Arsenal make the trip to the Netherlands to play against PSV Eindhoven on Tuesday night in the round of 16 of the Champions League.
The Gunners finished third in the league phase of the competition which handed them a place in the round of 16. Whereas their opponents had to come through a playoff against Serie A giants Juventus where they won 4-3 on aggregate.
Arsenal’s best chance of silverware this season will come in the Champions League, as they are out the Carabao Cup and FA Cup. Plus the Premier League title race is all but over as Liverpool now have a 13-point gap after Arsenal drew 0-0 with Nottingham Forest last time out.
They will be without Gabriel Jesus, Kai Havertz, Takehiro Tomiyasu, Gabriel Martinelli and Bukayo Saka against PSV as all five remain out with injuries.
Arteta will have to make the tough decision of who to start at the striker position, as he has been playing midfielder Mikel Merino there in the past couple of games – Arsenal are scoreless in two.
Click here to see our predicted XI for Arsenal, where Arteta decides to play somebody else up front rather than Merino.
Arsenal backed to take first-leg lead against PSV
The Gunners are the favourites against PSV as they showed themselves to be one of the strongest teams in the Champions League so far this season.
According to Oddschecker, Arsenal are backed at odds of 21/20, giving them a 49% chance to win away from home and take a lead into the second leg at the Emirates next week.
PSV are backed to win at odds of 3/1 (25%), and a draw is backed at odds of 5/2 (28.6%). We predict a 2-1 win for Arsenal in what is expected to be a tough game at the Phillips Stadium.
Where to watch the Gunners vs PSV
The game kicks off at 8 pm on Tuesday 4 March at the Phillips Stadium in Eindhoven, and it will be broadcast live on Amazon Prime Video with the coverage starting at 6.30 pm GMT.
Prime customers will be able to watch on the Amazon Prime Website or app. Highlights will be posted to the Amazon Prime Video Sport YouTube channel after the final whistle.
Click here to see Arsenal’s full first team squad with individual player profiles for every player.
