Thursday football tips: Arsenal and United target Europa League final

The Europa League semi-final second legs take centre stage on Thursday with Manchester United taking a comfortable 6-2 lead into their clash with Roma at the Stadio Olimpico and Arsenal seeking to overturn a 2-1 deficit at home to Villarreal.

Relegation-threatened Hertha Berlin host mid-table Freiburg in the Bundesliga and there is a high-profile match in Portugal with third-placed Benfica taking on Porto, who are second.

Today's best accumulator bets

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Both teams to score in Hertha Berlin v Freiburg

Arsenal to beat Villarreal

Man Utd to beat Roma

Farense to beat Vitoria Guimaraes

It could be successful night for the English clubs in the Europa League with Manchester United likely to extend their advantage over Roma and Arsenal capable of registering a home victory over Villarreal.

Elsewhere, the net is expected to bulge at both ends when Hertha Berlin host Freiburg and Farense can ease their Portuguese top-flight relegation fears at the expense of sixth-placed Vitoria Guimaraes. The four-fold pays greater than 11-1 with Hills.

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Arsenal v Villarreal

BT Sport 2, 8pm

Arsenal have a 2-1 deficit to overturn against Villarreal but they can respond with a home victory against their La Liga opponents, who have lost on their last three visits to England.

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Best bet
Arsenal to win

Roma v Manchester United

BT Sport 3, 8pm

Roma will be looking to move forward with Jose Mourinho from the start of next season but they were outclassed by Manchester United last Thursday and could be taught another harsh lesson by the ruthless Red Devils, who should cruise into the Europa League final.

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Best bet
Man Utd to win

Bet of the day

Man Utd to beat Roma

Manchester United have posted three wins from three road trips in the Europa League knockout stages and they should be far too strong for injury-hit Roma, who shipped five second-half goals in their first leg loss at Old Trafford.

Goalscorer bet of the day

Arsenal v Villarreal

Arsenal lacked a recognised centre-forward for the majority of their 2-1 first-leg defeat at Villarreal but the return to fitness of star striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang should give them the edge at the Emirates.

Best bet
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang to score the first goal