Arsenal heads for the conflict of the first League on Saturday with Brentford aimed at keeping their weak hopes of title alive, and they have momentum after a memorable European victory.
The Gunners won a famous 3-0 victory against holders of the Champions League on Tuesday, Declan Rice marking a fair column of free kicks.
Preserving this advantage in the second stage of the Santiago Bernabeu next week is the priority for Arsenal, and this is reflected by the selection of the Mikel Arteta team.
Read the rest to see how the two teams align.
Arsenal Team News
Arteta has brought five changes to the team that beat Madrid, Kieran Tierney, making his first departure since May 2023.
Oleksandr Zinchenko, Leandro Trossard, Jorginho and Ethan Nwaneri also enter the departure XI.
Bukayo Saka, Martin Odegaard, Jurrien Timber, Mikel Merino and Myles Lewis-Skelly all fell on the bench.
Trossard will take on the role of Merino as a central wealth of makeshift. Merino scored the third goal against Madrid and will probably resume this role at the Bernabeu next Wednesday.
Arsenal XI: Raya, Partey, Saliba, Kiwior, Tierney, Jorginho, Rice, Zinchenko, Nwaneri, Martinelli, Trossard.
Sub: Neto, Timber, Lewis-Skelly, Henry-Francis, Odegaard, Saka, Sterling, Butler -yeji, Merino.
News from the Brentford team
Brentford held Chelsea to a print without sure the last time and Thomas Frank has only one change for their second consecutive London derby.
Vitaly Janelt replaces Yehor Yarmoliuk in the midfield.
Brentford XI: Flekken, van den Berg, Ajer, Collins, Lewis-Potter, Norgaard, Schade, Janelt, Mbeumo, Damsgaard, Wissa.
Sub: Valdimarsson, Henry, Pinnock, Jensen, Mee, Yarmoliuk, Konak, Kayode, Nunes.
