With the Champions League draw concluded and Liverpool preparing to face Manchester City, the Europa League draw took center stage and sent Arsenal to .
The Gunners’ Arsene Wenger was hoping to avoid Atletico Madrid, and the 1/7 odds held up; The Gunners will head to Russia to face Vitinho, Ahmed Musa, Igor Akinfeev and CSKA Moscow.
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The two sides met in the group stage of the 2006-07 Champions League, with Moscow winning one and drawing the other.
As for Atleti, they get a tricky intra-peninsula trip to Sporting Lisbon, while Lazio will like it’s draw with Red Bull Salzburg. The other RB crew, the Bundesliga’s Leipzig, has a tough task in Marseille.
UEFA Europa League quarterfinals
RB Leipzig vs. Marseille
Arsenal vs. CSKA Moscow
Atletico Madrid vs. Sporting Lisbon
Lazio vs. Red Bull Salzburg