Arsenal travel to France for the first leg of their Europa League round of 16 clash with Rennes
Arsenal are aiming to reach their first European quarter-final since 2010 when they face Rennes in the Europa League this week.
The Gunners overcame a first-leg scare against BATE Borisov to win the tie 3-1 on aggregate.
Boss Unai Emery will be hoping his team can get off to a better start when they take on Rennes at Roazhon Park.
Arsenal have clicked back into form following an inconsistent patch.
They have won three of their last four Premier League games and drew with rivals Tottenham in the north London derby last Saturday.
Rennes sit 10th in Ligue 1 while they enjoyed a thrilling 6-4 aggregate win over Real Betis in the Europa League round of 32.
RadioTimes.com has rounded up everything you need to know about how to watch the Rennes v Arsenal game on TV and online.
Rennes v Arsenal will kick off at 5:55pm on Thursday 7th March 2019.
The game will be shown live on BT Sport 3 from 5:30pm.
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Rennes had no trouble finding the net in the last round of the Europa League.
Former Newcastle star Hatem Ben Arfa is expected to start for the French side and he will have a point to prove after falling out with Emery while the pair were at PSG.
Alexandre Lacazette will miss the game through suspension but Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Mesut Ozil have more than enough talent to get the Gunners off to a strong start. The question is: will they display that talent?
Prediction: Rennes 1-1 Arsenal
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Michael Potts is the Sport Editor for Radio Times, covering all of the biggest sporting events across the globe with previews, features, interviews and more. He has worked for Radio Times since 2019 and previously worked on the sport desk at Express.co.uk after starting his career writing features for What Culture. He achieved a first-class degree in Sports Journalism in 2014.
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