Arsenal introduced they’d grow to be the primary Premier League membership to welcome followers in for a aggressive fixture since March following the coronavirus pandemic, on today in 2020.
The north London membership confirmed 2,000 spectators have been to be allowed in for his or her Europa League match in opposition to Speedy Vienna the next week.
The Gunners discovered Emirates Stadium was to be in tier two of the Authorities’s new regionalised strategy to tackling the coronavirus pandemic, and have been capable of welcome followers in for the conflict with the Austrian facet.
A membership assertion learn: “It’s been nearly 9 lengthy months since we had followers in attendance at Emirates Stadium and our matches have merely not been the identical with out you.
It’s been a protracted 9 lengthy months with out our followers.
And our matches merely haven’t been the identical.
So we’re delighted to substantiate that we’ll be safely welcoming 2,000 followers again to Emirates Stadium for subsequent week’s #UEL fixture
— Arsenal (@Arsenal) November 26, 2020
“Whereas we recognize that lowered capability matches might be removed from being ‘again to regular’, we will’t wait to welcome our followers again dwelling for what might be a historic second for the membership.”
This was the primary time followers have been capable of watch a Premier League facet in motion for the reason that first coronavirus lockdown noticed the 2019-20 season pause in March.
Within the match itself, Arsenal eased to a 4-1 victory.
The Gunners had already booked their place within the knockout phases, however a cushty win meant they completed on the prime of Group B.
Alexandre Lacazette opened the scoring with a powerful long-range strike earlier than Pablo Mari, returning to the workforce for the primary time since struggling an ankle damage in June, headed in a second, with academy graduates Eddie Nketiah and Emile Smith Rowe including the gloss both facet of Kohya Kitagawa’s comfort.
