MX23RW : Saturday, December 28 14:33:51| >> :120:12480:12480:
[monks data]
Arsenal logo
Champions League | Round-Of-16
Feb 25, 2015 at 7.45pm UK
 
Monaco

1-3

FT(HT: 0-1)

Team News: Hector Bellerin, Kieran Gibbs back for Arsenal against Monaco

Hector Bellerin and Kieran Gibbs start for Arsenal against Monaco in the first leg of the team's Champions League last-16 tie.

Hector Bellerin and Kieran Gibbs have returned to the Arsenal starting lineup for the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie against Monaco at the Emirates Stadium.

Arsene Wenger has made no other changes to his side following last weekend's 2-1 win over Crystal Palace as Calum Chambers and Nacho Monreal make way.

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Theo Walcott and Tomas Rosicky are among those on the bench for the Gunners.

Former Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United striker Dimitar Berbatov start for the visitors, who also have Joao Moutinho and Geoffrey Kondogbia in their XI.

Arsenal: Ospina; Bellerin, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Gibbs; Coquelin, Cazorla, Ozil, Welbeck; Sanchez, Giroud
Subs: Szczesny, Gabriel, Monreal, Chambers, Rosicky, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Walcott

Monaco: Subasic; Elderson, Wallace, Abdennour, Toure, Fabinho; Moutinho, Kondogbia, Dirar; Martial, Berbatov
Subs: Stekelenburg, Kurzawa, Diallo, Matheus, Silva, Traore, Ferreira Carrasco

Follow Sports Mole's live text coverage of tonight's game here.

ID:207771: cacheID:207771:1false2false3false:QQ:: from db desktop :LenBod:restore:3191:
Written by
Jack Prescott
No Data Analysis info
Restore Data
Share this article now:
Monaco's Bulgarian forward Dimitar Berbatov (R) celebrates scoring his team's second goal during the UEFA Champions League round of 16 first leg football match against Arsenal  on February 25, 2015
Read Next:
Live Commentary: Arsenal 1-3 Monaco - as it happened
>
rhs 2.0
Today's games header
Tables header RHS

League Phase

TeamPWDLPTS
1Liverpool660018
2Barcelona650115
3B. Leverkusen641113
4Inter Milan641113
5Brest641113
6Arsenal641113
7Aston Villa641113
8Lille641113
9Bayern640212
10Dortmund640212
11Atletico640212
12AC Milan640212
13Atalanta632111
14Juventus632111
15Benfica631210
16Feyenoord631210
17Brugge631210
18Monaco631210
19Sporting Lisbon631210
20Real Madrid63039
21Celtic62319
22Man City62228
23PSV62228
24Dinamo Zagreb62228
25PSG62137
26Stuttgart62137
27Shakhtar61144
28Sparta Prague61144
29Sturm Graz61053
30Girona61053
31Red Star61053
32Salzburg61053
33Bologna60242
34RB Leipzig60060
35Slovan Bratislava60060
36Young Boys60060


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
Argentina's Lionel Messi kisses the World Cup trophy after collecting the Golden Ball award on December 18, 2022Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!