da dobrowin: Probable Lineups…
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Arsenal (4-2-3-1): Martinez, Chambers, Mertesacker, Monreal, Gibbs, Arteta, Ramsey, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Sanchez, Cazorla, Welbeck
Arsenal’s injury concerns haven’t improved in recent weeks as they are still without Mathieu Debuchy, Mesut Ozil, David Ospina, and now Jack Wilshere. To make matters worse, the club didn’t register Olivier Giroud for the first half of the Champions League campaign as they assumed he woouldn’t return to action until January, forcing him to be ineligible to face Borussia Dortmund. Wojciech Szczesny, Laurent Koscielny, and Theo Walcott are still doubtful for the clash, but there is a chance Koscielny would feature after Arsene Wenger revealed he would start on the bench. This means left back Nacho Monreal will have to continue playing alongside Per Mertesacker in centre-back while Danny Welbeck will play the lone striker’s role.
Borussia Dortmund (4-2-3-1): Weidenfeller, Piszczek, Ginter, Subotic, Durm, Kehl, Gundogan, Aubameyang, Kagawa, Mkhitaryan, Immobile
Borussia Dortmund has recently been struck with a huge injury blow with Marco Reus set to miss the clash with Arsenal. Elsewhere, Jurgen Klopp faces a selection headache with up to six players still doubtful to feature. Nuri Sahin, Sven Bender, Mats Hummels, Sokratis, Jakub Blaszczykowski, and Oliver Kirch are not likely to be risked as the club have already ensured qualification into the next round. Despite missing a number of regular faces, they have very adequate replacements and is also likely to keep up to par with the pacey attack Arsenal have to offer by calling upon their own group of speedy stars. A player that is bound to cause problems is Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang because if he manages to break the offside trap, there is no catching up to him.
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Last season when the two teams met at the Emirates, Borussia Dortmund got the better of Arsenal by taking home all three points with a 2-1 scoreline. Having met one another on multiple occasions and given their pacey style of play, there is bound to be a lot of attacking football.