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For Ahmed Wenger...My Friend.
Arsenal Set For Benfica Pre-Season Friendly.
Estadio da Luz
Arsenal Football Club is delighted to announce a pre-season friendly against Portuguese side Benfica, to be played in Lisbon on Saturday, August 6 - kick off time TBC.
The Gunners will be taking on the 32-time Portugese Liga winners at their 65,000 capacity Estadio da Luz in an evening match. This will be the first time the teams have played each other since 1992, when Benfica recorded a 4-2 aggregate victory in the Second Round of the European Cup.
At stake on August 6 will be the Eusebio Cup, launched in 2008 in honour of the Benfica and Portugal great. Eusebio himself usually presents the trophy to the winning team - last year Arsenal's rivals Tottenham claimed the prize after a 1-0 win over the hosts.
Arsenal’s pre-season preparations for the 2011/12 season also include an Asia Tour in July, with friendlies against a Malaysia XI in Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday, July 13 and Hangzhou Greentown in China’s Zhejiang province on Saturday, July 16.
A trip to Germany to take on FC Cologne follows on Saturday, July 23, before the Gunners’ return to north London to host the Emirates Cup 2011. Arsenal will play Boca Juniors and the New York Red Bulls on Saturday, July 30 and Sunday, July 31 respectively in the two day tournament at Emirates Stadium, which also features Paris Saint-Germain.
Emirates Cup 2011 - At Emirates Stadium
| Date | Kick-off | Match |
| Saturday, July 30 | 2pm | New York Red Bulls v Paris Saint-Grmain |
| Saturday, July 30 | 4.20pm | Arsenal v Boca Juniors |
| Date | Kick-off | Match |
| Sunday, July 31 | 2pm | Boca Juniors v Paris Saint-Germain |
| Sunday, July 31 | 4.20pm | Arsenal v New York Red Bulls |
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
| 1. | Arsenal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2. | Boca Juniors | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3. | New York Red Bulls | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4. | Paris Saint-Germain | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
* Teams will be awarded 3 points for a win and 1 point for a draw. The competition also rewards attacking play, with teams also being awarded 1 point for each goal they score. In addition, shots on target will also be counted and will be used to decide the tournament winners if teams are level on points and goal difference.
The winners will be presented with the Emirates Cup trophy after the second match on Sunday July 31
Last Chance To Pick Your Arsenal Dream Team.
Who would make it into YOUR all-time Arsenal XI? Now's your chance to tell us. This summer we'll reveal the Arsenal Dream Team, as voted for by the Arsenal fans. So who would you pick? Is there room for Ian Wright? Would Kenny Sansom get the nod at left back? Where would you play Cliff Bastin? What is the perfect blend in the centre of midfield? These are just some of the questions you'll have to consider before you settle on your final XI.
Cheers Ahmed :)
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