Arsenal get their Champions League campaign for this season underway with a trip to Naples, so let’s look at how the teams lineup.
Arsenal finally arrived in Italy late on Tuesday night after their flight was delayed due to air traffic control issues in England that continued into Wednesday, no doubt affecting travel plans of supporters, as well.
The number of Arsenal supporters was already set to be reduced for this game, with Amy Lawrence on the Handbrake Off podcast saying that the full allocation had not been sold ahead of the game for a long time. This is due to a mix of timing, price and safety concerns regarding Napoli fans.
We knew ahead of the teams being announced that Jurrien Timber was back with the squad, hopefully finally over the groin problem that has plagued him since March.
Cristhian Mosquera, however, has not travelled as he recovers from the hamstring problem he picked up against Aston Villa. William Saliba is the only other player not available.
Scott McTominay also misses out for Napoli after undergoing a small procedure on Tuesday to correct a minor heart defect. Frank Anguissa also misses out with an adductor problem.
Napoli v Arsenal teams
Napoli starting lineup: Mere4t, Gilmour, De Bruyne, Am Rrahmani, Rafa Marin, Olivera, Holjund, Politano, Di Lorenzo, Alisson Santos, Lobotka
Napoli subs: Contini, Milikovic-Savic, Favsuli, Badiashile, Neres, Lucca, Vergara, Beukema, Spinazzola
Arsenal starting lineup: Raya, White, Konsa, Gabriel, Hincapie, Rice, Merino, Odegaard, Eze, Gyokeres, Saka
Arsenal subs: Kepa, Meslier, Tzolis, Madueke, Havertz, Calafiori, Zubimendia, Bruno, Lewis-Skelly, Dowman, Salmon
Napoli v Arsenal officials
- Referee: Glenn Nyberg (SWE)
- VAR: Carlos del Cerro Grande (SPA)
- Ass 1: Mahbod Beigi (SWE)
- Ass 2: Andreas Söderkvist (SWE)
- 4th official: Adam Ladebäck (SWE)
- Ass VAR: Jérôme Brisard (FRA)
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