Arsenal tackle Girona in the Champions League this evening without David Raya, that loses out in a massive injury worry prior to encounter Manchester City andNewcastle It is the Gunnersâ last video game of the new-look organization stage, with their automated progression via to the last 16 without the requirement for a two-legged knockout play-off connection just about protected currently.
Mikel Artetaâs side presently rest 3rd and it would certainly take a remarkable series of occasions to knock them out of the leading 8 as a result of their remarkable objective distinction and competing groups going head to head. Arsenal can also wind up 2nd behind Liverpool if they win and Barcelona shed in the house to Atalanta, though for Girona â had by the City Football Group â there is no possibility to also snag a play-off area with simply one win to day in their maiden Champions League project leaving them 31st on 3 factors.
Arteta makes 7 adjustments this evening as Bournemouth loanee Neto is handed a launching instead of Raya, yet Martin Odegaard and Mikel Merino are both back. Follow Girona vs Arsenal live listed below, with professional evaluation from Standard Sportâs Simon Collings at the Estadi Montilivi.
Girona vs Arsenal most current information
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OBJECTIVE! Jorginho fine after Partey fouled
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OBJECTIVE! Danjuma ratings after unusual Neto goalkeeping
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NO OBJECTIVE! Calafiori initiative eliminated for offside
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Arsenal group information: Raya ânot fitâ to play
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Girona group information: Six adjustments from Michel
Girona 1-2 Arsenal
20:46
Standard Sportâs Simon Collings at the Estadi Montilivi
Brilliant coating fromNwaneri Literally secs previously he had actually attempted the exact same activity of reducing in and strike it right at a protector.
OBJECTIVE! Girona 1-2 Arsenal|Ethan Nwaneri 42â²
20:44, George Flood
42 minutes: A quick-fire dual from the Gunners to push ahead!
A belting, crinkling strike fromNwaneri Brilliant objective on his very first Champions League beginning.
Girona had actually missed out on a huge possibility at the various other end simply minutes prior to âĤ
Girona 1-1 Arsenal
20:42, George Flood
Standard Sportâs Simon Collings at the Estadi Montilivi
After that fine was won â and VAR was inspecting â Arteta called Merino over for a lengthy conversation.
Clearly not pleased with Arsenalâs control in midfield.
OBJECTIVE! Girona 1-1 Arsenal|Jorginho (pen) 38â²
20:40, George Flood
38 minutes: Pau Lopez thinks the proper way placed that was well-struck from Jorginho reduced to the goalkeeperâs left.
All square in Catalonia.
Girona 1-0 Arsenal
20:38, George Flood
36 minutes: FINE TO TOOLBOX!
Partey dispossesses Martinez inside package and is after that gotten by the protector.
No question regarding that. Jorginho to tip up âĤ
Girona 1-0 Arsenal
20:37, George Flood
33 minutes: Arsenal have actually been all over the location considering that the objective as Jorginho needs to clamber to make a vital block from Danjuma inside package.
Girona 1-0 Arsenal
20:36, George Flood
Standard Sportâs Simon Collings at the Estadi Montilivi
Danjuma â as soon as of Tottenham â places Girona in advance. Arsenal had actually been good up until that, yet a mess for that objective.
Girona 1-0 Arsenal
20:35
Utterly unusual goalkeeping from Neto, that came removing of his very own box and after that attempted to conserve Danjumaâs initiative with his hands on the dive.
He would certainly have been dispatched if he reached that.
A woeful beginning for the Brazilian on his launching.
OBJECTIVE! Girona 1-0 Arsenal|Arnaut Danjuma 28â²
20:29, George Flood
28 minutes: The previous Tottenham loanee places Girona in advance versus the run of play!
Captain Juanpe launches Danjuma, that remains in past Partey with Neto once more coming competing out of his location.
Heâs in no guyâs land as the Dutchman internet with a fantastic coating.
That looked offside originally, yet the objective stands!
Girona 0-0 Arsenal
20:28, George Flood
25 minutes: Neto does not look certain in all when coming competing out of his box like that, this time around lofting the sphere right to a Girona gamer.
Girona 0-0 Arsenal
20:27, George Flood
23 minutes: Arsenal come streaming down the left flank as Trossard launches Sterling, whose reduced cross is transformed behind by Arnau Martinez.
Trossardâs edge from the left is directly by Gabriel and Kiwior prior to being removed by Asprilla.
