Özil and Co. with Arsenal on course for the round of 16

Ostersund (SID) For the 13-time English football champions FC Arsenal, reaching the round of 3 of the Europa League is just a formality. The team of German world champions Mesut Özil, Per Mertesacker and Shkodran Mustafi easily won 0-2 (0-XNUMX) against Swedish European Cup newcomers Östersunds FK in the first leg of the second round and will probably no longer be exposed in the second leg next Thursday in London against the outsider. The goals for the favorites were scored by Nacho Monreal (13th), Sotirios Papagiannopoulos (24th, own goal) and Özil (59th), in stoppage time Östersund's Tom Pettersson failed with a penalty kick past Arsenal keeper David Ospina (90+1.) . Even without former Dortmund player Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, who was not eligible to play, the Gunners had an easy time on the artificial turf in central Sweden and plunged the Swedish Cup winners from one embarrassment to the next in the first 25 minutes. The Swedes then became more courageous and created a few good opportunities for themselves before Arsenal turned up the heat again after the restart. For team manager Arsene Wenger's team, the Europa League is probably the only chance to return to the Champions League next season, which would be the case if they win the title. In the Premier League, the gap to fourth-placed Chelsea FC is already eight points. Özil, who, like Mustafi, played from the start, was convincing in his first Europa League appearance this season and not just because of his goal. Mertesacker was not in the England squad.

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Özil and Co. with Arsenal on course for the round of 16

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