Arsenal manager Unai Emery has confirmed that neither Mesut Ozil nor Sokratis Papastathopoulos will feature in the team's UEFA Europa League showdown with Eintracht Frankfurt on Thursday.
Both players were involved in the Gunners' thrilling 2-2 draw with Watford in the Premier League on Sunday. For Ozil, it was his first competitive start of the season.
Despite that, neither are in the travelling squad for what promises to be a challenging match at the Commerzbank-Arena, and Emery said both have been rested rather than dropped, per Sky Sports:
"Sokratis and Mesut (are) rested for that match.