Tuesday, 09.27.2016, starting at 19:45 will take place duel Arsenal – FC Basel in the Round 2 of the UEFA Champions League.
Arsenal found in currently ranked 3rd in the Premier League standings with 13 points accumulated in 6 stages.
The hosts are in constant ascent, managing an extremely important victory last round, 3-0 at home, in front of Chelsea. League Cup in England, Arsene Wenger’s band managed one win, 4-0 on the ground in Nottingham.
In the first match of the UEFA Champions League, Arsenal managed to draw on the ground at PSG, 1-1, after previously Parisians had opened the scoring.
Arsene Wenger can not rely on accidentatii Aaron Ramsey, Gabriel Paulista, Danny Welbeck, Per Mertesacker and Francis Coquelin.
On the other side, FC Basel is on the first position of the ranking of Super League, managed to collect 27 points after 9 matches of the championship.
The guests are in good shape, having obtained 9 points in the last 3 games of the championship. The previous round, they won on the field at St. Gallen 3-1.
FC Basel in UEFA Champions League debut with a draw, 1-1, in front of Ludogorets. Swiss goal was scored by R. Steffen, in 79 minutes.
Manuel Akanji and Kevin Bua will not make their trip because of medical problems addressed.
Arsenal Probable team: Ospina – Monreal, Koscielny, Mustafi, Bellerin – Xhaka, Cazorla – Iwobi, Ozil, Walcott – Sanchez
Probable team FC Basel Vaclík – Lang, Suchy, Libra, Traore – Xhaka – Bjarnason, Zuffa, Delgado, Steffen – Janko
