Arsenal boss Unai Emery has made a plea to fans to support them tonight against Europa League opponents BATE Borisov.

An early kickoff time has raised concerns of an empty Emirates for the second-leg.

With the Gunners needing to overturn a 1-0 deficit, Emery pleaded: "We want and we need the supporters. If we can create a big atmosphere tomorrow, then it is very important. The supporters want to watch our team play with the best performance possible. For this reason, I think we need good feedback between the supporters and us.

"I can say we need them and if there are a lot less supporters tomorrow in the stadium, I want them to help us in the 90 minutes and to be with us helping. We need to listen to them supporting us and the players must give them the best performance in our stadium."