Two clubs chasing UEFA Champions League glory will do battle today in a match between Arsenal and AS Monaco. The Round of 16 clash 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 Sports 1.
What They're Saying
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger (via UEFA): "We have been in the Champions League for 17 consecutive years. Easy is a word that you have to ban in the Champions League. Every time we have been in there, it was through hard-earned wins. It is always a one-goal difference. You go out for one goal, you stay in for one goal and that means you have to work very hard."
AS Monaco manager Leonardo Jardim: "Arsenal have developed a lot over the last couple of years and they're a better side than they were two or three years ago. They have had some very strong attacking players come into the squad. We beat them in preseason, but that was just a training game, so we can't draw too many conclusions; but we'd take the same result [a 1-0 win]. Arsenal are a lot stronger now, though."
Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: Arsenal's Danny Welbeck has enjoyed a modicum of success since joining from Manchester United. In four Champions League appearances, the 24-year-old has three goals and an average of 1.5 key passes.
Arsenal's Projected Lineup (4-2-3-1): Ospina; Chambers, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Monreal; Coquelin, Cazorla; Welbeck, Özil, Sánchez; Giroud
AS Monaco's Projected Lineup (4-2-3-1): ubašić; Fabinho, Abdennour, Wallace, Kurzawa; Dirar, João Moutinho, Kondogbia, Bernardo Silva, Ferreira-Carrasco; Berbatov
Note: Credit all statistics to officially licensed data from Opta Sports (via WhoScored).
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