Europa League

Arsenal have given themselves plenty of work to do in their Europa League tie with BATE Borisov after losing 1-0 in Belarus but we’re confident they can turn things around. The Gunners romped to a 6-0 victory when these teams met at Emirates Stadium during last season’s group stage.

Celtic appeared to have their limitations ruthlessly exposed by Valencia in Glasgow and it is hard to see them getting back into this tie. Spanish teams have won the Europa League nine times in the last 15 years, with Los Che beginning that great run when lifting the trophy back in 2004.

Celtic only need a point to progress from their Europa League pool and that makes a draw look tempting when they host RB Salzburg. The Austrian outfit have already wrapped up top spot in Group B and may also be content to just protect this season’s unbeaten record in all competitions.

Rangers need to win their final Europa League Group G match to reach the knockout rounds but Rapid Vienna will be a tough nut to crack in Austria. Dietmar Kuhbauer’s side were beaten 3-1 at Ibrox but have taken four points from home games against Spartak Moscow and Villarreal.

Arsenal have already wrapped up top spot in their Europa League pool but are still hard to oppose when hosting Qarabag. The visitors cannot qualify and went down 3-0 when these teams met in Azerbaijan back in early October, so there is no obvious reason for them to fare any better in London.

Chelsea are sure to make changes to the team which stunned Manchester City on Saturday but have the strength in depth to see off Vidi in Hungary. The Blues are chasing a sixth straight Europa League victory in Group L and have only conceded one goal in the previous five fixtures.

Vorskla Poltava did better than expected when going down 4-2 at Arsenal in September and may give the Gunners an even tougher test on home turf. The visitors do not have a good record when playing in Ukraine, registering one draw and four defeats from five previous trips to this country.

Chelsea are already assured of a place in the Europa League knockout stage but should still be fired up enough to see off PAOK Salonika at Stamford Bridge. The Blues have registered four straight workmanlike wins in Group L, scoring six times and conceding only once in those fixtures.

There is everything still to play for in Group G of the Europa League and we’re expecting a hard-fought encounter between Rangers and Villarreal at Ibrox. It was 2-2 when these teams met in Spain on Matchday 1 and they may again be impossible to split in the penultimate round of fixtures.

Rosenborg and Celtic are familiar foes and pretty evenly-matched on five past meetings in 16 months, but the Hoops should be hungrier for success this time. They are bang in contention to qualify from Group B of the Europa League, whereas their hosts are all but out after four straight defeats.

Chelsea eased past BATE Borisov 3-1 in a one-sided Europa League clash at Stamford Bridge and are again expected to come out on top in the return fixture in Belarus. However, BATE have scored in their last eight home matches in all competitions and could well register another consolation goal.

Rangers will have been frustrated to only draw with Spartak Moscow at home in the Europa League but a repeat of that result in Russia would be better received. Steven Gerrard’s side looked much the better team at Ibrox, are joint top of Group G and remain unbeaten in 11 games in this competition.

Celtic face an uphill battle to reach the Europa League knockout stages after two away defeats but can edge out RB Leipzig in Glasgow. Both teams made a number of changes when the Hoops went down 2-0 in Germany but Brendan Rodgers is expected to take the return fixture more seriously.