Arsenal Europa League game against FC Vorskla on Thursday will no longer take place at the previously announced Stadium in Poltava.
The game is now expected to be played in Kiev as a result of some security concerns in the former city.
This change was made known in an announcement made by UEFA on Tuesday, stating that the game has now been moved to the Olympic Stadium of Kiev because of the martial law that was introduced in some part of Ukraine of lately.
However, the Gunners will hope they are not distracted ahead of the game as they now move 210 miles away from where they had thought it would hold.
The North London club are hoping to continue their dominance in the Europa League with manager Unai Emery being a master of it having won it three times when he was in charge at Sevilla.
The club will hope that the Spanish manager brings his influence and wealth of experience of the Europa League to help win the title again for the Emirates Stadium side.
Arsenal are seeking a return to the Champions League next season and will hope to either finish in the top four of the Premier League table this season or win the Europa League to be able to gain an automatic ticket.
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