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Arsenal thrashing Leicester another huge step forward for Gunners

By Trent Nelson

Arsenal's French-born Ivorian midfielder Nicolas Pepe (C) celebrates with teammates after scoring their third goal during the English Premier League football match between Leicester City and Arsenal at King Power Stadium in Leicester, central England on February 28, 2021. (Photo by Tim Keeton / POOL / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No video emulation. Social media in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No use in betting publications, games or single club/league/player publications. / (Photo by TIM KEETON/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
Arsenal's French-born Ivorian midfielder Nicolas Pepe (C) celebrates with teammates after scoring their third goal during the English Premier League football match between Leicester City and Arsenal at King Power Stadium in Leicester, central England on February 28, 2021. (Photo by Tim Keeton / POOL / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No video emulation. Social media in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No use in betting publications, games or single club/league/player publications. / (Photo by TIM KEETON/POOL/AFP via Getty Images) /
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Arsenalโ€™s Spanish manager Mikel Arteta gestures on the touchline during the English Premier League football match between Leicester City and Arsenal at King Power Stadium in Leicester. (Photo by RUI VIEIRA/POOL/AFP via Getty Images) /

Busy Schedule Awaits Arsenal

With three points obtained from the Leicester contest, Arsenal will look to make it six points in a succession when they visit Turf Moor. Burnley are not an easy out, as Everton will tell you, but the Gunners will have to have the same focus they had for their last match in all the upcoming affairs.

After that fixture, their first leg clash with Olympiacos looms in midweek. The team are looking for revenge in regards to how they ended the competition last season against the Greek side. Both sides will be fighting tooth and nail, and it will be no cakewalk to reach the quarter-finals.

Tottenham await on that Sunday, and a win in the North London Derby would further put pressure on Spurs in their own Europa League campaign, as a top-six finish would seem an increasingly precarious proposition. It is never an easy tie, and both clubs need it badly. Whoever loses will be licking their wounds and emphasizing the importance of Europa League success.

And so, with that feeling looming over Arsenal, they will have their second leg with Olympiacos, a home match this time. Getting through to the round of eight offers little reprieve for the club in either competition, as the Europa League only becomes more intense as it progresses and the Premier League offers Arsenal another test just days after the second part of the last-16 affair.

David Moyes and West Ham are currently fighting to hold onto European competition for the upcoming season. They are no easy out, as they are hardly the Hammers youโ€™d remember from the last decade or so. Can Arsenal take another three points in this match? It would be potentially twelve across the last four Premier League matches, with European play in between as well.

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It would be a tall task to ask any team, yet Arsenal will have to accomplish a feat close to it in order to keep themselves in contention for European play through domestic success. Otherwise, the Europa League is the only shot the Gunners have at this. While the win against Leicester was proper and professional, it is over, and we must now look forward at the next set of gauntlets before us: Proost!

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