Arsenal can compete for the Europa League title but the players must first cope with the long-distance travel during their group-stage matches, warned manager Unai Emery yesterday.

Ukraine are due to play the United States tomorrow in one of those matches which cries out for George Orwell to do the post-match analysis in the studio.

THE task for both Sligo Rovers and St Patrick’s Athletic tomorrow will be to recover from European hangovers, as the two clubs resume action in the Airtricity League Premier Division.

DARE VRSIC scored a penalty and a stunning free-kick to leave Bohemians with a difficult night ahead of them in the second leg of this Europa League tie at Dalymount next week.