Arsenal introduced they’d develop into 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 had been to be allowed in for his or her Europa League match in opposition to Speedy Vienna the next week.
The Gunners realized Emirates Stadium was to be in tier two of the Authorities’s new regionalised method to tackling the coronavirus pandemic, and had been capable of welcome followers in for the conflict with the Austrian facet.
A membership assertion learn: “It’s been virtually 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 an extended 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 admire that decreased capability matches shall be removed from being ‘again to regular’, we will’t wait to welcome our followers again house for what shall be a historic second for the membership.”
This was the primary time followers have been capable of watch a Premier League facet in motion because the 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 formidable long-range strike earlier than Pablo Mari, returning to the staff for the primary time since struggling an ankle harm 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.
