Europa League bench role 'difficult' for Arsenal goalkeeper Leno

The Gunners take on Valencia in the Europa League semi-final on Thursday night, with Unai Emery again expected to start with Petr Cech 

Bernd Leno says it's "difficult" having to settle for a place on the Arsenal bench in the Europa League and that it would be tough to turn down the chance to play in the final, should the opportunity arise.

Arsenal take on Valencia on Thursday night in the second leg of their Europa League semi-final and will be cautiously optimistic over their chances of making the showpiece in Baku after their 3-1 win at the Emirates Stadium in the first leg.

Summer signing Leno, however, will have to make do with a place on the bench against the Liga outfit, with Emery having settled on Petr Cech as his preferred goalkeeper in European competition.