The Emirates can't be a ghost town for Thursday
...at least not if Arsenal play like they did at times today. The lack of a full attendance at the Emirates today was noticeable as it did against Manchester City last time.
But the Gunners have a 2-0 lead in the Europa League pre-quarters and come Thursday when the Italian team visit the Emirates, it's unlikely that the Gunners faithful will continue their sit-out.
While the motive for their actions are justifiable, the fans will no doubt recognise a genuine challenge in the Europa League especially since they got a crucial win in Italy against an opposition they seemingly had no chance of beating.
Edited by Khushwant Ramesh