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Arsenal team announced for Bayer Leverkusen

Mikel Arteta’s side are in Germany for the first leg of their last-16 tie against Bayer Leverkusen and team news is out.

FILE PHOTO (EDITORS NOTE: COMPOSITE OF IMAGES - Image numbers 2258716080, 2258716074) In this composite image a comparison has been made between Kasper Hjulmand, Head Coach of Bayer 04 Leverkusen (L) and Mikel Arteta, Manager of Arsenal. Bayer 04 Leverkusen and Arsenal meet over two legs in the UEFA Champions League Round of 16. ***LEFT IMAGE*** LEVERKUSEN, GERMANY - JANUARY 28: Kasper Hjulmand, Head Coach of Bayer 04 Leverkusen, looks on prior to the UEFA Champions League 2025/26 League Phase MD8 match between Bayer 04 Leverkusen and Villarreal CF at BayArena on January 28, 2026 in Leverkusen, Germany. (Photo by Lars Baron/Getty Images) ***RIGHT IMAGE*** LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 28: Mikel Arteta, Manager of Arsenal, looks on prior to the UEFA Champions League 2025/26 League Phase MD8 match between Arsenal FC and FC Kairat Almaty at Arsenal Stadium on January 28, 2026 in London, England. (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images)
Kasper Hjulmand, Head Coach of Bayer 04 Leverkusen (L) and Mikel Arteta, Manager of Arsenal. ((L) photo by Lars Baron/Getty Images) ((R) photo by …

William Saliba returns after missing the last two games with an ankle injury, while Declan Rice, Gabriel and Martin Zubimendi are all restored after being rested for the FA Cup win over Mansfield.

Riccardo Calafiori, taken off against Mansfield with a ‘niggle’, is fit to be involved, as is Ben White, who returns to the bench after missing the last four games. Leandro Trossard, however, is not. He has not recovered from the problem he picked up in the FA Cup.

Martin Odegaard misses out again with the knee problem that is likely to keep him out until the end of the month at the earliest.

Arsenal XI:
Raya, Timber, Saliba, Gabriel, Hincapie, Zubimendi, Rice, Eze, Saka, Martinelli, Gyokeres.

Subs:
Arrizabalaga, Ranson, White, Calafiori, Lewis-Skelly, Mosquera, Salmon, Norgaard, Madueke, Dowman, Havertz, Jesus.

Bayer Leverkusen XI:
Blaswich, Quansah, Andrich, Terrier, Tapsoba, Poku, Grimaldo, Garcia, Palacios, Maza, Kofane

Subs:
Omlin, Lomb, Fernandez, Hofmann, Tilman, Schick, Oermann, Tape, Culbreath

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