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Mikel Arteta has named an unchanged aspect for tonight’s Champions League semi-final second leg in opposition to Atletico Madrid.

The boss has saved religion on the aspect that beat Fulham 3-0 on Saturday to increase our lead on the prime of the Premier League desk, with Riccardo Calafiori, Lewis Myles-Skelly, Bukayo Saka, Leandro Trossard and Ebere Eze retaining their locations, and are contemporary faces from the crew that began on the Metropolitano Stadium final week.

Meanwhile, Mikel has been boosted by the supply of each Martin Odegaard and Kai Havertz, who’re match sufficient for the bench after lacking latest matches.

Having rotated his complete beginning line-up for Saturday’s 2-0 win in opposition to Valencia, Diego Simeone has just about reverted again to the aspect that began in opposition to us six days in the past.

He has one made change from that beginning XI, with Robin Le Normand changing Johnny Cardoso, who might see Marcos Llorente probably transfer into midfield to permit Le Normand to fit into centre-back alongside David Hancko.

Veteran Uruguayan worldwide defender Jose Maria Gimenez is again on the bench after recovering from damage.

LINE-UPS

Arsenal: Raya, White, Saliba, Gabriel, Calafiori, Lewis-Skelly, Rice, Eze, Saka, Trossard, Gyokeres.
Subs: Arrizabalaga, Setford, Hincapie, Mosquera, Zubimendi, Norgaard, Odegaard, Madueke, Martinelli, Dowman, Havertz, Jesus.

Atletico Madrid: Oblak, Pubill, Hancko, Le Normand, Ruggeri, Simeone, Llorente, Koke, Lookman, Griezmann, Alvarez.
Subs: Musso, Esquivel, Molina, Bonar, Gimenez, Lenglet, Diaz, Vargas, Cardoso, Baena, Mendoza, Almada, Sorloth.

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