Arsenal take on BATE Borisov at the Emirates this eebening, with a 1-0 deficit to overcome from the first leg.
Here’s the team Unai Emery has picked to do the job tonight.
Arsenal: Cech, Lichsteiner, Mustafi, Koscielny, Monreal, Guendouzi, Xhaka, Iwobi, Ozil, Mkhitaryan, Aubameyang
Subs: Leno, Sokratis, Ramsey, Torreira, Suarez, Kolasoinac, Nketiah
BATE: Scherbitski, Filipovic, Dragun, Skayvsh, Rios, Filipenko, Stasevich, Volkov, Baga, Milic, Simovic
Subs: Chichkhan, Yablonski, Berezkin, Dubajic, Hleb, Nemirko, Moukam
Finally
I literally said that out loud as I was scrolling down. It’s he perfect match for him in theory
Where are you in Canada? I’m outside of Toronto.
Finally for Ozil or finally for a back 4? I’m really happy about both!
Hopefully Rambo gets some time too.
COYG!!!
Hopefully won’t be subbed off either.
What happened to Torreira. Initially I thought, he is being rested but now I feel, he is purposely dropped? May be I am wrong.
Could be tactical. Should not really need a dedicated defensive midfielder against BATE at home.
Tactically speaking, should we be playing with a proper DM in this match.
…and he can be a good injection if we need to chase or close down the game later on.
I guess he is knackered or something.
He’s ‘ill’ 😉
Considering every other person I know has had a bad cold this month, I don’t think it’s u realistic that he’s I’ll.
Yep, we’ve all come down with it.
I actually think that Emery rates Xhaka and Guendouzi above Torreira atm, although it’s a close competition between the three.
Anyway, a good line up, huge game for Özil.
Finally a line up to get a bit more excited about! COME ON GUNNERS!
Good line-up … for once.
Glad to see Ozil starting… not so glad to see Lichtsteiner starting…..
Ozil has to do the business for the rest of the season starting tonight! I would have maybe played Suarez over Mickey, but we should win here!
I can’t help but have doubts when I see Lichtsteiner in the lineup. I think Mustafi on the right and Socratis in the centre might have been worth a try.
You’re not the only one who has doubts!! He isn’t very good imo
No Hleb?
On the bench, ready to go in in the 90th minute.
Ah, 4-2-3-1, how we’ve missed you.
Proper line-up, proper players.
Torreira must be carrying a knock or illness still or something, and Ramsey and Sokratis must be deemed borderline ready if they’re not back into the squad.
I’m not expecting miracles from Ozil because he hasn’t gotten hardly any match time lately, but this is finally a lineup and formation that should suit him better and I hope for the Club’s sake it goes well.
Definitely getting subbed off at half time for ‘tactical’ reasons
Gonna catch a cold running around outside. Hope he wears a sweater.
We need to hammer Bate.
Definitely need to master them!!
Only thing that worries me is the right side of our back four. At least Jenks can run and hit crosses.
Ozil, please prove us wrong
if i look at arsenal.com, i see a different line-up
https://www.arsenal.com/live#!teams
1 Cech
12 Lichtsteiner
20 Mustafi
6 Koscielny
18 Monreal
4 Elneny
11 Torreira
7 Mkhitaryan
10 Ozil
17 Iwobi
14 Aubameyang
Substitutes
19 Leno
5 Sokratis
31 Kolasinac
11 Torreira
8 Ramsey
22 Suarez
49 Nketiah
Torreira is both starting and in the subs, while Xhaka and Guendouzi are nowhere to be seem
Got angry when I didnt see Lacazette ? Football really does bring out the stupid in all of us. COYG
Kolasoinac, Kolasinacs vegan alter ego?
Lets f*cking do em lads 🙂
At last an attacking line-up!!
WTF – so happy at Ozil playing, I nearly missed the disaster that is Lichsteiner ?
Prob not a popular opinion but, i would like to have Suarez starting just to see how he does against this calibre team. I mean to say if he cant stand out against this calibre of opposition (wich is prob top Championship, if even) at home on our pitch with prob over 70-75% possesion then like Lichtsteiner, i think the jury can be out.
Now if we can just destroy them so Eddie can come on and nick 1 or 2 goals. Come on you Arsenal!!!
Nope, this match is not the time to play games with the squad. If we’re up by healthy margin in the 70th, perhaps.
Lichsteiner might be the worst player I’ve seen play in an arsenal shirt at the top level in a long while. I mean there is no other player (even mustafi) that fills me with so much dread when I see his name on the team sheet. That being said let’s just score 6 in the first half and put the game to bed COYG
Theres been wosre tbf Cygan, Stepanovs, Silvestre, Squillaci there will be more i’m just too drunk to list them all
Hopefully we Master Bate
Whither Laca?
Gone invisible (after receiving a red card in the last match)
Suspended
I am a dumb dumb idiot.
You’re in great company 😉
Delighted! Now tear them a new one a get your spot back lad!!
We are 1 goal up now, but hardly to hear any chants or encouragements from our supporters there. All sitting tight waiting for a climax or plot twist till the end of the movie. Sad case arsenal fans.
Unfortunately being 1-1 on aggregate still means if they score we’re out. We need a cushion
Now 2-1 on aggregate. Still need more to be safe
The problem is the crappy away goals rule. Even 2-1 up now and they’re one goal from a win
I think that supposed to be more reason to cheer the players. It will give the players a feeling of superiority towards the opponents and will result to better performance from them. Since we want Ozil in so much..