Overview
- Kickoff is 8:00 p.m. local time in London, with live coverage in the UK on Amazon Prime Video from 6:30 p.m. BST and in the U.S. on Paramount+ with select simulcasts on CBS Sports outlets.
- Mikel Arteta’s team opened the league phase with back-to-back 2-0 wins over Athletic Bilbao and Olympiacos and have 11 straight Champions League home clean sheets in the league phase.
- Arsenal remain without Martin Odegaard, Kai Havertz, Noni Madueke and Gabriel Jesus due to knee injuries, while Piero Hincapie is back in contention after a groin issue but had been considered a slight doubt.
- Diego Simeone’s side thrashed Eintracht Frankfurt 5-1 in their last Champions League match after a narrow loss at Liverpool, yet are winless on the road this season (three draws, two defeats).
- Declan Rice and Martin Zubimendi are one booking from a European suspension, and this will be only the third competitive meeting between the clubs after a 2018 Europa League semi-final.