Welcome to your match preview and live thread for a Wednesday night international friendly between Orlando City and English Premier League giants Arsenal at Exploria Stadium. This will be the first-ever match-up between the two clubs and could scarcely come at a worse time for the Lions, who are in the midst of a grueling stretch of eight matches in 27 days. That includes rivalry games, key matches in the Eastern Conference playoff chase, and even a U.S. Open Cup semifinal next week against the New York Red Bulls.
Still, the fixture is on the schedule and in other circumstances would be one we’d all be a bit more excited about.