TEAM NEWS! Arsenal Squad To Face Rennes In Europa League Is Out OluwaFemi / 4 minutes ago Arsenal manager, Unai Emery, will have a strong squad available for selection, when they host Rennes in the second leg of their Europa League round of 16 tie on Thursday night. Henrikh Mkhitaryan will be assessed ahead of the match. The midfielder took part in a warm-up with the rest of the team in training on Wednesday, but has been struggling with a mild back strain. The Gunners will have to make do without defender Sokratis Papastathopoulos, after he saw red in the first-leg defeat. But Alexandre Lacazette is available to play, after having his ban reduced to two games, following his red card against BATE Borisov. Arsenal squad vs Rennes: Cech, Leno, Maitland-Niles, Koscielny, Mustafi, Monreal, Kolasinac, Guendouzi, Torreira, Xhaka, Ramsey, Iwobi, Suarez, Mkhitaryan, Ozil, Aubameyang, Nketiah, Lacazette.