Arsenal Vs Lens Preview: The Gunners Hunt For Tickets To The Last 16

Arsenal want to take revenge on Lens on the fifth matchday of the 2023/2024 Champions League group (Instagram/@arsenal).

JAKARTA - Arsenal will have an important match against Lens at the Etihad Stadium. The game will be an opportunity for the Gunners to secure a place in the last 16 of the Champions League.

The Arsenal and Lens meeting is the fifth matchday of the 2023/2024 Champions League Group B phase. This match will be held on Thursday, November 30, 2023, at 03.00 WIB.

The Gunners have bagged nine points at the top of the table from four matches. They only need one more point to make sure they finish in the top two and step into the knockout phase.

Arsenal had faced Lens in early October 2023 at Stade Bollaert-Delelis. At that time, the Gunners had to go home with a 1-2 defeat.

Despite losing in the previous meeting, Arsenal had the opportunity to take revenge. Moreover, the status of the host could be the spirit of performing optimally in front of his own supporters.

Previously, Arsenal and Lens had met and competed fiercely in the 1999/2000 European Cup semifinals. At that time the Gunners appeared prime by winning two legs.

Lens was only able to avenge the defeat when they met in the 2023/2024 Champions League group stage, October 3, 2023. They won over Arsenal 2-1.

After the meeting, Lens has never again felt the atmosphere of the Emirates Stadium. However, on the fifth matchday, Lens will try to repeat the bitter moment for the Gunners.

However, this effort will definitely encounter obstacles because Arsenal, who act as the host, is predicted to appear determined in front of their supporters.