Girona 0-0 Arsenal
20:25, George Flood
Standard Sportâs Simon Collings at the Estadi Montilivi
We are just midway via the very first fifty percent, yet Sterling has actually looked a little bit brighter on that particular left flank.
Seems to match reducing inside onto his best foot.
Girona 0-0 Arsenal
20:23, George Flood
19 minutes: A vital desperate difficulty from Frances obstructs Nwaneri, that has actually been Arsenalâs most harmful gamer up until now.
The teen provides one more unsafe edge from the right and one more distribution to the back message produces panic in the Girona backline.
They shuffle clear.
Girona 0-0 Arsenal
20:20, George Flood
17 minutes: Plenty of very early property for Arsenal, that are simply having a hard time to locate a method behind Gironaâs support currently.
Pau Lopez hurries out to assist an edge far from Gabriel, that is punished.
Girona 0-0 Arsenal
20:18, George Flood
Standard Sportâs Simon Collings at the Estadi Montilivi
Will be captivated to understand if this remains in location at every ground, yet objective updates from every video game are being revealed on the cinema below on what is a frantic last day of the organization stage.
Girona 0-0 Arsenal
20:14, George Flood
12 minutes: GOOOA âĤ NO!
Sterling plays via Calafiori, that has a preference for objectives after Molineux as he discharges with confidence reduced via the legs of Pau Lopez.
But the offside flag is up. That looked limited.
Girona 0-0 Arsenal
20:13, George Flood
10 minutes: Danjuma is the dangerman for Girona early, reducing in off that left flank once more prior to seeing one more reduced initiative obstructed.
Committed safeguarding from Arsenal inside their very own box.
Girona 0-0 Arsenal
20:11, George Flood
9 minutes: Girona will plainly have a risk on the counter-attack tonight and Ivan Martinâs initiative is assisted over the bar by the head of Gabriel.
The edge breaks down, with previous Tottenham, Everton and Bournemouth winger Danjuma attempting to reduce inside off the left and develop area for one more shot.
Girona 0-0 Arsenal
20:09
7 minutes: Arsenal are triggering Gironaâs undermanned support a great deal of troubles in the opening up mins below, with Sterling reaching the byline and seeing a reduced cross obstructed behind.
The Gunners return and a hazardous cross from the left from Nwaneri is missed out on by Yaakobishvili prior to jumping simply vast off Trossard.
Girona 0-0 Arsenal
20:06, George Flood
4 minutes: Sterling transforms inside package and fires vast of the back message.
He looks naturally anxious to make an impact early below.
Girona 0-0 Arsenal
20:05, George Flood
2 minutes: An very early free-kick is turned right into package from Arsenal from the left, with charms for a charge for handball swung away. Checked and removed by VAR.
Girona break and thereâs a nervy beginning for Neto, that races outside his location and virtually has a catastrophe with his very first touch that is billed down by previous Watford celebrity Asprilla.
Arsenal endure, yet not what they intend to see from the debutant early.
Girona vs Arsenal
20:03, George Flood
Underway in Catalonia!
Instant stress from Arsenal, with those 500 taking a trip followers in great voice âĤ
Girona vs Arsenal
20:00, George Flood
Standard Sportâs Simon Collings at the Estadi Montilivi
There is a small pocket of Arsenal followers in among the edges below, regarding 500 in total amount.
Must be the tiniest away appropriation they have actually had in Europe for several years.
Girona vs Arsenal
19:58
Here come the groups in Girona!
Time for that well-known Champions League anthem.
Arsenal handed Raya injury worry prior to Man City clash
19:54, George Flood
Mikel Arteta just claims that David Raya is ânot fitâ throughout his pre-match meeting with TNT Sports, without any various other details provided.
A massive interest in Manchester City and Newcastle impending.
He does state that Neto â at 35 Arsenalâs earliest debutant for greater than a century â completely deserves his possibility.
He likewise applauded Ethan Nwaneri once more and urged that the work is not rather provided for Arsenal in the Champions League right now, in spite of being informed that his side underwent immediately in all 10,000 simulations of tonightâs last round of organization stage video games run by one business.
Girona vs Arsenal
19:36, George Flood
Pre- suit ideas from Standard Sportâs Arsenal reporter Simon Collings at the Estadi Montilivi âĤ
Arteta validates Raya ânot fitâ to bet Arsenal tonight
19:31, George Flood
Mikel Arteta has actually verified in his pre-match tv meeting that David Raya â that did take a trip bent on Spain with the remainder of the Arsenal team â is ânot fitâ to play tonight.
