Arsenal have been in poor shape lately but they have a good chance of qualifying for the knockout stage of the Champions League. All they have to do is avoid defeat when they face Group D leaders Borussia Dortmund at the Emirates Stadium on Wednesday. A draw would also suit Borussia Dortmund just fine as it would guarantee they finish top of the group. Arsenal still have a chance to finish top but they would need to beat Dortmund and then hope for a miraculous Anderlecht victory in Germany in the last round of matches.
Last weekend Arsenal dominated Manchester United in their Premier League match but lost 2-1, their second consecutive defeat. On a positive note, French striker Olivier Giroud made his return on the pitch and even scored after recovering earlier than expected from a broken leg. He won't play on Wednesday though as he was not registered for the competition due to his injury.
Jack Wilshere and Wojciech Szczesny could miss out after suffering injuries at the weekend. Dortmund will be without quite a few players: Marco Reus, Mats Hummels, Jakub Blaszczykowski, Sven Bender, Nuri Sahin and Sokratis Papastathopoulos. The Germans have been in terrible shape in the Bundesliga this season, they are currently 16th in the league table, 19 points behind leaders Bayern Munich.
Probable line-ups:
Arsenal: Martinez - Chambers, Mertesacker, Monreal, Gibbs - Flamini, Arteta - Oxlade-Chamberlain, Sanchez, Podolski - Welbeck
Dortmund: Weidenfeller - Piszczek, Subotic, Ginter, Durm - Gundogan, Kehl - Mkhitaryan,Kagawa, Jojic - Aubameyang
My prediction: 2-2 draw.
Here are the odds for the match at Bet365:
Arsenal win - 7/5 Draw - 5/2 Dortmund win - 21/10
Tomas.White 9 years ago
This was Arsenals night. For many missed chances they play very good game. They won vice-champion of Europe from two years ago. They are on the right track to get back on path of fame and glory. Very interesting match of cat and mouse where Arsenal was cat and Dortmund mouse. I enjoyed in this match and can not wait weekend...
This was Arsenals night. For many missed chances they play very good game. They won vice-champion of Europe from two years ago. They are on the right track to get back on path of fame and glory. Very interesting match of cat and mouse where Arsenal was cat and Dortmund mouse. I enjoyed in this match and can not wait weekend to watch Arsenal again.
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galata86 9 years ago
This was great match but I was expecting more goals here. Both teams have great strikers but we saw only two goals tonight. But still it was great match. And for me Arsenal deserve this win. They were better team and infront of their fans they proved that at the moment they are in better shape. But both teams will go in...
This was great match but I was expecting more goals here. Both teams have great strikers but we saw only two goals tonight. But still it was great match. And for me Arsenal deserve this win. They were better team and infront of their fans they proved that at the moment they are in better shape. But both teams will go in next round and I am happy about that.
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