So what exactly are Arsenal dealing with on Tuesday night?

Sevilla have won the UEFA Cup twice in the last two years and finished in fifth in La Liga. They also won the 2007 Copa del Rey beating Getafe.

However, that was under Ramos. With him gone, they are having quite a wobble.

They’ve lost 7 out of 12 games in La Liga, and drawn none, suggesting a team with brittle confidence and no fightback. When it goes wrong for them, that’s it. (Arsenal proved as much at the Emirates.)

They’ve let in a hefty 19 goals too and are currently in 10th place. But they are also the fifth highest scorers with Kanoute the main man with 12 goals in all competitions, suggesting that when it goes right, it goes right big time.

But Kanoute is not confirmed for Tuesday, so Arsenal really have a good chance to get a draw, or even nick a win.

There is no way Seville can parco el bus, which should give us a few chances to hit them on the break. The key is whether Wenger goes for the dreaded negative version of 4-5-1, which almost undid us against Villareal, or picks something more aggressive. With Flamini out, he could stick Bert in front of the back four, and let the fullbacks attack on the flanks to avoid all that European midfield congestion.

All things considered, I think a draw is the least we can expect. With some tactical nous, and dynamism, we could score an early goal and knock the stuffing out of them.

Over to you tacticians…