Another crucial injury worry for the Gunners with those significant clashes versus Manchester City and Newcastle ahead in the following week.
An vital possibility for replacement Neto tonight after that to reveal that he can tip up in those prominent video games if required.
Six adjustments from Girona
19:25, George Flood
Girona make 6 adjustments sideways that shed 2-1 away at Rayo Vallecano in LaLiga on Sunday â their 3rd straight loss throughout all competitors.
One previous Tottenham goalkeeper changes one more as Pau Lopez comes in for Paulo Gazzaniga, that does make the bench.
David Lopez and Daley Blind are both hurt, so Antal Yaakobishvili and Alejandro Frances enter into support.
Oriol Romeu, Viktor Tsygankov and Abel Ruiz likewise change Donny van de Beek, Yangel Herrera and the put on hold Bryan Gil.
There are a lot of ex-spouse-Premier League gamers in this Girona team.
Neto makes Arsenal launching as Odegaard and Merino return
19:11, George Flood
So the heading Arsenal group information is Bournemouth loanee Neto making his launching in objective, supported by young people Tommy Setford and Jack Porter unemployed without any David Raya in the team in all.
Just relaxed or a concern for the Gunnersâ No 1?
Martin Odegaard and Mikel Merino are both fit to begin after missing out on the win at Wolves, with Jakub Kiwior and Molineux match-winner Riccardo Calafiori entering into the support.
Thomas Partey is relocated to right-back as Jorginho is likewise brought right into midfield.
Kai Havertz obtains a remainder in assault, with Leandro Trossard relatively playing via the center, sustained by Ethan Nwaneri and Raheem Sterling.
Jurrien Timber, William Saliba, Myles Lewis-Skelly, Declan Rice, Gabriel Martinelli and Havertz all leave from the weekend break, yet all get on the bench tonight in addition to the similarity various other young people Nathan Butler-Oyedeji and Salah Oulad MâHand.
Kieran Tierney and Oleksandr Zinchenko are likewise amongst the alternatives.
Girona schedule
19:03, George Flood
Girona XI: Pau Lopez, Martinez, Yaakobishvili, Juanpe, Frances, Ivan Martin, Romeu, Tsygankov, Asprilla, Danjuma, Ruiz
Subs: Gazzaniga, Bilali, Van de Beek, Stuani, Miovski, Herrera, So lIs, Portu, Comas, Selvi, Kim, Artero
Arsenal schedule
18:47
Arsenal XI: Neto, Partey, Kiwior, Gabriel, Calafiori, Jorginho, Merino, Odegaard, Nwaneri, Sterling, Trossard
Subs: Setford, Porter, Timber, Zinchenko, Lewis-Skelly, Tierney, Saliba, Rice, Salah, Martinelli, Butler-Oyedeji, Havertz
Permutations for Arsenal tonight
18:41
So in regards to the Champions League permutations for tonight, Arsenal head right into the last round of organization stage components resting 3rd after recentlyâs 3-0 win in the house to Dinamo Zagreb and can yet end up in 2nd if they defeat Girona and Barcelona shed in the house to Atalanta.
Only leaders Liverpool, Barca and Atalanta have a far better objective distinction than the Gunnersâ +12 in the leading 8, indicating they need to truly be securely and immediately right into the last 16 tonight whatever occurs unless there is a remarkable swing on that particular front.
Games like Inter Milan vs Monaco and Lille vs Feyenoord reduce the not likely danger of them being benched right into the play-offs also additionally.
The somewhat complex brace and pairing system indicates the group that completes 3rd or 4th will certainly play among the groups that completes 13th, 14th, 19th or 20th in the last 16.
Currently that is Brest, Borussia Dortmund, PSV Eindhoven and Club Brugge, however a lot is anticipated to transform on an active evening of activity throughout the continent, and certainly those groups will certainly need to complete in the play-offs initially.
The battles of the similarity Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, Juventus, PSG and Manchester City make ending up high in the leading 8 not as much of an increase as it need to be.
Arsenal and Girona transfer defend Sverre Nypan
18:18, George Flood
Standard Sportâs Arsenal reporter Simon Collings has actually come to the Estadi Montilivi for tonightâs video game.
As he explains, one Sverre Nypan is most likely to be extremely curious about this competition.
