Key occasions
Arsenal appeared spectacular on the weekend in opposition to Spurs. Admittedly, their native rivals helped them out by refusing to defend on the right-hand aspect. Mead and Miedema look in kind and can be hoping to hold that on to nighttime.
There’s a stunning rainbow above the bottom.
Classes to be discovered for Arsenal.
Beginning lineups
Ajax: Kop, Van der Most, Kardinaal, Verhoeven, Spitse, Noordam, Pelova, Grant, Leuchter, Weerden
Subs: Bussman, Van der Wal, Munsterman, Tromp, Kruize, Keijzer, Hoekstra, Bakker, Van Gool, Sabajo, De Sanders
Arsenal: Zinsberger; Wienroither, Williamson, Rafaelle, Catley; Little, Walti, Miedema; McCabe, Blackstenius, Foord
Subs: Marckese, Williams, Wubben-Moy, Beattie, Martiz, Maanum, Nobbs, Iwabuchi, Mead, Hurtig
Preamble
Captain Kim Little says Arsenal “must do extra and have to be higher” which sums up their state of affairs going into their do or die Champions League conflict with Ajax. A 2-2 draw at residence leaves development to the group stage within the stability however the Gunners can be assured following their weekend routing of rivals Spurs.
Arsenal have been poor final week within the first leg, there isn’t any doubting that however, on the similar time, they possess high quality all through the workforce and people people won’t need to be out of the Champions League earlier than October. The Gunners will suppose they will go a good distance on this yr and elimination at such an early stage can be an enormous failure.
Failure to make the group stage can be large blow for Arsenal, particularly by shedding to supposedly inferior opposition. Ajax made it to the spherical of 32 in 2020-21 however didn’t function final season so will really feel one other yr and not using a foray within the competitors correct can be underwhelming.
Let’s hope for a cracker.
6pm BST kick-off.
