<p class="title">Unai Emery's Arsenal are looking to keep up their winning run when they make their longest ever journey for a competitive game to face Qarabag in Azerbaijan in the Europa League on Thursday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The Gunners have recovered from losing the opening two games under their new Spanish coach and Saturday's 2-0 win over Watford in the Premier League was their seventh victory on the bounce.</p>.<p class="bodytext">An eighth successive win in all competitions would represent Arsenal's best run since the spring of 2015, and it would leave them in a strong position to qualify from Group E after they began their European campaign by beating Vorskla of Ukraine 4-2.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Emery is likely to rest leading players for the 4,000km trip to the Olympic Stadium in Baku, which will host the final next May.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Goalkeeper Petr Cech is out for up to a month with a hamstring injury, while playmaker Henrikh Mkhitaryan may not play given the long-standing political tensions between Azerbaijan and his native Armenia.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Those issues meant Mkhitaryan did not travel with Borussia Dortmund to a Europa League game in Azerbaijan in October 2015, with the German club citing "safety concerns" at the time.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Premier League rivals Chelsea host Hungarian champions Vidi, who dropped into this competition after losing to AEK Athens in the Champions League play-offs.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Maurizio Sarri's team won their Group L opener, beating PAOK in Greece with a solitary Willian goal.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Scottish champions Celtic have had a poor start to the season, although Brendan Rodgers' team did beat Rosenborg 1-0 in their Europa League group-stage opener.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The Hoops are traditionally poor on their travels in Europe -- excluding qualifying rounds they have won just twice away from home this decade.</p>.<p class="bodytext">That means they are likely to find life tough against Austrian champions Salzburg, who reached the semifinals last season.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Rangers, meanwhile, face Austrian opposition too.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Steven Gerrard's side, who held Villarreal away from home two weeks ago, host Rapid Vienna, with the visitors to Ibrox having just appointed a new coach.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Dietmar Kuehbauer, a former Rapid player, replaces Goran Djuricin, who was sacked at the weekend.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Other fixtures to look out for include AC Milan's home meeting with Olympiakos and former winners Sevilla's trip to Russia to face Krasnodar.</p>
<p class="title">Unai Emery's Arsenal are looking to keep up their winning run when they make their longest ever journey for a competitive game to face Qarabag in Azerbaijan in the Europa League on Thursday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The Gunners have recovered from losing the opening two games under their new Spanish coach and Saturday's 2-0 win over Watford in the Premier League was their seventh victory on the bounce.</p>.<p class="bodytext">An eighth successive win in all competitions would represent Arsenal's best run since the spring of 2015, and it would leave them in a strong position to qualify from Group E after they began their European campaign by beating Vorskla of Ukraine 4-2.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Emery is likely to rest leading players for the 4,000km trip to the Olympic Stadium in Baku, which will host the final next May.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Goalkeeper Petr Cech is out for up to a month with a hamstring injury, while playmaker Henrikh Mkhitaryan may not play given the long-standing political tensions between Azerbaijan and his native Armenia.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Those issues meant Mkhitaryan did not travel with Borussia Dortmund to a Europa League game in Azerbaijan in October 2015, with the German club citing "safety concerns" at the time.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Premier League rivals Chelsea host Hungarian champions Vidi, who dropped into this competition after losing to AEK Athens in the Champions League play-offs.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Maurizio Sarri's team won their Group L opener, beating PAOK in Greece with a solitary Willian goal.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Scottish champions Celtic have had a poor start to the season, although Brendan Rodgers' team did beat Rosenborg 1-0 in their Europa League group-stage opener.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The Hoops are traditionally poor on their travels in Europe -- excluding qualifying rounds they have won just twice away from home this decade.</p>.<p class="bodytext">That means they are likely to find life tough against Austrian champions Salzburg, who reached the semifinals last season.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Rangers, meanwhile, face Austrian opposition too.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Steven Gerrard's side, who held Villarreal away from home two weeks ago, host Rapid Vienna, with the visitors to Ibrox having just appointed a new coach.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Dietmar Kuehbauer, a former Rapid player, replaces Goran Djuricin, who was sacked at the weekend.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Other fixtures to look out for include AC Milan's home meeting with Olympiakos and former winners Sevilla's trip to Russia to face Krasnodar.</p>