ARSENAL’S pre-season clash with Real Betis was unbelievably delayed by 15 minutes due to traffic.
Spanish club Betis had their team bus stuck in congestion on the way to the Aviva Stadium, causing kick-off to be delayed from 7:30pm to 7:45pm.
Real Betis have been delayed in traffic ahead of their Arsenal friendly at rthe Aviva stadium Credit: PA
Betis arrived at the stadium less than an hour before they were due to kick off and needed the kick-off to be adjusted to allow for their preparations.
Manuel Pellegrini’s side, who earned Champions League qualification last season, presents Arsenal’s toughest task of their pre-season so far.
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The Gunners breezed past second-tier Spanish outfit Girona 4-1 on Saturday, thanks to goals from Kai Havertz, Max Dowman, Gabriel Jesus and new arrival Christos Tzolis.
Mikel Arteta’s squad also won 3-0 last month in a behind-closed-doors friendly against MK Dons.
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Arteta has opted for an unchanged XI from the team that beat Girona at the weekend.
Arsenal are unchanged from the XI that started their 4-1 win over Girona on Saturday night.
The only change involves two additions to the bench. Brazilian duo Gabriel Magalhaes and Gabriel Martinelli are available after returning to training late last week.
Last time out the Gunners’ boss withdrew all of his World Cup returnees after just half an hour, but the likes of Piero Hincapie, Kai Havertz and Viktor Gyokeres are expected to get more minutes this evening.
There’s also another chance for Dowman to shine after his impressive goal and assist in Spain at the weekend.