Arsenal, Girona and Aston Villa are all wanting to authorize Rosenborgâs 18-year-old midfield wonderkid â among one of the most highly-rated young gamers in Europe â prior to Monday eveningâs transfer target date.
Girona certainly become part of the City Football Group, a sis club of Manchester Cityâs in addition to the similarity Palermo, Troyes, New York City FC, Lommel, Mumbai City, Melbourne City, Yokohama F Marinos and Bahia, to name a few.
Arsenal get simply 500 tickets for Girona clash
18:10
Tonightâs location â the charming and instead one-of-a-kind Estadi Montilivi, which has an ability of simply 14,624.
Due to several of the stands being short-lived, that number is listed below 10,000 in the Champions League.
Arsenal got an appropriation of simply 500 for this video game, making the tickets like gold dirt for a fanbase of that dimension.
Arsenal âsee shock ⤠60m Ollie Watkins quote deniedâ
17:59, George Flood
Before we go any type of additional structure as much as tonightâs suit, we need to most likely make you familiar with some significant Arsenal transfer information that has actually barged in the last hour or two.
Multiple electrical outlets are reporting that Arsenal have actually seen a shock quote for Englandâs Ollie Watkins denied by Aston Villa as they search a significant demonstrator finalizing prior to Monday eveningâs target date.
The Gunners are rumoured to have actually bid ⤠60million for the 29-year-old, with Villa stated to be miserable with the timing of the strategy prior to they deal with Celtic in a crisis Champions League clash tonight.
Jhon Duran can yet leave Villa for Saudi Arabia in this home window amidst talks with Al-Nassr, while they intend to financing Joao Felix from Chelsea.
Things are warming up it would certainly show up, with Arsenal likewise amongst the top Premier League suitors related to Bayern Munich onward Mathys Tel today.
Girona vs Arsenal forecast
17:49, George Flood
Arsenal have actually not gone to their ideal in current weeks and this can be one more close-fought clash.
Gironaâs leave from Europe has actually currently been made a decision, yet their efficiencies have actually probably called for greater than simply 3 factors from 7 video games.
The Gunners require an indicate definitely safeguard a top-eight coating, and need to access the very least that.
In fact, they would most likely likewise undergo immediately also if they shed.
Arsenal to win, 2-0.
Girona group information
17:47
Girona lack 5 principals as they want to shut an unsatisfactory maiden Champions League job with just a 2nd win and initially considering that they saw off Slovakian side Slovan Bratislava 2-0 in Spain back in October.
Tottenham loanee Bryan Gil is put on hold after grabbing his 3rd yellow card of the organization stage in the 1-0 loss at a/c Milan recently, while ex-spouse-Spurs goalkeeper Paulo Gazzaniga and previous Manchester United protector Daley Blind are both hurt.
Czech centre-back Ladislav Krejci and fellow protector Miguel Gutierrez are likewise out, with supervisor Michel dealing with a little bit of a choice migraine at left-back.
Arsenal group information
17:40, George Flood
Arsenal have actually gotten a substantial increase with midfielders Martin Odegaard and Mikel Merino both back in training after missing out on Saturdayâs active 1-0 Premier League win at Wolves via ailment and injury specifically.
The video game comes prematurely for Ben White, with fellow lasting absentees Bukayo Saka, Gabriel Jesus and Takehiro Tomiyasu all still sidelined.
While Mikel Arteta is still anticipated to call a solid group tonight in spite of Arsenal currently just about assured of a straight area in the last 16, a couple of can be relaxed as the similarity Neto, Jakub Kiwior, Riccardo Calafiori, Kieran Tierney, Jorginho and Raheem Sterling all eye begins.
How to see Girona vs Arsenal
17:36
television network: Tonightâs video game will certainly be relayed reside in the UK on TNT Sports 4, with protection start at 7:30 pm GMT.
Live stream: TNT Sports clients will certainly likewise have the ability to see on an online stream online using the Discovery+ application and site.
Girona vs Arsenal live
17:32, George Flood
Arsenal remain in Catalonia tonight to tackle Girona in their last suit of the Champions League organization stage.
The Gunners are just about assured automated progression via to the last 16 currently, yet Mikel Arteta is still anticipated to call a solid side this night as they want to gain the economic benefits and likewise develop some crucial energy in advance of significant clashes ahead versus Manchester City and Newcastle.
Kick- off tonight goes to 8pm GMT, with accumulation, permutations, group information and live updates ahead, plus professional evaluation from Standard Sportâs Simon Collings at the Estadi Montilivi.
