
Date: Tuesday 1st October, 2024
Time: 8:00 pm
Stadium Emirates Stadium
Referee Slavko Vincic (Slovenia)
Goal Scorer:
Team News
Arsenal
A quintet of long-term Arsenal absentees in Odegaard (ankle), Mikel Merino (shoulder), Oleksandr Zinchenko (calf), Kieran Tierney (hamstring) and Takehiro Tomiyasu (knee) will play no part in Tuesday's game, although Merino is in with a slim chance of coming back for the weekend's Premier League affair with Southampton.
Arteta is also sweating over the fitness of the consistent Ben White, who has missed the Gunners' last two contests due to a knee issue, so there is unlikely to be any rest for Riccardo Calafiori and Jurrien Timber - only just back from their own knocks - out wide.
Due to Arsenal's third goal against Leicester going down as a Wilfred Ndidi own goal, Bukayo Saka was denied the unprecedented record of setting up a goal in each of his first six Premier League appearances this season. However, the Englishman has directly contributed to seven goals in five Champions League games at the Emirates - no Arsenal player has amassed more in their first five home matches in the competition.
Arteta and Enrique can empathise on the injury front, as the French champions also have a handful of long-term absentees in their ranks such as Goncalo Ramos (ankle), Lucas Hernandez (knee) and Presnel Kimpembe (Achilles).
Arsenal possible starting lineup:
Raya; Timber, Saliba, Gabriel, Calafiori; Havertz, Partey, Rice; Saka, Trossard, Martinelli
PSG
However, Gianluigi Donnarumma, Vitinha, Marco Asensio, Desire Doue and Nuno Mendes have all made the squad following concerns of their own, although only the former and latter may be selected to the first XI.
After Randal Kolo Muani was guilty of wastefulness against Girona, Lee Kang-in started up top and scored PSG's second against Rennes, but both men should now start in tandem up front after Ousmane Dembele was dropped from the squad, reportedly due to a bust-up with Enrique.
Paris Saint-Germain possible starting lineup:
Donnarumma; Hakimi, Marquinhos, Pacho, Mendes; Ruiz, Neves, Zaire-Emery; Lee, Kolo Muani, Barcola
Prediction: Arsenal 1-0 Paris Saint-Germain
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