Entire BATE squad earn less than Ozil’s weekly wages and aren’t on Fifa 19 as incredible facts emerge over minnows following Arsenal win

STARTLING facts about Arsenal's conquerors BATE Borisov have emerged — adding to the Gunners' grief following their shocking 1-0 Europa League away defeat.

Every week Mesut Ozil earns at the Emirates almost TWICE as much money BATE pay their whole squad and they don't even feature in football's most popular video game Fifa 19.

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Arsenal suffered a huge blow to their Champions League hopes after they were beaten by Belarusian outfit BATE on Thursday night — despite Unai Emery selecting a strong line-up for the game.

Stanislaw Drahun's first-half goal has given the Belarusian minnows a one-goal advantage when they travel to London next week for the second leg of the tie.

But new facts have emerged making the defeat look even more embarrassing for the Gunners, who were blasted for the humiliating result after the game.

Prior to the Arsenal clash, BATE had not played a competitive game since 2018, as a season in the Belarusian Premier League finishes with the end of a calendar year.

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BATE's last game was a 3-1 victory over PAOK Saloniki in the Europa League group stages on December 13 - two weeks after they clinched the league title for the 12th consecutive year with a win over Torpedo Zhodino.

Even more shocking is the disproportion between the two clubs' wage bills.

BATE's payroll cost the club £150,000 less than the Gunners' out of favour midfielder Ozil, who did not even make the squad for Thursday's tie, pockets at the Emirates every week.

The Borisov side had also never won a knock-out game in European football before, and do not even feature in Fifa 19 as EA Sports do not have image rights to the Belarusian top-tier.

They could well do now.

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In addition, BATE have only twice defeated English teams in their history, with both victories coming while Shkodran Mustafi was on the pitch.

Arsenal are facing a huge challenge to turn the tide in their Europa League title pursuit next week as they will have to cope without hitman Alexandre Lacazette, who saw a red card on Thursday.