Mesut Özil returns for Arsenal in BATE rescue mission | OneFootball

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Phil Costa·21 February 2019

Mesut Özil returns for Arsenal in BATE rescue mission

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Mesut Özil returns to the Arsenal starting line-up ahead of their Europa League clash against BATE Borisov.

Özil has not played since January 29, but has earned the trust of Unai Emery as they aim to turn around a 1-0 deficit.


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Elsewhere, Čech continues in goal behind Stephan Lichtsteiner, Shkodran Mustafi, Laurent Koscielny and Nacho Monreal.

Granit Xhaka partners Mattéo Guendouzi in midfield, with Alex Iwobi and Henrikh Mkhitaryan supporting Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.

Sokratis has returned from an ankle injury to make the bench, with Eddie Nketiah also an option to come on.