Arsenal kick off their Champions League campaign on Tuesday evening with a trip to Spain to take on Athletic Bilbao at the San Mames in one of the early kick offs.
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Arsenal head into the first game of their Champions League campaign fresh off the back of a convincing 3-0 win over Nottingham Forest on Saturday lunchtime to get back to winning ways in the first game back after the international break.
Mikel Arteta’s side have now won three of their four matches so far this season and sit second in the Premier League table three points behind defending champions Liverpool who boast a 100% record so far.
The Gunners reached the semi finals of this competition last season and will be hopeful of another deep run into the knockout stage this time around as the club bid to be crowned champions of Europe for the very first time.
Athletic Bilbao have also made a strong start to their season over in Spain but their 100% winning record come to an end on Saturday evening with a surprise 1-0 defeat at home against Alaves ahead of their first Champions League match for 11 years.
Ernesto Valverde’s side, like Arsenal, have won three of their four matches so far this season following their fourth placed finish last time out, and currently find themselves in third in the La Liga table, one point shy of Barcelona and three behind Real Madrid.
The Spanish side reached the semi finals of the Europa League last season before being comfortably beaten home and away by Manchester United.
Tuesday’s match will be a big occasion for the club as their first game back in the Champions League since 2014, and just their second time playing among Europe’s elite this century.
Tuesday’s match will be the first time the two sides have ever met, though Valverde has managed against the Gunners before while at Olympiacos, winning 3-1 at home and losing 2-1 back in the group stage of this competition back in 2011.
Arsenal have conceded only once in the Premier League this season and let only three goals in last term’s Champions League league phase, so can expect to be resolute at the back against an Athletic side missing their star forward in Nico Williams.
The Gunners will be confident of kicking off their Champions League campaign with victory in Spain in Tuesday’s early kick off, I reckon in the form of a 2-0 away win.
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Gyokeres to continue goal getting form
Viktor Gyokeres has scored three goals in four matches for Arsenal since completing his £57m move from Sporting Lisbon in the summer, with all three of those goals coming in his last three games.
The Swede scored six goals in eight appearances in the Champions League last season for his old club, including a notable hat trick against Manchester City – and will be determined to get his new team off on the right foot in the competition this time around.
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Arsenal have the joint-best defence in the Premier League currently with only one goal conceded so far this season, and had the second best defensive record in the league phase of this competition last time out with only three goals let in in eight games.
Athletic Bilbao have scored only three goals in their last three games and were shut out in their surprise 1-0 home defeat to Alaves on Saturday evening.
Arsenal to win to nil at 2/1 with bet365Athletic Bilbao v Arsenal predicted lineups
Athletic Bilbao (4-2-3-1): Simon (GK); Areso, Paredes, Vivian, Berchiche; Jauregizar, Galaretta; I Williams, Sancet, Berenguer; Sannadi
Arsenal (4-3-3): Raya (GK); Timber, Gabriel, Mosquera, Calafiori; Merino, Zubimendi, Rice; Madueke, Gyokeres, Eze
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