (Chalov, Nababkin/ Welbeck, Ramsey)- Arsenal win 6-3 on agg
VEB Arena, Moscow- 12 April, 2018
Welbeck and Ramsey score late in the second half as Arsenal come from 2-0 down to draw 2-2 in Moscow and book their spot in the semis of the Europa League after a 6-3 win on aggregate
Arsenal’s reward for seeing off AC Milan in the round of 16 is a quarterfinal tie against Russian side CSKA Moscow. The draw for the EL quarterfinals were made today (March 16, 2018), just after the Champions League quarterfinal draw was conducted. Arsenal’s hopes of playing CL football next season will probably require the Gunners to do what Man United did in 2016/17- win the Europa League to qualify. The Gunners are currently sixth in the table with 48 points, a whopping 12 points behind fourth place Liverpool.
EL Quarterfinal draw 2017/18
Leipzig v Marseille
Arsenal v CSKA
Atletico Madrid vs Sporting Lisbon
Lazio vs Salzburg
Country distribution: One club each from England, Germany, France, Russia, Spain, Portugal, Italy and Austria
Hilarious scenes in last night’s non-league clash between Hemel Hempstead and East Thurrock. Referee Dean Hulme wanted to book ex Arsenal starlet Sanchez Watt, now playing for Hemel, and asked him for his name. Watt replied with “Watt” a number of times, but the referee mistook it for “What?” “What?“, and decided to give the player a red card for dissent!
Fortunately for Watt, Hemel captain Jordan Parkes (a former Watford player and a England youth representative) stepped in and explained the whole situation and the red card was rescinded. Watt was given a yellow (the original card he was supposed to receive) and the match went on. Hemel won the game 2-0 against East Thurrock, with Watt one of the scorers on the evening