Here are nine match facts you should know about Arsenal and AC Milan prior to kick-off later this evening:
1. Arsenal have netted 12 goals in their last two home matches, seven against Blackburn and five against Tottenham with Robin van Persie scoring a third of them.
2. Six of the Gunners last 19 home wins in Europe have been by four or more goals.
3. Tomas Rosicky, Alex Song and Johan Djourou are all one yellow card away from a suspension. AC Milan midfielder Mark van Bommel is also a card away from a deferral.
4. Arsenal will attempt to overturn a four goal deficit tonight, a feat no team has ever managed to accomplish over two legs in the Champions League.
5. In their last Serie A fixture, AC Milan thumped Palermo 4-0 with Zlatan Ibrahimovic bagging a hat-trick.
6. AC Milan have failed to reach the quarter-final stages of the Champions in the last four seasons.
7. Ibrahimovic has managed to find the net in every Champions League game he’s played so far this season.
8. Tonight’s game is Milan’s 350th in UEFA competitions.
9. Arsenal have managed to score 55 goals in 27 Premier League games so far this season, conceding 38, while their opponents have netted 53 and conceded 22 in 26 Serie A games.
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