The match will start at 22:00 Kyiv time.
London Arsenal" and Shakhtar" have announced the starting lineups for the face-to-face match of the third round of the main stage of the Champions League season 2024/25.
The match will take place today, October 22, at the Emirates Stadium in London. The starting whistle will sound at 22:00 Kyiv time.
It should be noted that the Ukrainian defender of the “gunners” Oleksandr Zinchenko will start the match against his former club on the bench.
Arsenal: Raya, Calafiori, Gabriel, Saliba, White, Trossard, Partey, Rice, Martinelli, Havertz, Jesus
Substitutes: Neto, Setford, Kiver, Zinchenko, Jorginho, Merino, Sterling, Butler-Oedjeji, Lewis-Skelly, Monlius, Nwaneri, Robinson
Shakhtar:Riznyk, Konoplya, Bondar, Matviyenko, Pedro Henrique, Kryskiv, Bondarenko, Sudakov, Zubkov, Eginaldo, Sikan
Substitutes: Fesyun, Franjic, Azarov, Vinicius, Gram, Stepanenko, Shved, Marlon, Kevin, Pedrinho, Neverton, Traore
Text online broadcast of the match “Arsenal” – “Shakhtar” is available on our website.
In the updated format of the Champions League, each of the 36 teams in the main round will play eight matches with different opponents (four at home and four away). All tournament participants received 2 opponents from 4 different baskets.
Before the third round, the Miners are in 27th place in the overall standings of the Champions League main round, with one point. The Gunners are in 13th place with 4 points.
The eight best teams of the main stage of the Champions League will reach the 1/8 finals. The clubs that take places from 9th to 24th in the overall standings will play paired play-off matches for a place in the 1/8 finals. The rest will finish their performance in European competitions.