2 weeks Ago By Dom Farrell
Arsenal begin their UEFA Champions League campaign with a tricky trip to Atalanta on Thursday. Gian Piero Gasperini's side finished fourth in Serie A last season and also swept to Europa League glory with a 3-0 win over Xabi Alonso's previously indomitable Bayer Leverkusen side in Dublin. La Dea have endured a mixed start to 2024/25.
Real Madrid beat them 2-0 to lift the UEFA Super Cup and they concluded August with a 4-0 defeat at Inter Milan. Gasperini's men responded with a 3-2 weekend victory over Fiorentina, with Europa League final hat-trick hero Ademola Lookman scoring decisively. Arsenal battled to a 1-0 win over Tottenham in the north London derby despite some injury and suspension headaches, but did that triumph come at a further cost for Mikel Arteta? WATCH: UEFA Champions League with a FREE trial of Paramount+ in USA | A new era of UEFA Champions League in Australia, only on Stan Sport Atalanta vs.
Arsenal lineups, predicted starting 11, team news Ex-Arsenal man Sead Kolasinac and Berat Djimsiti have returned from their respective thigh problems to ease Gasperini's defensive concerns, although Rafael Toloi and Ben Godfrey remain absent. Italy internationals Gianluca Scamacca and Giorgio Scalvini are long-term absentees. Atalanta predicted XI (3-4-2-1, right to left): Carnesecchi (GK) — Djimsiti, Hein, Kolasinac — Bellanova, Ederson, De Roon, Ruggeri — De Ketelaere, Lookman — Retegui Injured: Toloi (muscular), Godfrey (back), Scamacca, Scalvini (both ACL) Suspended: None MORE: All the latest Champions League news | How does the 2024/25 Champions League work? Declan Rice will return from his domestic suspension on a night when Arteta might have to cast an eye towards Sunday's titanic Premier League clash with Manchester City.
Riccardo Calafiori returned to training on Wednesday following a thigh injury but Arteta still has little room for manoeuvre in his back four. Martin Odegaard is set to miss out once again with his ankle injury, although Bukayo Saka is set to start after suffering with cramps towards the end of the derby against Tottenham. Gabriel Jesus came off the bench versus Spurs and might earn his first start since sustaining a thigh injury, while there might also be a full debut for Raheem Sterling .
Arsenal predicted XI (4-3-3, right to left): Raya (GK) — White, Saliba, Gabriel, Timber — Partey, Jorginho, Rice — Saka, Jesus, Sterling Injured: Odegaard (ankle), Calafiori (calf), Merino (shoulder), Tierney (thigh), Tomiyasu (knee), Zinchenko (calf) Suspended: None Atalanta vs. Arsenal live stream, TV channel Here's how to watch this Champions League match across selected areas of the world's major regions: Region TV Streaming USA TUDN USA, UniMas Paramount+ , Fubo , ViX , TUDN.com, Univision Now, TUDN App Canada — DAZN , Fubo UK TNT Sports 1 discovery+ Australia — Stan Sport India — JioTV, Sony LIV.
