Arsenal's first team stars appeared to be in positive spirits as they flew to Belarus ahead of their Europa League second round first-leg tie against BATE Borisov.
Boss Unai Emery watched his first-team players participate in a training match at their London Colney base after a series of technical drills.
Immediately following the session, the players headed to Luton Airport to fly out for Thursday's match, with Alexandre Lacazette sharing photos of his team-mates on the plane.
Alexandre Lacazette shared a photo with Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang while on the plane
The French forward also shared a joke with his team-mates including youngster Alex Iwobi
Arsenal's first-team squad appeared to be in high spirits after finishing their training game
Playmaker Mesut Ozil will hope for an opportunity to prove his worth against BATE Borisov
Unai Emery has led his Arsenal side to three wins from their last five Premier League matches
Defenders Sead Kolasinac and Shkodran Mustafi both boarded the plane at Luton Airport
The squad are flying out to Belarus ahead of their Europa League clash with BATE Borisov
The return leg of their European knockout tie will be at the Emirates Stadium on Thursday February 21, with Europa League success now appearing to be the Gunners most likely route into the Champions League.
Right-back Carl Jenkinson leads his team-mates out onto the training pitch at London Colney
French midfielder Matteo Guendouzi has impressed in his debut season in the Premier League
Emery looks to get his instructions across as his players are put through a series of drills
Lacazette has been in fine recent goalscoring form for the Gunners so far this season
Aubameyang, Iwobi and Mesut Ozil embrace after scoring during the game
Veteran Frenchman Laurent Koscielny has proved important since returning from injury
Denis Suarez made two substitute appearances since joining Arsenal on loan from Barcelona
The players completed a series of exercises focusing on their ball control and dribbling
The Spaniard has a clipboard in hand as he makes final preparations for the Europa League tie
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Ozil, Granit Xhaka and Sokratis Papastathopoulos have all returned to training after knocks.
Aaron Ramsey, who has confirmed his move to Juventus in the summer, is being assessed for a knee problem.
Hector Bellerin, Rob Holding and Welbeck remain absent as they recover from long-term injuries.
Lucas Torreira may continue his role at the heart of Arsenal's midfield on Thursday
Having announced his intention to retire this summer, Petr Cech will want to end with a trophy
Youth team graduates Ainsley Maitland-Niles and Iwobi could both start the first-leg tie
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