Barcelona vs Arsenal Team News – Wenger starts with Flamini, keeps Coquelin and Walcott on bench
Mar 17, 2016 at 12:40 AM
Arsenal go in for their do-or-die match against Barcelona tonight with only a 3-0 or bigger win can keep them in the competition. As ever, team news in games like these are vital and Arsene Wenger has made an interesting choice tonight.
Wenger has decided to bench Francis Coquelin for the game at Camp Nou and went ahead with Mathieu Flamini, who was at fault for Barcelona’s second goal at Emirates in the first leg.
Meanwhile, Barcelona are without the suspended Gerard Pique, who serves the ban after picking a yellow card in the first leg vs. Arsenal.
Barcelona XI vs. Arsenal: Ter Stegen; Alves, Mascherano, Mathieu, Alba; Busquets, Iniesta, Rakitic; Messi, Neymar, Suarez
Subs – Bravo, Arda, Bartra, Munir, Sergi Roberto, Aleix Vidal, Vermaelen
Arsenal starting XI: Ospina; Bellerin, Koscielny, Gabriel, Monreal; Elneny, Flamini; Iwobi, Ozil, Sanchez; Welbeck
Subs – Macey, Mertesacker, Gibbs, Coquelin, Campbell, Walcott, Giroud