Ostersund managed to shock the footballing world on Thursday when they recorded a victory away at the Emirates. Of course, they failed to go through to the next round of the competition, as Arsenal won the away leg 3-0. However it was still a very impressive achievement for the Allsvenskan side, especially when you consider it is still pre season in Sweden and Ostersunds squad was assembled for a song when compared to Arsenal’s mega riches.
The Allsvenskan has long been fertile soil for growing players who have gone on to do impressive things. Zlatan Ibrahimovic impressed in Sweden before moving on to have an incredible career, Alexander Isak looks like a great talent at Dortmund, having come through the ranks at AIK and Emil Forsberg tore the Bundesliga apart last season having got his start at GIF Sundsvall before really shining at Malmo.