Lots of whistles from the home fans when Arsenal have the ball.

It's fantastic to hear some atmosphere inside a ground at last.

I'm not sure there will be much noise if/when the Gunners score?

Sulaimon: A very decent and attacking line up from Mikel Arteta, definitely a win is expected and also very strange to see fans in the stands.

Richard Chatterton: Last Arsenal game in Vienna I think was against Columbia Floridsdorf, 7-1 in a friendly. Goals from Ramsey, Van Persie and William Gallas. I‘m a Vienna Blade and follow Rapid's rivals Austria Wien, in the violet half of the city.

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Apart from one promising burst forward by Bukayo Saka, it's been a niggly start. No shots in anger but Arsenal look comfortable.

Will they exploit Rapid's less than rapid backline?

Arsenal are bossing possession but Rapid are no pushovers.

A lively start by Bukayo Saka who is getting back to do the dirty work as well as bursting forward at every opportunity.

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There are about 4,000 fans inside the Stade Maurice Dufrasne for Standard Liege's match against Rangers - only home supporters and there is no alcohol on sale.

You can follow live coverage of that game, which is under way, here.

A powerful headed clearance by Sead Kolasinac as Rapid launch their first serious attack.

Cedric Soares hauls down Taxiarchis Fountas as the forward threatens to burst clear. Free-kick to the hosts.

The Gunners look up for this straight away.

They're spraying the ball all over the park after settling into a 3-4-3 formation.

Some confident early touches by Thomas Partey.

Arsenal, in all blue, get us under way.

Are you ready to Parety, Arsenal fans?

We're almost ready to go.

A roar breaks out as the teams emerge separately from the tunnel.

A reminder of the teams.

Rapid Vienna: Strebinger, Stojkovic, Hofmann, Barac, Arase, Ljubicic, Grahovac, Ullmann, Kara, Ritzmaier, Fountas.

Arsenal: Leno, Cedric, Luiz, Gabriel, Kolasinac, Pepe, Partey, Elneny, Saka, Lacazette, Nketiah.

What's this?

There are fans in the stadium. No, not cardboard cut outs - real life fans.

There's a decent noise and the 3,000 home fans who have been allowed entry are decked out in Rapid Vienna green.

Arsenal

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta, speaking to BT Sport about Thomas Partey making his full debut: "The first game came a little bit early for him but he has had a couple more training sessions now and looks excited to start."

On formation tonight: "We changed it, we keep changing it depending on the quality of the opponents on the pitch but not much changes for us."

On fans being in the stands: "It is going to be strange. We are so used to now it being ourselves."

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Big night for Thomas Partey.

The Ghana midfielder is making his first start for the Gunners since joining from Atletico Madrid after paying his 50m euros (£45.3m) release clause earlier this month.

Partey appeared as a substitute in the defeat against Manchester City at the weekend, and Arteta added: "He added something positive to the team.

"It was a very short turnaround for him since he joined the team, he had a day, a day-and-a-half only in training. He has done a few more training sessions and he looks ready to start."

Anyone else think it's sad it's come to this?

Tottenham Hotspur

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Will Gareth Bale make his first Spurs start since 19 May 2013.

It was so long ago that Sunderland were a Premier League club at the time.

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Rapid Vienna coach Dietmar Kuhbauer says he will not be setting out his side simply to defend against Arsenal. Kuhbauer's side finished a distant second in the Austrian Bundesliga last season and are set for their first-ever competitive meeting with the Gunners

"We have to try to disrupt the way they play," Kuhbauer said.

"If we play only to defend, that will not be enough. They are a very, very good team despite the probable rotation that comes.

"They play with tempo and it is always difficult to defend against that - our players will have to be very, very strong in spirit.

"They are an attractive opponent who of course have won a lot in the past, we have to play at a very good level if we are to get something."

Leicester City

This is Leicester's first appearance in the Europe's second-tier club competition for 20 years.

The likes of Tim Flowers, Muzzy Izzet, Ade Akinbiyi and Robbie Savage were in the last Foxes line-up that played in the Uefa Cup in 2000.

Leicester have since played in the Champions League, reaching the quarter-finals before going out to Atletico Madrid in 2016-17.

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Nineteen-year-old Bukayo Saka was directly involved in more goals in the Europa League last season than any other Arsenal player, registering two goals and five assists in six appearances.

This guy is seriously good.

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This is taking place at Rapid Vienna's 28,000-seater Allianz Stadion in the capital of Austria.

Around 3,000 fans are allowed to attend - just over a tenth capacity.

"We would like a sold-out stadium," said Rapid captain Dejan Ljubicic.

"That would definitely be something special because you don't play against Arsenal that often. We want to surprise them and will do everything to do so."

Just the 14 games for teams to negotiate between now and the final in Gdansk, Poland, next May.

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