Arsenal will play Austrian top flight side LASK Linz on Thursday afternoon as part of their preparations for the Europa League final.
It has been more than a week now since the Gunners were last in action when they brought the curtain down on their domestic season with a 3-1 win at Burnley.
And with the Europa League final not due to take place until Wednesday, May 29, that will mean Arsenal would have had a 17-day gap between fixtures.
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Boss Unai Emery was worried that was too long a period without a match, so the friendly with LASK Linz has been arranged to give his players what he views as much needed game time.