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The Breakdown: Arsenal v CSKA Moscow preview

We’re back in Europa League action on Thursday when we welcome CSKA Moscow to Emirates Stadium for the first leg of our quarter-final.

Ahead of the game, tactical expert Michael Cox examines our opponents in more detail.

THE MANAGER

There are plenty of familiar names in the CSKA starting XI, but while few will be familiar with their manager, Viktor Goncharenko, he’s arguably the most fascinating thing about the Russian outfit. Still only 40, Goncharenko won five consecutive titles with BATE Borisov, and also masterminded one of the Champions League’s greatest shocks of recent years, a 3-1 victory over Bayern Munich in 2013.