Two clubs chasing UEFA Champions League glory will do battle today in a match between Arsenal and Anderlecht. The group-stage match scheduled for 2:45 p.m. ET will be held at the Emirates in London and can be live streamed here free. Additional TV coverage can be found on Fox Soccer Plus.
What They're Saying
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger (via UEFA): "The squad is exactly the same as against Burnley. We had a lot of long-term injuries, of course, with [Olivier] Giroud, Theo [Walcott], [Mathieu] Debuchy and [Mesut] Özil and [David] Ospina as well, but they are slowly all getting better and Theo is the first now to come back. I believe that we are at the end of the tunnel."
Anderlecht manager Besnik Hasi: "We're going to give it a go. I've been missing my first-choice central defender for the last six weeks and I've not been able to pick my first-choice defense since the start of the season, but we're trying to patch things up and find solutions. We've had some bad luck, but we've also had some average games in terms of performances. I'm hoping to get people back and then we will see what this team is capable of."
Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: Arsenal's Mathieu Flamini has been instrumental in the central defense for the club this season. The 30-year-old is averaging three tackles and three interceptions in eight league appearances.
Arsenal's Projected Lineup (4-2-3-1): SzczÄ™sny; Chambers, Mertesacker, Monreal, Gibbs; Arteta, Flamini; Alexis Sánchez, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Santi Cazorla; Welbeck
Anderlecht's Projected Lineup (4-4-2): Proto; Deschacht, Heylen, Mbemba, Vanden Borre; Acheampong, Praet, Tielemans, Najar; Mitrović, Cyriac
Note: Credit all statistics to officially licensed data from Opta Sports (via WhoScored).
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