“He’s here.
“It’s important, but every player is important. 
“Maybe as a captain, as well, he is adding something more, and he is coming back. We are happy, and try to recover his rhythm as soon as possible.
“But tomorrow, he is here, and he can play even in the beginning, or after.”
Unai Emery on John McGinn.

“We built the structure in the process we are here, with the experiences we had playing in different competitions.
“For example, in Europe, playing in Conference League here two years ago, playing in Champions League and playing in Europa League.
“And how demanding we are to exploit our qualities collectively and feel comfortable individually with the players.
“And of course, the idea and the style, more or less as well, always trying to compete, adapting of the opponent, and trying to compete imposing our capacity collectively and individually, to create this structure.
“Normally, we are being so, so disciplined to keep our structure in each game. But sometimes as well, because the opponent they are breaking us with different tactical ways or individual qualities, we are not keeping strong.
“Especially against Chelsea, I missed more things in our structure than normally we are doing. And this week, of course, we were working with the days we had to train, to try to create, recover and remind ourselves everything we will need for the next matches, and starting for the match tomorrow.
“In our structure, we are speaking about the emotions inside as well. We must control our collective emotions, our individual emotions, but tomorrow we are going to play a match.
“Two years ago, playing here against Lille, of course, the French crowd here, the supporters of Lille, they (were) trying to support their team.
“They (were) trying to support their players and they (were) trying as well to push our players in different ways.
“But tomorrow, we want to play a game, we want to be focused on the game. We are going to try to get stronger, our focus, collectively and individually, each player, and try to protect our emotions together.
“I remember that match because they competed fantastic, two legs. Playing at home as well, they showed their capacity, their structure tactically, it was very good, with (Paulo) Fonseca in that moment, but now with Bruno Génésio, more or less, they are keeping the same good way tactically to play.
“They like to play with the ball. They have a lot of mobility, they have versatile players, playing, moving a lot, and experienced players, especially (Benjamin) André.
“And playing here, with the atmosphere they have here, was really very difficult, and they came back the result, and we needed the penalty shoot-out to beat them.
“And tomorrow, I expect a very difficult match, and I expect as well, we must be so, so focused tactically in everything.
“When we are with the ball as well, they want to try to recover the ball, getting a lot of duels. They want as well to recover and play in combination, and they have to stop our structure or to break our structure. I appreciate a lot how they are playing.
“Of course, it’s a massive test tomorrow. Two matches, two legs, the second leg as well, of course, we will play at home, but my expectation is very difficult, and my expectation, before the matches, of course, be so focused and be trying to build our structure strong and try to feel comfortable and try to respect them.
“And everything will happen tomorrow, still 90 minutes to play at home, and of course, with our supporters, will be a second leg important for us how we can respond as well.
“And enjoy the way. The last message is we must enjoy. Enjoy here, preparing the game, here today, in the hotel tomorrow, playing the match, enjoying the atmosphere, enjoying as well, how we are responding tomorrow on the field.
“He showed me, when he was in Lyon, playing PSG here. And I followed his career as a coach, as a manager, and I appreciate him a lot.
“And analysing now how they are playing, they are competing fantastic.
“Of course, it’s not the same team like we played two years ago, but still being very competitive team and still being a team with some young players playing now and as well performing very well, and of course they will be players for the future.”
Unai Emery, pre-match.

“Firstly, I’m thankful for our supporters – over 2,500 supporters here with us.
“This is really very important how they are following us and supporting us, and helping in everything. We felt that today.
“We respect this competition, because we know the difficulties of each match: in Europe, away, and how it is for the English teams, like yesterday in the Champions League, how they were struggling.
“The Premier League is a strong league, and when we are playing away in other countries, they have one challenge more than another challenge they can have.
“We played very seriously. We were always organised, and we played trying to defend strongly, trying to feel comfortable defending as well, and trying to get some transition with the ball and to dominate with the ball, and we did it.
“We didn't create a lot of chances, but some clear chances to score. I'm happy with how the players responded to the game plan we did and how we are respecting and understanding the difficulties we can have, in case we are not playing seriously,” he said.
“After it, we need their skills and the capacity to do something, adding for the team individually, or collectively, and we must add numbers from the players, like today with Watkins. We need to add numbers with Morgan, with Sancho, with Leon Bailey, with Buendía, with the midfielders.
“I am happy, but we know in the dressing room that it’s the first leg, and this result, one-nil, is good, but we are going to play another 90 minutes, respecting them like we did today to play with this result.”
Unai Emery, post-match.