Arsenal facing a fiery reception

 
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Pete Sharland21 August 2013

Fenerbahce are all set to welcome Arsenal to their ground, the 50,509 capacity Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium and Arsenal’s players have already spoken about how they are expecting a hostile atmosphere when they play tonight.

What they probably weren’t expecting was a welcome party last night outside their hotel.

Gunners midfielder Jack Wilshere tweeted a picture (above) of fireworks outside the hotel room with the caption “Getting ready for tonight! Had some visitors outside our hotel last night! Atmosphere will be amazing! #AFC”

Per Mertesacker, Lukas Podolski and Wojciech Szczesny have all talked about what part the crowd will play on Wednesday evening. Arsenal will be aiming to bounce back from their disappointing 3-1 opening day defeat to Aston Villa.

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