Draw UEL R16 1st Leg: Sporting CP 2 - 2 Arsenal | Thursday, March 9 | KO: 17:45 GMT | BT Sport

@A_G

Spoiler: And look who we play next, ffs...

 

[A_G]

Turner
White
Saliba
Gabriel
Tierney
Partey
Ødegaard
Xhaka
Saka
Martinelli
Nelson

Go strong, get a good lead and then rotate in the second leg

 

[Kingslayer]

Don't give a flying **** about this match.

Gunnersaurus up top for all I care.

 

[Yousif Arsenal]

We have bit of issue offensively we look have to play saka and Martinelli if eddie not fit the rest of positions we look fine.

Turner
Tomi Gabriel Kiwi Tierney
Jorginho Xhaka
Saka Vieira ESR
Martinelli.

 

[Yousif Arsenal]

Not sure why people say we can't this competition seriously its European trophy we got good squad maybe after Trossard injury we bit short upfront but we easily can go into next round and will have G.Jesus and Trossard back

 

[A_G]

Don't give a flying **** about this match.

Gunnersaurus up top for all I care.

Can’t wait for people to say they don’t care, but lose their sh*t if we go 1-0 down

 

[Riou]

Can’t wait for people to say they don’t care, but lose their sh*t if we go 1-0 down

They were begging for my 100% match thread to end today too, but here I ****ing stand!

 

[grange]

Nelson, ESR, Vieira, Tierney, Kiwior, Turner, and hopefully a youngster or two get game time for this but Arteta going full tilt to win it wouldn't surprise me.

 

[goonerfamily]

Send Rob Holding and ten kids

 

[Jasard]

I want to win the comp but any sign of someone being anywhere near the red zone... Get them off.

 

[Rex Stone]

We have bit of issue offensively we look have to play saka and Martinelli if eddie not fit the rest of positions we look fine.

Turner
Tomi Gabriel Kiwi Tierney
Jorginho Xhaka
Saka Vieira ESR
Martinelli.

Give Nelson a game. Saka has been playing 90 minutes for ages it feels like.

 

[Gooner Zig]

I want to win the comp but any sign of someone being anywhere near the red zone... Get them off.

The great thing about 5 subs is you can basically rotate half the team during the game.

 

[Yousif Arsenal]

Give Nelson a game. Saka has been playing 90 minutes for ages it feels like.

Lol you think Arteta gonna drop saka?

 

[goonerfamily]

Turner
Tomiyasu Holding Kiwior Tierney
Vieira Jorginho Xhaka
Nelson Martinelli ESR

 

[Mrs Bergkamp]

Apart from Turner and Tierney, I've no idea who will start. Let's keep our winning run going and not pick up any more injuries. Vamos Gunners

 

[Pop Tart]

saka needs a rest, a semi strong side should be enough.

 

[MutableEarth]

Saka isn't getting dropped for this game. Away game in Europe against a decent side? Saka starts this all day for Arteta.

Think Nelson earned his start after today. Praying to our football ancestors that he stays super fit for the next 3 years at least

 

[SA Gunner]

Hopefully Saka gets a rest here, we need him firing in the league. Unlikely but a man can hope.

Anyway.

Martinelli-----Nketiah-----Nelson
---------Vieira------Smith Rowe
---------------Jorginho
KT-----Kiwiour-----Holding-----Tomiyasu
---------------Turner

Bench: Saka, Xhaka, TP5, Zinchenko, Gabriel, Saliba, Ramsdale.

 

[Yousif Arsenal]

I'd go with putting saka on bench if Trossard and eddie fit but now Trossard likely won't be risked here and eddie we don't know if he gonna be fit and ESR not ready for 90 minutes that's why today he played 45 min

 

[Jasard]

I'd let Nelson have a go. We desperately need someone itching to inject something in to the team at this stage of the season so let him build momentum